The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-13

der this plan. To enable such public
official or committee in charge to proper
" classify the electors. with reference to
political affiliations. the central commit
teeman from each ward or precinct, to-
gether with such members OF the party
as may be designated by the central COM
mittee or other governing body, shall
make out list OF all electors residing in
their ward or precinct, and belonging to
their party, and such lists shall be
turned over to the public official or com
mittee in charge aJ the time named in
section 8 hereof, for ceasing to receive
petitions for nominations, that is, 40
days before the date set for canvassing
the ballots of the primary cleo
ton. All persons whose names
appear on such list or enroll
ment Crowded that their names also
appear on the great register of Los An
geles county, shall be considered mem
bers OF such party, and shall be en-
titled to ballots, and all notices. emanat-
ing from the central committee, or
other governing body, or from such
public official or committee in charge,
he herein provided for. Each elector is
hereby empowered to name to such
public official or committee in charge,
the party with which he desires to act.
and any elector whose name ia not on
said list, and who fails to go notify
such public official or committee in
charge, shall forfeit his right to COM
plain that no ballot was cent to him.
Any elector may challenge the name of
any person on the list of his party,
on the ground that the person regis
tered ia not a qualified elector, and also
on the ground that, to the best of
the knowledge and belief OF the chal-
lenger, the person so registered cannot
take the test required by the central
committee or other governing body of
eaid party. Such challenger shall make
affidavit to the facts of his challenge.
Upon the filing OF such affidavit with
the public official or committee in
charge. the latter shall give notice to
the elector thus challenged by mail to
appear before the public official or COM
mittee in charge and prove his presn ~ p
ton of the qualifications for electorship,
or take the test required by said central
committee or other governing body. as
the case may be, before the expiration
OF the time for registration, as herein
provided. II such test is not taken by
tnO poIcOH tuub CtlAil6nktu WltufU HucI
time, his name shall be erased from such
list. Ii the name OF any elector appears
on the lists as belonging to more than
one political party, it shall be the duty
OF the official or committee in charge to
erase such names from all lists and
forthwith notify each elector whose
name has been 30 erased, by mail. that
his name has been removed from all
1fnka nd 20 h Ia tn ha
on any list he must indicate by letter or
in person the party with which he desires
to affiliate. Every elector sball have
the privilege of having his Dame erased
from the list OF any party, provided.
however, that the party on whose list
he desires to have his name placed may
REQUIRE him to subscribe to such test as
it's central committee or other governing
body may decide upon. Such party
lists shall be kept open for the purpose
OF registering voters for the period OF
10 days. after the expiration OF which
time no new names may be added there
to, but for 10 days more, after the ex-
piration of the 10 days during which the
lists are open for the registration of
voters, such corrections as may be neces-
sary under the provisions of this plan,
shall be made, and at the expiration of
that time, Chat is to say, 20 days before
the date for csnvaesing the ballots cast
in the primary election) the public
official or committee in charge shall sat-
isfy himself or itself, that all persons
whose names appear upon such party
lists are bona fida electors, and that no
names are duplicated upon such lists.
and shall Immediately send certified
copies OF such lists to the different cen
trail committees or other governing
bodies. A
Sec. 5. Immediately upon the verifi-
cation Of these party lists. the public
official or committee in charge shall
mail to each voter whose name appears
thereon, one copy of his (the voter's)
party primary ballot (Which said ballot
is provided for hereinafter,) and an en-
velope, properly POSTPAID and addressed
to the public official or committee in
charge, in which the voter may return
the ballot. Such return envelope shall
have printed upon it. in addition to the
address az provided, the words, Postal
Primary Ballot Envelope" and all such
envelopes shall be of the same size,
color and quality.
Sec. 6. Immediately upon the ex-
piration of the time for filing nominal
ing petitions, as provided for in section
2, each central committee or governing
body shall have printed and deliver to
the public official or committee in
charge, q sufficient number of ballots
for its primary election, and such bal
lots must be delivered to the public
official or committee in charge, at least
20 days before the date set for canvass
ing the ballots east at the primary cleo
ton. Such ballots shall be headed by
the name of the party to which they be-
long, followed by the words, POSTAL
Primary Election Ballot" shall contain
the names of candidate for delegates to
the convention from the respective dis
tricts or precincts, as arranged by the
central committee or governing body,
and also the names of persons wishing
the party nomin atoms for different
officers to be filed at the forthcoming
general election. arranged alphabetically
under the proper designation OF each
Office. The names OF each candidate
for delegates shall also be ar
ranged alphabetically. After the
names of all candidates, both
for delegates and for the party nomina-
tions,ior Office. there shall be left
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