American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-23
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION
IN POWER COUNTY MAY 70
In Response to Petition Signed by Nearly Seven Hundred
Voters Commissioners Issue Call for Eection-Outne
of Legal Phases Given by County Attorney Baum.

In response to a petition signed by
nearly 700 of the voters of Power
bounty, the commissioners in regular
session last week made an order call
ing for an election to be held on We'd
nesday, the goth day of May, for the
purpose of determining whether or not
the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be
prohibited /Because of the fact that
tn1s,. ~s is :, allowed IS srso for as s'sls ,s.
opinion of County Attorney Baum that
those who did not vote within the
county at the last general election,
may have their votes sworn in on cleo
tion day. An outline of the legal
phases attending the holding of this
election, as prepared by the county
attorney, is given as follows:
April 21. 1914.
Mr. Paul Bulfinch, Clerk Board of
County Commissioners.
Dear Sir:
Re Local Option Election.
In answer to your enquiry as to the
proper method to be adopted as re-
yards the local option election, you
are advised that the board of county
commissioners, if upon finding the pc
tition sufficient shall set a day for
said election, which shall not be less
than thirty or more than sixty days
later, and l am advised they have
oet May goth, which in the opinion of
this office is too soon, and will cause
many complications.
The ballots for a special election
held under the provisions of this act
shall be in the following form:
"Shall the sale of or disposal of in
Indicating liquors as a beverage be
prohibited in Power county, Idaho: f.:
Yes: F., MOI"
All ballots marked with cross in
The square containing the word yes
uhhll be counted in favor of the propo-
Gition, and all ballots marked with
cross in the square containing the
word mo" shall be counted as op-
posed thereto.
The judges appointed to serve at
xne last preceding general election
held in the county, excepting the
counting judges, shall serve at the
special election, and you are hereby
turther advised that owing to the fac
that Power county is now a new coun
~ if some of the judges that acteC
at the last general election are no
now qualified to act, the county com
nlesioners should so ascertain an'
rake appropriate order appointing
50oges in such precincts, and whil
III may seem to you to be contrar.
r. Section of the local option Law
wAfch provides that the judges AM
e1afks so appointed shall act, but y
{k1n connection would add that IN
1Qonl option election law makes tn
61neral election law a part of tn
1N1e for the purposes of election, an
o1eral election law has now bee
nU9nded by the legislature sessio
&, 4@&@ winch PROVIDES that the JuuSe
1ll appoint clerks.
Nou are further advised that no pei
oQ3 shall be permitted to vote at sue
114&ial election unless he is dui
@G{stered by law. provided, howeve
81 <1& all voters who were registered
~ county for the last preceding ger
A election need not register agai
Che special election; but that sue
1o'e that did not register shall
legged to register but owing
M fact that the board of county con
oioners have set the date OF II
1ftion at the earliest date possibl
4. al be impossible under the pre-
re gistration law which we find
fer 92 page 36S session laws 19'
sss nermit registration except on Il
of the election.
&oction 2 chapter go session law
1U4 36S. provided that the registr
- officers of each county are q
t<k OF the court, justice Of the pea
~ notary public. and that such regi