The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-20
LEGAL RIGHTS
ARE QUESTIONED
Methods of Nominating Citizens
In Controversy
CITIZENS TICKET FACES PROB
LEM ON BALLOT
May Have Novel Form ii Law is Strict
ly Interpreted. Causes Some COM
ment.

The Citizens Ticket in the coming
municipal election is being seriously
question as to it's legal status accord
ing to a letter filed with City Clerk
Taylor by Attorney NJ j. Sweeley. The
nominations made at a mass meeting
according to the wording of the laws
OF the state, are not legal and a con-
test would very likely result. While
several phases of the laws are noted
inEthe communication from Mr. Swee-
ley, only spirit of fairness is shown.
There is no attempt to shut off the
ticket from the ballot as has been
peddled about the city by some of the
henchmen of the ticket involved. The
question at issue is whether the law
shall be complied with SO that which
ever ticket is elected, there will be
nothing to throw out bond issue for
a municipal water system.
The voter who wants city water
system does not want to take chances
on the ticket for which he votes being
thrown out after election or worse,
have the real issue forced back two
more years because of technicalities
IT is better to thresh the matter out
fnow. Mr.. Sweeley's communication
regarding the point in question should
be carefully read and weighed by ev-
cry voter.
April 10Th, 1915.
Mr. Stuart II. Taylor,
| City Clerk, Twin Falls, Idaho.
| Dear Sir:
Examination has been made of the
papers filed with you relating to the
nomination of candidates for city Off
ces to be voted for at the city election
to be held April 9th, such nominations
lpurporting to have been made at a
mass-meeting held on April 9th, 1915,
and also by certain individuals pur-
porting to act pursuant to the action
OF such mass meeting, all of said nom
EinatiOns relating to candidates to ap-
pear on what is referred to as "The
Citizens Ticket" and because of what
| is shown by said papers and the un-
certainty which exists with reference
thereto and as to your probable action
in making up the official ballot as we'll
as in the publication of the nomina-
tions. this letter is written for the
purpose of making some objections
and some demands and / do this as
citizen Of the City of Twin Falls and
a duly qualified and registered cleo
tor in said city.
1t appears that nominations of the
candidates making up the so-called
Citizens Ticket has been attempted in
two different ways. First, on the the
ory that the mass meeting constituted
convention, upon which theory the
chairman and secretary of the mass
meetings have certified to the nom
nations made at such meeting, and
second, by certificates of nomination
for each candidate separately, signed
by ten electors.
Objection Is made to your compiling
as the ticket of the so-called Citizens
party for the official ballot, the names
of the candidates in ticket form; that
| is, objection Is made to having them
all appear under the name Of party
or the name OF ticket in a single
column, for the reason that the mass
meeting was not a convention within
the meaning of the statute and had
no power to make nominations, nei-
ther were the chairman and secretary
of that meeting authorized to certify
to nominations and have them effec-
tive
1t Is evident that under the law nom
nations of the same persons cannot
be made both by a convention and by
certificates signed by individuals II
made by q convention the names
should be under a party name and in
single column, II made by individuals
under Section 1856 of the Revised
Codes a. amended by Chapter 90, Laws
OF 1913, then by Section 3S6, % amend
ed BY Chapter 386 Laws 1919. The
name Of NO more than one person nom
mated under the provisions Of tha pre-
ceding section. shall be placed in any
one column ON the OfIlcial ballot for
the general election and no party des-
{lgnatton shall be used for any cam
Ididate or candidates 80 nominated. :"
It is evident, therefore, that II hust
be determined at the outset whether
EyoN will prepare the ballet fOr the
election under the nominations made
by the mass meeting and cerflfled TO
by its chairman and secretary Or NM
der the certificates SIGNED ~ the in
dividual voters. for the na1Aes caonot
appear twice On the same ballot or Ii
1.-TWO different ways
Objection ID maae to the placing OF
the nAVaes of the cAn6i4akoa referred
to in 1 sinbie column ~ The bnl1pt
Tor the reason chat the llaISa nAee<ias
WAS not = convention within tAo uaeaja-
ing OF the statute and the ce41 ffcnke
Of the nominations 10 made anA kleaea
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