The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30


set shall be numbered consecutively, and
opposite each set of delegates shall be ex-
pressed the number to be voted for in such set.
If there is any delegate written or printed for
whom any voter does not desire to vote, or if
there be more names in any set than is TO be
selected, the voter may erase any name by
drawing q line through such name with ink
and not otherwise. II any set OF delegates con-
tain more names, not erased, than is allowed
by law, such ticket cannot be counted as to
such set, but must be counted as to any other
set correctly voted for
Sec. IA. At a general primary election held
for the purpose OF electing delegates 10 a con-
vention other than q State convention there
shall be elected not less than one delegate for
each party convention for each 200 votes,
and each fraction of one hundred or
more cast in such precinct at the last
general election; provided, that no convention
shall be Illegal for lack OF the election OF del
egate or delegates in any precinct. In select
ing delegates Tor q State convention each polit-
ical party Or organization shall determine how
many delegates it will choose from each
county,, city and county. in the State, and
name the number in their petition, and the
persons receiving the highest vote for each
party shall be determined by canvassing the
various precincts as provided in section 10 of
this act
Sec. Is. At any time in any county, city and
county, city, or township, or in any Assembly
district or political division within this State,
Or any precinct therein, at which general
primary election is held for the election of del
egatcs to q convention, any voter entitled to
vote at such primary elecuon may be eandi-
convention to represent the precinct or district
in which he is a voter.
Sec. 10. AS soon as the returns are received
by the County Clerk he shall canvass the same
and issue a certificate of election for the diff
ferent State conventions to the different per-
sons receiving plurality of the party votes
cast for such delegates.
Sec. II. he ballots to be used at such general
primary election shall be Of uniform Size, IL
inches in length and inches in width.
Sec ID. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
SnppryisQrs of zach c0nlfy within the State Of
California TO appropriate from the general
funds of the county sufficient sum Of money
such primary elections within such county;
and 1t shall be the duty of the Auditor of
| each county within the State Of California to
draw upon such appropriation funds his sew.
eral warrants for the payment of all expenses
OF such primary election as the same shall be
certified to him by the County Clerk such ex-
| the box in which to keep the names selected
| for pollng-places, election officers, for print
| ing, for advertising, for stationery, ballot
boxes and .postage-stamps and tally sheets
| The several political parties shall furnish
| their own ballots.
! Sec 10. If in any city or county there shall
| not be by law any Board of Election Commits
sioners, then all duties enjoined herein upon a
Board of Election Commissioners shall be
| enjoined upon and performed by the Common
| Council or Trustees of city. of the Board of
Supervisors OF county; and all duties en-
| joined upon the clerk of Board of Election
Commissioners, where there is no such board
| III any CITY OF county, are 6ugOlneu upon ana
shall be performed by the Clerk of a city or
| by County Clerk, as the case may be, as fully
and with equal force and effect asst specifically
| set forth in this act.
| Sec. 20. Amy act denounced as an ofense by
| the general laws concerning elections Of this
| State shall also be offense in all primary
elections, and in matters relating thereto, ante.
| cedent or subsequent, and shall be punished in
| the same form and with like penalties as is
! prescribed for the punishment of similar of
| lenses against the general election laws, and
| all the provisions and penalties provided by
law shall apply in all cases connected with pri-
| mary elections with equal force and shall be as
| effective as If specifically set out in this act.
Sec. 81. No candidate can have his name
| printed upon any ballot to be voted for as q
candidate for public Office at any general cleo
| ton In this State unless he shall have been
nominated by convention composed of dele
| gates chosen as provided by this act; provided,
| however: that nothing in this act shall prevent
any candidate or candidates from being nomi-
mated as provided by section 1883 of the Politi-
cal Code; but such nominees can have no
other designation upon ballot than the VOID
| independent"
! OF election be given or delivered to or received
| by any person except the inspector, or a judge
acting as inspector, within 100 feet of the poll
lng-place. No person must on the day of cleo
| ton fold any ticket or unfold any ballot
which he intends to use in voting, within 100
feet OF the polling place, or exhibit to another
| In any manner by which the contents thereof
/ which he intends to use in voting. No person
must on the day of election, within 100 feet of
| the polling place. exhibit to another in any
manner by which the contents thereof may be-
| come known any ticket or ballot which he in
tends to use in voting. No person must on the