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

FILLING THE GAPS.
Should all the names be drawn from
said box and not a sufficient number of
election officers be selected in accord
ance with the rules hereinbefore pro-
vided, the board must select and de-
post more names and continue to draw
until all the election officers are Sc
lected; provided, that such subsequent
selection shall be made from the elect
ors of the precinct in the same man
ner as those first selected. If any per-
son whose name should be drawn as an
officer to serve at any primary election
should have died, or at the time his
name is SO drawn should have actually
changed his residence or should be alb
sent from the State, the clerk shall lay
aside his name and draw the name of
another person in his place. If any
person whose name shall be drawn
should have been drawn as a precinct
election officer for any other primary
election held in the same year. he shall
on demand. made within five days after
receiving notice of his selection as an
officer. be entitled to be excused from
further service for such year, and an
other name shall be drawn, subject to
the above provisions.
A CASE OF DOUBLING UP.
If a precinct should include more
than one election precinct as the same
existed at the last election, then the
names of persons for officers to serve
at such primary election precinct shall
be drawn as above provided, except
that the clerk shall at the same time
place in the box provided for the names
selected as before provided, and if only
a portion of an election precinct is so
included in a primary election precinct
then he shall place in the box in this
section provided for, such a proportion
of the names selected, as hereinbefore
provided, for such election precinct, as
the portion of the election precinct in
Guided within the limits of the primary
election precinct bears to the whole
election precinct, and shall then draw
the precinct primary election officers
therefrcm The Election Commission
ers, after the final selection of officers
for each primary election precinct, re-
turn the names of said electors to their
envelopes. and keep them until required
for some other primary.
YOU MUST SERVE OR BE PUN
ISHED.
Section Z 1t shall be the duty of the
clerk of the board of Election Commits
sioners to publish for two successive
publications, fifteen days prior to the
date Of any primary. a general state
ment informing voters of the holding
of such primary, the names of the po-
litical parties participating, and the
officers for which nominations are to
be made at ensuing conventions, the
names of the persons selected as pre-
cinct and election officers, with the
names of the precincts in which they
are TO serve, and the location of the
polling places. He shall also send a
communication to each person so
chosen as an officer of such primary,
through the mail. by registered letter,
postpaid. to his postoff1ce address. in
forming him Of his selection. and of
the precinct. and the capacity in which
he is to serve. The County Clerk, act
ing as the Secretary of the Board of
Election Commissioners. shall. at the
time ne mails the notification of the
appointment. also inclose a form of
oath TO the election officer and also
copy of section eight of this Act. with
the direction that the person receiving
SctlQ ltGtlINdNtOtA VI appointment may
take the oath before any officer or no
tary public and Immediately return by
registered mail such acknowledgment
to the County Clerk or Secretary of
the Board of Election Commissioners.
The person so appointed must go be-
fore any person authorized to admin
lister oaths and take the oath of office.
and mail the same to the County Clerk
missiOners.
THE PENALTY FOR REFUSAL.
Section S. Every person chosen to act
as election officer at such primary,
must perform the services required of