Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-09
PROVISIONS OF
ELECTION LAW
LAST LEGISLATURE MADE MANY
CHANGES IN REGARD no
NOMINATIONS
DEFINITION d PolItioal Party

is an affiliation OF electors, repre-
senting a political organization un-
der a given name, which at the last
preceding general election cast for
any candidate on their ticket, within
this state, 10 pc cent or more of the
total vote cast for all candidates for
such office within the state, and up
on which ticket there were at least
three nominees for state offices, or
an affiliation of electors equal in
number to per cent OF the total
number OF votes cast at the preced-
ing general election, who shall, at
least thirty days before the date Of
the primary, file with the secretary
Of state.a written notice that they de-
sire recognition as a political party,
which said notice shall contain: /.
The name of the proposed party. q.
That the subscribers thereto have
affiliated with one another, for the
purpose of forming such party, and,
8. That the subscribers Of such
three candidates for state offices
whereupon such affiliation shall, un-
der the party name chosen, have all
the rights Of political party whose
ticket shall have been on the ballot
at the preceding general election.
Date OF Primary Election
Section 518.-Primary elections
shall be held on the first Tuesday of
August, 1920, and biennially there
after, for the nomination of candi-
dates for the office Of district Judge
or judges, and for county offices, the
election of precinct committeeman,
and the election of delegates to at
tend the county convention, herein
after provided for, TO there represent
their respective precincts. The per-
son receiving the greatest number of
votes or If the precinct is entitled to
more than one delegate, then the
persons receiving the greatest num-
ber of votes shall be by the judges
of the precinct declared to be elect
ed as delegates to the county com
vention and such judges shall issue
to him or them certificate of cleo
tion. For the purpose of this chapter
the offices of the state senators and
representatives in the state iegisla-
ture shall be considered county of
ficers and nominated as other coun-
ty officers.
The number of delegates to the
county convention to be determined
as follows: The total of votes cast
in each precinct at the last peceding
election of candidates of that party
for legislative and other county Of
fices shall be divided by the number
of such candidates and the quotient
shall be taken as the vote of said
party in the precinct and each pre-
cinct shall be entitled to one dele.
gate to the county convention fol
each 80 votes or major part thereof
provided each precinct shall be en-.
titled to at least one candidate.
OF Whom County Central COMMITTEES
Shall Be Composed
Section 519.-The county centFa
committee of each party snail b
composed of one member elected
from each voting precinct of tht
county by the electors of each part.
in such precinct, at said primar!
election; the person receiving tn
greatest number of votes shall be. b!
tn precinct judges, declared elected
and such judgs shall issue him Ger
tificate of election. which shall en-
title him to seat in said county cen
tral committee.
The persons so elected by each par
ty shall separately meet at the coun
ty scat at noon on the second SatuT
day following their election. and or
ganize by electing chairman, and
secretary, together with such othe
officers an they may deem nceasar
and when duly organized shall hay
the usual powers veatel In such com
mittee. including the power 20 MI We
cancies in the committee and upo
their respective party tickets. an
shall have power to select and nam
the primary election judges. clerk
and other officials. In the countie
formed by the legislature where q
county organization Of the respectiy
parties exists the county commission
ers shall appoint the judges and d
ficIaIs for the respective parties e
the primary election to be held In th
year 1920. Provided further. that Ia
present state and county COMMITTEES
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