Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-03-25
PASS new CITY
ELECTION LAW
PROVIDES FOR NOMINA.
TION OF ALL MUNICIPAL
OFFICERS

The last day of the session the
Idaho legislature passed a bill
providing for elections in cities
of the first and second classes In
villages. The bill was drawn up
by Attorney General Black who
has issued the following inform
alton concerning city and village
elections:
|. Date of election-Fourth
Tuesday in April, which is April
26, 1921.
2. Notice of election-Notice
of election shall be given by clerk
or board of trustees not less than
20 days preceding election. 1t
shall contain places of registra-
ton and names of deputy regis
trars.
8. Registration - Clerk OF
deputy registrar shall register
all qualified electors, beginning
with the date the notice is given
and continuing till 6 o'clock p. m.
of the Saturday preceding the
election.
Following are the provisions
of the new law governing city
and village elections:
l. Candidates How nominal
ed-Candidates may be nominal
ed either by convention or by
petition.
2. Conventions: Requirements
TO hold a convention requires
40 qualified electors in cities Of
the first class and second class
and 10 qualified electors in vii
lagos. The conventions may be
called in any manner desired
Nominations shall be made by a
majority of the qualified elect
ors participating therein.
8. Nominations by conven-
tion-The convention shall nom
mate at one meeting all the can
didates it desires, and run then
under its party name OF the
principles it represents. Each
convention shall have but one
certificate of nomination, to be
prepared and signed by the pres.
iding officer and secretary OF
the convention and to cover the
nomination of all candidates
nominated. As many conven.
tions may be held as there are
qualified voters sufficient to
hold them.
a. Nominations by Petition
AS many petitions may be sub
mitted for each office as desired
if the necessary number of sig
natures of qualified voters bt
obtained. Nominations for TIVE
offices cannot lie made in on,
certificate. A certificate fol
an office at large in cities of tn,
first or second class must b,
signed by 40 qualified electors
and in villages, by 10 qualifie
electors. If for an office re
presenting a ward or subdivision
of a municipality, such as council
man, then such petition must b.
signed by at least six qualifie,
electors of the ward or subdivi
sion.
S. Certificates: When an,
how filed-All certificates o
nomination for elective munich
pal offices, whether made b,
convention or by petition, shal
be filed with the clerk of tn
municipality not more than 3
nor less than II days preceding
the day of the election, eXcludin.
the day of election.
6. Executive committee
covention shall elect an executiv
committee of seven qualife
electors. One of its duties pres
cribed by law is to fill vacancie
in offices where the nominees @
the convention resign or other
wise become unable to run.
7. Vacancies: How create
and filled-A nominee may n
sign within 10 days before tn
election. If a convention non
inee resigns the executive con
mittee of the convention has tn
power to make the substitut
nomination. If the origins
nomination was made by petitio
then two-thirds of the signers {
the original petition may mal
a substitute nomination. Sui
stitute nominations in all case
must be filed with the clerk ;
least eight days before the ele
tion.
8. Duties of clerks-T h
clark shall compile the certif