Upon receipt of the sample ballot and instructions from the secretary of state, each county clerk shall print and prepare the official primary ballots for the forthcoming election. The printing of the ballots shall be a county expense and paid out of the county treasury except presidential primary ballots, which shall be paid for as provided in section 34-738, Idaho Code.
Each county clerk shall cause to be published on the earliest date possible the names of all the political party candidates who shall appear on the primary or presidential primary ballot. The names shall be listed alphabetically under each particular office title.