The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
For Registration
and
Special Elections.

IN their respective precincts Commencing five
DAYS before the day fixed for this act for the
cessation cf registration of electors in said
city and county. and 10 sit in open session
from g. clock a. m. OF each day until the day
or such cessation and by section % they are
required 70 continue registration of voters
within their respective precincts until the
cease, and by section "a 70 deliver the pre-
clnct registers to the Registrar mot later than
three full DAYS after the cessation OF registra-
ton. as provided by law" Section 2S declares;
Fifteen days before a general election ali
registration enrolment Of voters shall
cease. and the precinct registers as they stand
snail be the precinct registers for said ensuing
election and until the next general election -
subject only TO changes IN certain cases: and
at the close Of this section II is provided that
changes ana additions to said precinct regis
ters for use at other than general elections
may be made after the general election and
prior to any special election. under the reg
ulations fixed by the Board Of Election Com
missiOners"
Under n proper construction Of these provi-
sons registration for a special election is 70
be made under regulations fixed by the Board
or Election Commissioners. and need not he
made in the several precincts The provision
IN section 33 that the additional names shall
be noted upon the register for each special
thereto. and Conf0rmatory SO far az the same
is applicable 10 the provisions Of the law gov
erning the making Of the general election reg
iS'er. mas reference to the manner of prepar-
irg the precinct registers for use at the spe-
cial elections. and not TO the mode of registra-
tion, The provision in this section that after
the voter has been legally registered in the
precinct register he may vote in such precinct
AT any election taking place before the next
general election was for the purpose of giving
him the right to vote at such election without
renewing his registration, and not for the pur-
pose of defining the place at which he should
vote. His right 70 vote in the same precinct
IS subordinate 10 the right Of the Board of
Election Commissioners 10 consolidate that
precinct with others and is not impaired hv
such enlargement of its boundaries and fixing
q different polling place within the boundaries
thus extended.
A consideration Of the spirit and object of
the act Of 1875 leads also 10 the same conclu-
sion. The main purpose Of the act. as shown
hv its provisions, was to secure a fun legistra-
tion Of the voters OF the city. with as little in
convenience 10 them as was practicable. For
this purpose the act provides extended pc
riod for registration Al the office Of the Regis
trar. within which voters may be enrolled and
that AT the close OF this period those who have
.heen unable 20 avail themselves OF this oppor-
tUnity may resortgtO some designated place
within their respective nrrcinCcs, and there be
registered To still further accommodate the
voters. they are not required TO present them
selves for precinct registration within the usual
hours for public offices, but the act provides
that the Boards of Precinct Registration shall
sit in open session each day Of their session
until 10 clock p. m.
Il must be assumed that in this mode the reg
istration for general election viii contain the
g nh.