The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-24

Section 1867 divides conventions into
State and primary, district and local,
or county, and city. The terms signify
the meaning without much explanation
but it should be stated that district
convention is one where nominations
are made for candidates for Congress,
Boards of Equalization, Railroad Com
missioners, Senators and Assemblymen
in districts including more than one
county Conventions to nominate can
didates for city or town offices are
known as city conventions, the prima-
ries as city primaries.
Section 1868 provides that primary
elections shall be conducted like cleo
lions for State, district, county, city
and county, city, town and local Off
GERS, as far as applicable. except as
otherwise provided, except that sample
ballots shall not be printed; also pro-
vides that there shall be printed for
each primary election precinct only as
many ballots as there are names APP
pearing on the register and supple
ments. Primary election officers re-
ceive MOI pay, and they are: An inspec-
tor, two judges, two clerks, one ballot
clerk
Section 1869 places all State, district
and local primaries under the control
of the Board of Election Commission
ers of each county, or city and county.
The rest of the section provides for the
payment of the expenses of primaries
and specifies that the Board of Elec-
ton Commissioners shall issue certifi-
Gates of election to delegates.
Section 1870 provides that any polit-
ical party that cast per cent. of the
entire vote of its district, city, ETC., at
the last election prior to any ensuing
primary, shall be entitled to a designa-
ton and place upon the official ballot
to be used at all elections for delegates.
The other portions of the section pro-
vide for the fling of authentic state
ments by governing committees of polit-
ical parties, with the Secretary of State
forty days prior to the date set for
primaries. These authentic petitions
filed by governing bodies Of parties,
ETC., must set forth in detail certain
essential facts relative to the apportion-
ment of delegates, and if such appor-
tionment is not set forth it must be
made by the Board of Election Com
missioners.
Section 1871 provides that primary
elections shall be held on the second
Tuesday of August in every even num-
bered year for the election Of delegates
to State, district and local conventions
for making nominations for officers to
be voted for at the next ensuing gen
eral election. Provisions are also made
in detail for the dates of city, county,
and district conventions.
Section 1872 provides that the Sec
rotary of State shall notify the gov
erning body of each political party of
his transmission Of party petitions to
Election Commissioners The section
provides for the publication of the ap-
portionment of delegates prior to the
holding of primaries.
Section 1873 provides for the appor-
tionment of primary election officers
by the proper election commissioners.
Section 1874 provides for the prepara-
ton of ballots for primary elections
and defines the right of voters to write
or paste printed name of a candidate
on the ballots provided 1t also pro-
vides that any ballot upon which any
names appear for delegates to more
than one convention, for the same ter
ritory, shall be disregarded The sec
ton gives the form of the ballots to be
used at primary elections.
Section 1875 provides that the quail
fications for voters shall be the same
as are prescribed by law for other cleo
tons.
By Section 1876 provision is made for
registering and properly transferring
the names of voters.
Section 1877 specifies that no con-
vention shall be Illegal because of the
failure of any political division to elect
delegates thereto
Section 1873 arranges for the proper
signing of the credentials of delegates
and for the issue of new credentials by
the election clerk in cases where the
originals were lost
Section 1879 provides for Furnishing
any person who willfully refuses to act
as primary election officer Such de-
hnquents may be fined not less than
500 and not more than $500, or by i'm
prisonment not to exceed twenty DAYS
in addition to Cor without) said fine.
Section 1880 provides that where
there is no Board of Election in a. citv.
county, or district, the Common Coun-
Gil, Trustees, or Board of Supervisors
OF a city or county may act as such.
The Act takes effect at once.