Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-05-23
PRIMARY LAW CHANGED
c. A. Hastings Explains the New
Provisions. Candidates Names Must
Rotate on 5allot-seeond Choice
Not compulsory-may spond More.

~N''e'~ INC hNH piiIhtJ idHt anu
this should be read by every citizen
who expects to vote at the nomiua
ton primaries to be held in July:
AT the regular session Of the leg
'lslature mot the speciaD virtually
q new primary law was enacted. 1t
has been proven that our first law
was not bowling success. and
whether direct primary law will
be success Is still a question with
2 great many people. for under any
and all events the execution OF tie
laws and the faithful performance OF
Tho duties required OF an officer
depend upon himself and not the
=. method by which he was elected. aud
upon the officer depends whether
the laws are a bowling success or
dismal failure for the intent OF a.
most every law placed upon the
statute books Is 10 be for the ben
cft Of the people. but not alway
successfully 80. however.
One Of the principal changes made
IN tho primary laws Is the date Of
holding the primaries, which this year
Is tho last Tuesday Oh July almost a
month earlier than under the old
law.
Another one Of tho principal
changes is In the forA 81 tho bal OF.
Last year all names w.-o entered
on the ballot In alphabetical order,
and this was estimated 70 be worth, !
by various states which have tried !
the plan, from Ten to twenty-five por
cent of the vote to the person whose !
name headed the list of any particu-
lar office. The new law provides thai
the position Of the names be changed |
In each office division as many times |
ps there are candidates, In the office |
division. or groups in which there are
most names. The intont is that the
printer shall print, say in printing TO-
900 ballots, with five candidates for
any office, 1000 according to the LIST
handed him by the county auditor;
then drop name No. / and place it
at the bottom OF the list this would
bring No. 2 first on second 2,0O0 bal
lots; then drop again bringing name
No 3 Of the first 1000 into the first
position Of the third 400 issued; and
30 on until each candidate holds five
places. Then after the ballots are
printed and before they are cut they
must be placed in separate piles
then take one from each pile; the
intent being that every ballot shall
have the names in a different posi-
lion. Then they must be placed
In blocks of 100 ballots EACH and
changed again. This method would
Do perfectly fair to all candidates,
making It utterly lmmaterial what
otters of the alphabet their n mes
Begin with.
Under the old law 1t was mand. ~
o vote for first and second choice.
This year you may at your option
'ote for first or second choice /
Another change the old law /
fifteen per cent of the first years l.
alary was permitted for personal ex- n
onses OF various candidates this year T
is twenty-five per cent II a state L
ffice. member Of congress or United n
.tates senator; 10 per cent, If he be N
candidate for district judge county n
Ulcers 10 per cent except county T
and members of the
,gislature. and they are limited to
100 The law defining what are per-
lnal expenses is more definite and
Npliclt under the new law than the
ID.
The nominees for county officers lei
each county 10 days after the prl- ir'
AIRY election shall elect county GU
,ntral committee Of not less than sh
10 or moro than three members
ON each precinct the 25th day
tor the primary the county central an
meets and elects a member les
tho state central committee; this res
ar we have platform convention Pa
d the county central committee on
Q second Tuesday In June shall
yet the delegates to a number equal
three times the number of the
to representatives as delegates to or
, state platform convention. All or
'itical parties must meet In Boise Re
i2 o'clock noon on the last Tues yea
: In June before the primary elec. Me
n, Tho convention will adopt a So
torn and within three days file wit
.opy with the secretary OF state. the
ich copy must be placed in sealed to
elopes and kept nom the public Wr
pootlon until the time for filing you
torn has expired. Dire
his year the person receiving the Goa
hest number. and not less than 20
cent OF the first choice votes -
u be the candidate; II no one re- asr'
es 90 per cent. the first choice for
second choice are added to- mat