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

Improved March 81, 1881
The People OF the State OF California, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The primary elections for dele
gates 10 constitute the various respective polit-
zeal conventions for the nomination OF candi-
dates for public Office shall hereafter be held in
this State under and pursuant TO this act. A
convention 70 nominate candidates 10 be voted
for by electors OF the entire State shall be
known a estate Convention" Conventions
70 nominate members OF Congress, of the Board
OF Equalization, or Railroad Commissioners
shall be known as District Conventions" All
other conventions shall be known as Local
Conventions
A general primary election for the election OF
delegates 10 the State and various local and
district conventions in the year 1896. and
every two years thereafter, shall be held on the
second Tuesday in the month of July in that
year. The day Tor holding such primary shall
be legal holiday, and the Governor OF this
state shall issue proclamation 10 that effect
in accordance with this act.
Sec. 2. All political parties or Organizations
OF electors, desiring 10 hold a convention or
conventions for the purpose OF nominating
candidates for public Office, 70 be voted Tor at
the ensuing general election, must petition the
Board of Election Commissioners of the county
or city and county, in writing, at least thirty
days before the day for such general primary
election, which petition must set forth:
First-The names by which such political
party OF organization Is known or desires 70 De
known
second-That such political psrtv or organi-
cation is DESTROYS OF and intends to hold g con-
vention or conventions Of delegates represent
ing said party or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
time and place OF holding any such convention
or c0nVenTlons-fOT the purpose OF nominating
candidates for Office 20 De voted for by the peo-
PIE OF the Ststa or county, or city and county.
or both, 81 the next ensuing general election,
and is DESTROYS OF eiecting delegates 20 such
convention or conventions, 70 be held for that
purpose, under the provisions OF this act, and
requesting that the Board OF Election Commits
sIoners OF the county, city or county, perform
the services hereinafter prescribed IN this act.
II such political party Is one which by reason
OF its previous vote Is entitled 70 mold q con-
the Political Code, such petition must be
authenticated by the signature Of the chair
man and secretary Of its State committee,
selected al its last State convention OF such
party, verified by the oath OF such signers that
the facts therein stated are true, and that the
said signers are the chairman and secretary OF
SAID committee. No political party or organi-
cation can use the name Of another
political party or organization or any
name or designation so similar to another
party name that 1t may deceive voters.
Sec. 3. ANY political party or political
organization which, at the last election pre-
ceding the filing OF such application shall not
have polled al least 3 per cent OF the entire
nominations are sought to be made, may file
with the Election Commissioners of the
county or city and county in which such
tition signed by at least 8 per cent OF the
voters OF the political divisions for which
nominations are sought to be made, which
need not all be on one paper; which petition
shall set out all the facts required TO be set
forth in the application in this act pro-
v1ded Tor; and such petition must be
verified in the same manner as required
for q certificate of nomination mentioned in
section 1888 of the Political Code. Upon the
filing of such petition, the Election Commits
sion of the county, or city and county, in
which said primary election is to be held shall
order its clerk TO issue 10 said political organi-
cation certificate similar to that in this act
provided to be issued TO existing. political par
ties, which certificate shall enttle the petition
ers to participate in the said general primary
election, and shall entitle them TO all privi-
leges and rights secured and granted to other
political parties heretofore existing, both at
said primary election and at the ensuing gen.
eral election; that is to say, having complied
with all the requirements in this act provided,
the petitioners shall be recognized as 9politi-
cal party or organization. Such certificate
shall be issued to all parties petinoning, stat
ing the name OF the party, the date of the pri-
mary, the territory over which IL viii extend,
and be signed by the clerk OF such board.
Sec. 4. During the month of January OF
each year in which general election is to be
held, 1t shall be the duty of the Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners OF each county, and city,
and city and county to select from the last as
sessment roll OF the county. or city, or city and
county, the names Of not less than thirty
electors residing in each election precinct of
such county, or city, or city and county; such
selection to be made from each OF the political
parties then existing, in as nearly an equal
dS prdct1caDle, ana 10 Write the
name of each person SO selected on a separate
piece of paper, and to fold said paper so that
the name written thereon cannot be seen or
read without unfolding the same; and when
the names are so written and folded to put all
of the names so selected from each separate
election precinct in an envelope, then to
close and ;. securely seal such envelope,
and to write the name and number OF
the precinct from which each selection
was made on the outside of such envelope
and when the names selected from each
q nOrI INN in mt Mt rfft
county, shall have been SO placed in separate
precinct envelopes and each sealed and num-
bered so as TO designate the precinct from
which each selection was SO made, then all of
the said envelopes so marked and sealed shall
be placed in a box, to be provided by each
Board OF Election Commissioners for that pur-
pose, and such box shall then be securely
locked and sealed and safely kept by said
Board OF Election Commissioners until required
by them for use as hereinafter provided. The
names so selected shall be forthwith recorded
in book for that purpose by the clerk of the
Board of Election Commissioners which book
must be kept open at all times to public inspec-
ton, and the said clerk shall also publish said
names once in some paper OF general circula-
ton in the county, or city and county, within
ten days after the names are so selected.
Sec 5: Twenty days before the holding OF
such primary election the said Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners shall open the said box in
the presence OF a majority of said board and in
the presence OF such of the members of the
various political parties as may be present TO
witness the same, and shall then take from
said box the said envelopes, one at a time, and
as each envelope Is taken from the box it shall
be opened and the names therein contained,
without being unfolded, shall be placed in a
separate box suitable for the purpose. and
after being thoroughly shaken, the clerk oil
said board, in the presence of the board. shall
draw from said box the name of one person,
who shall be the inspector of the primary cleo
ton in such precinct; said clerk shall then
draw from said box the names of two
persons, who shall be the judges of such
primary election in said precinct; and
the names of two other persons shall be
drawn in like manner, who shall be theclerks
OF such primary election; provided, that if the
persons whose names are drawn for judges and
for clerks shall both belong to one political
party the clerk of said board shall lay aside the
last name drawn for judges, and also for clerks,
and draw other names from such box until
only one judge and the clerk who belong to
the same political party are selected; and the
same course shall be pursued in each precinct
In such county, or city, or city and county.
Should all the names be drawn from said box
and not a sufficient number of election officers
be selected, the said Board of Election Com
missioners must select and deposit more names
in the box. and continue to draw therefrom
until all the election officers are selected; pro-
vided that such subsequent selection shall be
made from the electors of the precinct in the
same manner as those first selected as provided
for i'll section OF this act
Sec. o. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the
Board OF Election Commissioners 10 publish in
some newspaper published in the county. of
nrnl nj PnII Hot fnr1