The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-03-24
Act OF Sixteenth Session Authorizes
Nominations in Cities and
Villages

the attorney general Office.
/. Date OF eIeetion-Foarth
Tuesday In April. which is April
20. 1921.
2 Noticeof election-Notice
OF election shall be given by
less than twenty days proceed
ing election. Ii shall contain
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 six O'Clock p.
m. OF the Saturday preceding
the election.
Effective machinery for the nom
nation of candidates for elective Of
fees In cities OF the first and second
class and villages are provided in
measure passed by the Sixteenth leg
islature. The measure was known
as Senate Bill No. $40 and was
drawn up by Roy l.. Black, attorney
general. and was thrown in at the
last minute.
/. Candidates: How nominated:
Candidates amy be nominated either
by convention or petition.
H....ntf1,r. Da.vE~ou.apto
To hold convention requires forty
qualified electors in cities OF the first
class and second class and ten quail
flied 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 at
one meeting all the candidates il de-
sires and run them under its party
name or the principals IL represents.
Each convention shall have but one
certificate OF nomination, TO be pre-
pared and signed by the presiding Of
ficer and secretary OF the eonven-
ton and To cover the nomination OF
ali candidates nominated. AS many
conventions may be held as there are
qualified voters sufficient TO hold
them.
4. Nominations by petitions-As
many petitions may be submitted for
each office as desired. il the neces-
sary number of signatures of quail
fled voters be obtained. Nomina-
tions for two offices cannot be made
in one certificate. certificate for
first or second class must be signed
by 40 qualified electors. and In viii
lagos, by 10 qualified electors. II
for an office representing a ward or
subdivision of a municipality, such
as couneilmen. then such petition
must be signed by at least qualified
electors OF the ward or subdivision.
5. Certificates: When and how
filed-All certificates of nomination
for elective municipal offices. whet-
her made by convention or petition.
shall be filed with the clerk of the
municipality not more than 80 nor
less than / = days preceding the day
of the election. excluding the day Of
the election.
G. Executive committee-A con-
vention shall elect an executive com
mltiee of seven qualified electors.
one OF its duties prescribed by law is
TO fiji vacancies in offices where the
nominees OF the convention resign
or become otherwise unable TO run.
7. Vacancies: How created and
filled-A nominee may resign with
in ten DAYS before the election. II a
convention nominee resigns the ex-
eeutive committee OF the convention
has the power to make the substitute
nomination. IL the original nomin-
alton was made by petition. then
two thirds Of the signers Of the orig
inaI petition may make a substitute
nomination. Substitute nomina-
lions in all eases must be filed with
the clerk at least eight days before
the election.
s. Duties Of the clerks; The
clerk shall compile the certificates in
ballot form and cause this TO be pub
lished at least once within the week
Immediately preceding the election
in at least one newspaper OF general
circulation. II there be one. In the
municipality; otherwise 81 shall be
the duty OF the clerk TO post such
form in three public places. one of
which shah be at the city hall or