Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-07-15

provided by the parties holding the
election, and no compensation is to
be paid them by the county nor the
precinct, except it is possible that some
of the faithful within the precinct
will pass the hat around and take up
collection to reward those who stand
guard over the ballot boxes and who
later count the votes.
ONCE DESIRABLE JOB
Heretofore, the job of election clerk
or Judge has been eagerly sought
because of the very satisfactory pc
cuniary remuneration which accom-
panied the day of long hours, but
little labor.
Precinct committeeman of each
precinct must provide the polling
place, and no rental for the polling
place is to be paid by the county
Although time for fling nominations
for the primary closed on July 3, and
only names of such candidates who
filed prior to that date are to be
printed on the tickets, names may
be written on the primary ballot
FOR any officer, delegate, precinct
officer or committeeman, and will
be counted the same as though print
ed on the ballot. 1t is pointed out,
owing to the probability that little
interest viii be taken in the county
primary, and that many precincts
will hold no election, it will not
be difficult for a so-called dark
horse" to slip in on the nomination
for any county office. 1t is believed
that possibly fifty or 100 votes will
win the nomination for any county
office, if thrown to one man, un-
less the voters take more interest in
the primary than is indicated at the
present time. Any person who could
line up his party vote in four or five
big precincts in the county, could
easily procure the nomination.
CAN'T APPOINT DEPUTIES
Under the new law, if no primary
election is held in a precinct, the
county central committee has no power
to appoint delegates for that precinct,
nor has anyone else. and the pre-
cinct has no representation at the
convention, which elects |
delegates to the state nominating cen
vention. The state convention nOmi- |
mates party candidates for the U. S. |
senate, congress, and state Offices.
Proxies cannot be used at the
convention, nor can they be
used at the state convention. In order
that a precinct may have its vote
at the county convention, it is nee
essary that its duly elected delegates
attend the convention in person.
That county may be fully represent
ed at the state convention, every one
Of its chosen delegates must attend.
Where no nominations for county of
fees are filed within the time limit
ed by law, prior to the primary cleo
ti6ns. the county central committee
has no power to make a nomination
for that office prior to the holding of
the primary, but may fill vacan-
~ on the ticket after the primary.
The registrar must deliver the reg
ster to the judges of the election
At primary elections and in cases where
here is more than one set of judges
acting on the same day, it will be
necessary to prepare an additional reg
ster for each set of judges.
Poll books in which clerks of cleo
ion enter the names of electors in
numerical order, should be furnished
If primary elections, also check or
Doll list showing the registered vot-
srs of each precinct.
The laws providing for absent vot- \
NO are applicable under the new pri-
nary law.