Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-15
PASS new CITY
ELECTION LAW
BILL INTRODUCED AND PASSED
LAST DAY OF SIXTEENTH
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
FILLS A LONG FELT NEED
Provides for Nomination of All Mu.
nicipal Officers

The last day of the session the Idaho
legislature passed a bill providing for
elections in cities of the first and
second class and in villages. The bill
was drawn up by Attorney General
Black who has issued the following
information concerning city and viii
lage elections:
/. Date of election-Fourth Tues
day 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 con-
tain places of registration and names
of deputy registrars.
3. Registration-Clerk or 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 preced-
ing the election.
Following are the provisions of the
new law governing city and village
eIections
l. Candidates: How nominated
Candidates may be nominated either
by convention or by petition.
2. Conventions: Requirements-To
hold a convention requires 40 quail
fled electors in cities of the first class
and second class and 10 qualified
electors in villages. The conventions
may be called in any manner desired.
Nominations shall be made by a ma
jority of the qualified electors par
ticipating therein.
8. Nominations by convention -
The convention shall nominate at one
meeting all the candidates it desires,
and run them under its party name or
the principles it represents. Each
convention shall have but one certi-
ficate of nomination. to be prepared
and signed by the presiding officer
and secretary of the convention and
to cover the nomination of all can
didates nominated. AS many conven-
tions may be held as there are quail
fled voters sufficient to hold them.
f. Nominations by Petition-As
many petitions may be submitted for
each office as desired, if the necessary
number of signatures of qualified
voters be obtained. Nominations for
two offices cannot be made in one
certificate. A certificate for an Of
flee at large in cities of the first or
second class must be signed by 40
qualified electors, and in villages, by
10 qualified electors. If for an office
representing ward or subdivision of
a municipality, such as councilman,
then such petition must be signed by
at least six qualified electors of the
ward or subdivision.
s. Certificates: When and how
filed-All certificates OF nomination
for elective municipal offices, whether
made by convention or by petition,
shall be filed with the clerk of the
municipality not more than 80 nor less
than IL days preceding the day of the
election, excluding the day of election
6. Executive committee-A COW
Vention shall elect an executive com
mittee of seven qualified electors. One
of it's duties prescribed by law is to
fill vacancies in offices where the
nominees of the convention resign or
otherwise become unable to run.
z. Vacancies: How created and
filIed-A nominee may resign within
10 days before the election If a con-
vention nominee resigns the execu-
tive committee of the convention has
the power to make the substitute
nomination. If the original nomipa-
ton was made by petition, then two
thirds of the signers of the original
petition may make a substitute nomi-
nation. Substitute nominations in all
cases must be filed with the clerk at
least eight days before the election.
s. Duties of clerks-The clerk shall
compile the certificates in ballot form
and cause this to be published at least
once within the week Immediately pre-
ceding the election in at least one
newspaper of general circulation, if
there be one, in the municipality;
otherwise it shall be the duty of the
clerk to post such form in three pub
lie places, one of which shall be at
the city hall or place of meeting of
the city council or board of trustees.
Such notice must be posted at least
one week Immediately preceding the
day of election, excluding the day of
election. Not more than five days
prior to the election the clerk shall
prepare the ballot. being governed by
the provisions OF section 8 of senate
bill No. $50 and as far as practicable
by the provisions Of sections 57S of
the Compiled Statutes.