The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-03-20

An act relating to the nomination
and election If candidates for certain
public and political Offices; defining
political parties and the powers and
duties of political committees and con
ventiouS; relating to the expenditures
of candidates, mai.ing certain acts
criminal and providing penalties
therefor; providing fur the payment
of certain expenses of delegates To Ger
tain political conventions and proNid-
ing an appropriation for each hiennium
therefor and rcpCaliug sections ! 70 43,
both inclusive. of Chapter y Of Po-
litical Code and sections 3S2 to 392.
both Inclusive Of the Political Code of
the compiled laws Of Idaho; relating
10 primary elections and repeating all
laws and parts Of laws in conflict
thcreWith
BE it enacted 10y the Legislature of
the State Of Idaho:
Section l. What officers affected.
Candidate Of all political parties for
United States Senator, Representatives
IN Congress and Presidential electors,
and for elective state. district, county.
precinct and municipal officers shall be
nominated rs hereinafter provided.
Sec : What is Political Party.
\ political party, within the mean
ilg of this Act is an aliiliation OF
electors. representing political or
ganiZaton under Il given name which
at the last preceding general election
east for any candidate OH their ticket,
within this state ten percent or more
of the total vote east for all candi-
dates for such office within the State,
and upon which ticket there were at
least three nominees for State offices,
or an allliation of electors, equal in
number To five percent Of the total
number of votes east at the preceding
general election, who shall, at least
thirty days before the date of the pri-
mary, file with the Secretary Of State
ii written notice that they desire re
cogaition as Il political party, which
said notice shall contain, 1st: The
name of the proposed party. 2nd ::
That the subscribers thereto have af-
tiiated one with another, for the pur-
pose of forming such party, and Bird
That the subscribers to such notice in
tend 10 nominate at least three candi-
dates for State offices where upon such
atiliation shall, under the party name
chosen have all the rights of a politi-
cal party whose ticket shall have been
on the ballot at the preceding general
election.
Sec. 3 Primary Election-W When
Held. Primary elections shall be held
on the second Tuesday of July, 1920
and biennially thereafter. for the nom
T ination of candidates. or the office of
district Judge or Judges, and for coun-
~ Offices the election of precinct com
mitttmen and the election Of delegates
! To attend the County Convention, here
, matter provided for, and there repre-
| sent their respective precincts. The
person receiving the greatest number OF
: votes or if the precinct is entitled II
G more than one delegate, then the per
a SONS receiving the greatest number o.
, votes shall be by the Judges of the
h precinct declared to he elected as dele
lates To the county convention ant
# such judges shall issue to him or then
: IA certificate of election. For the pur
:. pose of this Act. the offices of Stat,
Il Senators and Representatives in th'
l. State Legislature shall be consideret
. county officers and nominated as othe
county officers
The number of delegates to tn
county convention to be determined a
follows: The total of votes cast il
III each precinct at the last precetlin
Is election for candidates of that part
le fcr Legislative and county offices sha
~ - divided hy the number of sue
I'd candidates and the quotient shall b