Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-06-01
new PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW
,r,TF OFFICERS MUST BE NOM
n,TED AT CONVENTION TO
RE HELD IN AUGUST
PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST Sd
u.,;tieal Parties Must Pay for All Ser
vices Of Judges, Clerks, Etc.

rbe last legislature passed new
,.,r regarding the holding of primary
D,octions. one of the principle changes
sO,rc that state officers shall be nom
,"a,ed at party conventions which
.bol he held the fourth Tuesday in
Ir ,mgust. The republican state con-
Ssption will be held at Pocatello.
The primary election must be held
,he frst Tuesday in August for the
aomnation of candidates for the Of
fee Of district Judge, county offices, the
election Of precinct committeeman
and the election of delegates to the
county convention. Senators and rep
rosentatives to the state legislature
are considered as county officers.
The number of delegates to the
county convention are determined as
,ollows: The total of votes cast in
each precinct at the last preceding
election for candidates of that party
for legislative and county Offices shall
he divided by the number of such can
Mdates and the quotient shall be taken
as the vote of the party in the precinct
and each precinct shall be entitled to
one delegate to the county conven-
tion for each thirty votes or major
mart thereof, provided each precinct
shall be entitled to at least one dele
gate
The county central committees are
required to meet at noon the second
Saturday after their election, to or
ganize.
The county conventions shall be held
on the third Tuesday Of August fol-
lowing the primary election at such
place and hour as named by the CEN
trail committees. At this convention
delegates to the state convention will
be chosen and also a member of the
state central committee. The state
central committee shall organize the
fourth Tuesday of August and the
meeting must be held at the state
capitol at Boise.
The revised primary election law
provides that the county central COM
mittee Of each party holding a primary
election shall designate three persons
to act as judges and clerks of the pri-
mary election in each precinct. If
any Of such persons do not serve as
judges then any of the judges present
or the precinct committeeman of their
party within the precinct, shall select
persons to fill the vacancies. The
Judges may appoint other electors of
the precinct, of the same party, to as
sist them in their duties in connection
with the election, including the count
ing and canvassing of the ballots.
judges, clerks and assistants at pri-
mary elections shall receive no COM
pensation from the county or state
Tor their services. 1t shall be the
outy OF the precinct committeeman of
he respective parties holding such
PRIMARIES to provide a separate polling
place in each precinct and no part of
!ne cost, II any, of securing such poll
ing place shall be paid by any county
Oh the state or. be a proper charge
against any county. All ballots and
Olner election supplies for any pre-
cnct shall be delivered to a precinct
Commltteeman of such pr cinct of each
party holding such primary, whose du-
y u shall be to see that the same are
a. the polling place for use at the time
~, ,Vr opening the polls. The polls at
'ue county primary elections open at
Ung O'Clock and close at seven o'clock
ID the evening.
mere are no other material changes
~ tne primary election law and no
laws. w =