Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-01

Registration 49, Clerk or deputy
registrar shall register all qualified
electors, beginning with the date the
notice is given and continuing TIL
3 o'clock p. m. of the Saturday pre-
ceding the election.
Effective machinery for the NOM
ination of candidates for elective Of
fees in Idaho cities of the first and
second class and villages are pro
vlded in measure passed by the
sixteenth legislature. The measure
was known as senate bill No.33O
and was drawn up by Roy l.. Black,
attorney general and was thrown
in at the last minute.
1. Candidates: How nominated
Candidates may be nominated either
by convention or by petition.
2. Conventions. Requirement..
To hold a convention requires 40
qualified electors in cities of the
first and second class. and 10 quail
fed electors in villages. The con
ventions may be called in any man
ner desired. Nominations shall be
made by majority of the qualified
electors participating therein.
3. Nominations by convention -
The convention shall nominate al
one meeting all the candidates II
desires. and run them under its
party name or principles 1t repre-
sents. Each convention shall have
but one certificate of nomination, te
be prepared and signed by the pre-.
siding officer and secretary Of the
convention and to cover the nomin.
alton of all candidates nominated
! AS many conventions may bt
held as there are qualified voter.
sufficient to hold them.
4. Nominations by Petition.
many petitions may be submitted fol
each office as desired, If the neces
sary number of signatures of quail
fed voters be obtained. Nomina
tions for two offices cannot be mad.
in one certificate. A certificate fo
an Office at large in cities of tn,
first and second class must be signed
by 40 qualified electors, and in vii
lagos. by 10 qualified electors. 1
for an Office representing a ward O.
subdivision of municipality. such a.
councilman. then such petition mus
be signed by at least six qualified
electors of the ward or subdivision
S. Certificates: When and hov
filed-All certificates of nomination
for elective municipal offices. wheth
er made by convention or by peti
tion, shall be filed with the clerk O
the municipality not more than 81
nor less than IL days preceding tn
day of the election. excluding tn
day Of election.
6. Executive committee-A con
vention shall elect an executive com
mittee of seven qualified electors
One of its duties prescribed by lay
is to fill vacancies in Offices wher
the nominees of the convention re
sign or otherwise become unable {
run.
i Z. Vacancies: How created an
filled-A nominee may resign with
in 10 days before the election I
convention nominee resigns tn
executive committee of the conven
tion has the power to make the SUI
stitute nomination. If the origina
nomination was made by petition
then two-thirds of the signers of tn
original petition may make a sui
stitute nomination. Substitute non
inations in ell cases must be file
with the clerk at least eight day
before the election
s. Duties of Clerks-The cler
shall compile the certificates in ba
lot form and cause this to be pull
lished at least once within the wee
Immediately preceding the electio
in at least one newspaper of genel
: al ciruclation. II there be one.
. the municipality; otherwise 1t sha
be the duty Of the clerk to POI
such form in three public place
+ one of which shall be the city ha
or place of meeting of the cit
| council or board of trustees. Sue
notice must be posted at least OF
week Immediately preceding the ds