Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-22

es speclneQ In the certificate OF nomination
filed with the Secretary OF State.
| SEC. 10. Section 1894 of the Political Code il
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1874. At least ten days before an election
each county shall cause ' to p be published in at at
least, two newspapers Of general circulation
within the county, the nominations to office
| certified TO him by the Secretary of State, and
also all those filed with the County Clerk He
shall make not less than two such publications
in each OF such newspapers before election day,
one Of such publications being made upon the
last day upon which such newspaper is issued
before the day Of election. The list of nomina-
items published by the County Clerks of the
respective counties shall be arranged in the
order and form in which they will be printed
| upon the ballot. The Clerk or the Secretary OF
tho legislative body Of any Incorporated city or
town with whom the names of any candidates
have been filed shall publish in the same man
ner the list of nominations filed with him; but
county RePp in m
newspaper shall be deemed sufficient, and
where no newspaper is printed in such
county, city or town, publication shall be made
through any newspaper designated by the
Board of Supervisors of said county, or the
legislative body. Of such city Or town. and by
public places in such county, city or town not
less than ten days before the day of election.
SEC. IL. Section 1875 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec 1195 Whenever proposed constitutional
amendment, or other question, is to be sub
mitted to the people of the State for the popular
VOtc, Tic pecrclafy OF SLaue snail 0uly, ana 0OL
less than twenty-five days before election, GER
tify the same to the Clerk of each county of the
State; and the Clerk Of each county shall in
Section 1874 of this code.s
SEC. 10. Section 119e of the Political Code 10
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec il9s Except @ ss in this code otherwise
Clerk of each county to provide printed ballots
for every election of public officers, except cleo
tions for city or town officers, in which electors
Of al t,.
pate, and to cause to be printed in the appropri-
ate ballot the name Of every candidate whose
name has been certified to, OF filed with the
County Clerk, in the manner provided for in
this code. Ballots other than those printed by
the respective County Clerks, or the Clerk or
Secretary Of the Legislative body OF any incorpo-
rated city or town, according to the provisions
of this code, shall not be cast nor counted at
any election. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Clerk OF any consolidated city and county to
city and county officers in which the electors or
any OF the electors OF such city or county partic
rate ballots the mans Of every candidate for u
city and county office, whose name has been
filed with the said County Clerk in the manner
the Clerk or Secretary of the Legislative body
OF any incorporated city or town to provide sep
arste ballots for every election for city or town
officers in which the electors, or any of the cleo
tors, of such city or town participate, and to
cause to be printed in such separate ballots the
name Of every candidate whose name has been
filed with such Clerk or Secretary in the manner
provided for i'll this code. AL ballots shall be
OF the necessary size and shape to contain the
names Of al the candidates together with the
and shall be printed on tinted paper furnished
by the Secretary of State. 1t shall be the duty of
hand sufficient supply Of paper for ballots,
and to furnish the same in quantities or
dered to any County Clerk, or Clerk or Sec
porated city or town upon payment by them of
water marked with design to be furnished by
the Secretary OF State, in such manner that the
said water mark shall be plainly discernible on
the outside of such ballot when folded accord
M Ing to q. law: Such design shall !. be kept secret
printing or asstsibutieE of the paper or ballots
until the day Of election: Such design shall be
design shall not be used again at any general
election within the space of IA years, but at any
SPECIAL q Or separate local election paper marked
with the design used at the previous election may
be used. Nothing in this code contained shall
prevent any voter from writing upon his ballot
the name of any person for whom he desires
to vote for any office, and such vote shall be
counted the same as If printed upon the ballot
and marked as voted for.
SEC. 13. Section 1897 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1897. All ballots printed by County Clerks,
other than the separate ballots containing the
names Of candidates for city and county Offices,
gDas DEsS sp b dnns as & s r neddS Of s1
Ticket; and all ballots printed by County
Clerks of consolidated cities and counties, CON
tanning the names Of candidates for city and
county offices, and also all tickets printed by
the Clerk or Secretary of the legislative body of
any any incorporated S city OF town, shall be headed
general tickets, the respective number of the
Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly district
in WHICH such ticket is to be voted shall Be
printed, together with the following direction to
voters: no vote for a person istsmpl, a cross
(X) in the square at the right of the name"
Opposite the title OF each office shall be printed
of persons to be voted for for that Office
and opposite each constitutional amend
ment or other question to be voted upon in
municipal tickets containing the names of cam
didates for ward or district offices, in addition
to such direction to voters, shall have the num-
Der OF the ward OF district in which such ticket
is to be voted printed thereon. All municipal
tickets shall be printed upon paper OF different
IFom aas 81 the On each
bottom, one.half inch from the right hand side
OF such ballot, and upon the half-inch strip
thus formed there shall be no printing except
the number of the ballot, which shall be upon
the back of such strip in such position that it
shall appear on the outside when the ballot is
same as that on the corresponding Stub and the
lively in each county, All ballots shall be is
times such width as shall be necessary to con-
tain the names of all candidates nominated
Where the names of candidates are printed in
rated by heavy rules; and on all ballots the
names of candidates shall each be separated by
rule extending to the extreme right of the
column. All ballots shall be printed in plain
Roman type, and shall contain the name of
every candidate whose nomination for any
Office specified in the ballot has been certified
to and filed according to the provisions of this
CODE and no other name; land there shall be
added to all the names OF candidates their party
or political organizations.] The names Of the
candidates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation of the Office in alpha
betical order, according to surname. Except
that the names of candidates for the office
of electors for President and Vice-P President
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the voter may vote for the whole of said group
by making one mark after such group.1 There
shall be left at the end of the list of candidates
for each Office as many blank spaces as there
are persons to be elected to such Office in which
the voter may insert the name of any person
not printed upon the ballot for whom he desires
to vote as candidate for such Office; and the
shall be. consecutiyely numbered, the figures
being placed on the left-hand side of such
names and blank spaces. There shall be mar
gin on the righthand side of the names, ut
least One-half of an inch wide so that the voter
may clearly indicate, in the way to be hereafter
pointed out, the candidate and candidates for
whom he wishes to cast his ballot; the county,
may be printed in small type ON the right-hand
side of his name. Whenever any question is to
be submitted to the vote of the people, it shall
also be printed upon the ballot in such man
ner a. to enable the electors to vote upon such
question in the manner hereinafter provided
At the head of each ballot shall be printed in
separate lines the names Of all political parties
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