The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26

ment or call for the election of two sets
of delegates, one of which shall be del
egates to a county, or city and county
| convention for the selection of dele
gates to a State or district convention,
or both, and the other to city, county,
or city and county convention for the
nomination of county, or city and coun-
ty, or other officers; may provide that
one set of delegates shall perform both
functions; may apportion their counties
| into districts for the election direct of
delegates to a State or district conven-
ton, or both, and. provide for the num-
Der of delegates to be elected from each
precinct; may provide for a county or
other local convention, or by subdivis
ion Of a county, city and county, or
city, into as many parts, not smaller
than a precinct, as there are delegates,
to elect to a Congressional district
convention, railroad district convention,
equalization district convention, or Sen
atorial or Assembly district convention
embracing more than one county; may
provide that such delegates to a con-
vention shall be delegates to all such
other conventions, or to such number
thereof as may be designated. When
a State or district convention, or both,
or all, shall have been called by the
State Central Committee, and the dele
gates shall have been apportioned the
! County Committee of such political
party shall apportion the number of
delegates allotted to each county, or
city and county, by the said State or
proper committee, among the different
precincts of said county, or city and
county, as it may see fit, subject, how
ever, to the provisions of this Act.
| ALAS! FOR THE PROXY BOYS.
Section II No person shall be al
! lowed to hold more than one proxy at
any convention to certify nominations
| for office on an official ballot for cleo
| ton
| THE BALLOT COUNTING.
| Section Is. Ballots. other than those
provided according to the provisions
of this Act shall not be counted at any
primary election, and no nominations
! Except for Presidential Electors and
nominations for vacancies at special
elections) by any political convention,
shall be printed on any official ballot,
unless such convention is constituted
in accordance with the provisions of
this Act.
BALLOT BOXES.
! Section IA The Board of Election
Commissioners must furnish ballot
boxes for each precinct where such pri-
mary is held, of the same general kind
and character required to be used at
the general election held in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety, and
there must be furnished as many sepa-
rate ballot boxes at each precinct as
| there are parties or organizations en-
titled by law to participate in such pri-
mary Each ballot box must have, in
distinct letters and words, upon the
front Of such box, the name of the re-
Spective political party or organniZa-
! ton for whose use it is intended. All
the ballot boxes must be placed in q
row, side by side, fronting so that the
front of each box shall be in the same
direction, and be where the voters can
easily approach such boxes and pre-
sent their ballots, and the said party
name on each box must be on the
front of each, so as to be easily seen
and distinguished by any voter within
six feet of such box.
VOTE BUT ONCE, BOYS, HERE
AFTER.
Every person desiring to vote must
deposit one ballot only, upon which
must be the names of all delegates for
whom he desires to vote; and the Clerk
of the Board Of Election Commissioners
must designate in the certificate which
is in this Act provided TO be furnished