Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-03-28

on the last Thursday of June before
the primary election; and shall forth
with organize and by majority vote
adopt and promulgate the party prin-
ciples and declarations of the respec-
tive parties, and shall, within three
days, after assembling file copy of
such platform with the secretary of
state, which copy shan be duly certi-
fed to by the chairman and secretary
Of such convention, placed in sealed
envelope and kept from public inspec-
ton until the time for fling platforms
has expired.
Sec. 6. That section 80 of the said
act be and the same hereby is, amend
amended to read as follows:
Section 80. If the nominees of the
respective parties for county offices
desire to adopt and promulgate any
principles, declarations or pledges,
they shall meet at the county seat of
such county at IL o'clock m. on the
third Tuesday of September after the
primary election, and forthwith organ
ize and by majority vote, adopt their
platform and file the same with the
county auditor of such county within
"a hours thereafter, which said plat
form shall be duly certified by the
chairman and secretary of such meet
ing.
Sec. Z. That section 80 of said act
be and the same hereby is amended to
read as follows:
Section 80. The votes at such pri-
mary election shall be canvassed in
the manner provided by the general
election laws as nearly as practicable.
The same officers shall be used as
Iprimary elections as provided for gen
eral elections. When ballots are taken
from the ballot boxes, the ballots of
each party shall be placed in sepa-
rate pile and when the canvass is
completed the ballots of each party
shall be securely fastened together.
The judges shall count the ballot of
each party separately and the clerks
shall carefully enter the number of
both first and second choice ovtes for
each candidate on the tally sheets pro-
vided therefor, and when the count is
completed shall ascertain the total
vote cast for each can didate, and pub
licly announce the result and post
the same at the front of the polling
place.
Sec. s. That section "a of said act
be and the same hereby is amended to
read as follows:
+ Forty Percent Chooses.
Section "a. The person receiving
the highest number, and not less than
forty per cent. of the first choice votes
at a primary election as the candidate
of the party for an ohice shall be the
candidate of that party for such office,
and his name as such candidates hall
be placed on the officia ballot at the
following general election; provided
that if no candidate at the primary
election shall receive as many as forty
per cent. of the first choice votes re-
ceived by each candidate for such of
fee, and the candidate receiving the
highest number of first and second
choice votes shall be the nouinee fol
such Office of the party nominating
him, and his name as such candidate
shall be placed on the official ballot
at the following general election. Pro
!, vided, that if no second choice votes
are cast for any candidate for suel
Office the person receiving the highes
number of first choice votes for sucl
office shall be the candidate of hi
party for that Office.
Sec. 9. That section 1913 of the re
vised codes Of Idaho, as amended b,
an act of the tenth session of the leg
islature, approved March 6, 1909, b.
and the same are hereby amended t.
read as follows:
Section 1893. The board of count
commissioners of each county of tn
state must at its regular meeting i
April next preceding each genera
election appoint registrar for eae
election precinct in the county VIII
must be qualified elector; resident 0
such precinct and OF herwise prope
Il person and qualified to perform tn
s. duties of such Office and such regis
It trar may hold his Office until his SUI
n. cessor is appointed and qualified
When any registrar fails to act or tn
Office becomes vacant the said boar
if in session must appoint another rel
istrar. or if such board is not in Sc
. sion the chairman of such board mu.