Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-02-28
NEW PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW
Voters Must State Their
Party Preference When
Registering.

Party Preference When
Registering.
The new primary election law is in
effect and is causing some strenuous
language about the county clerks
Office, where the new great register IS
being made up, says the Stockton
Record.
The law provides, to state it briefly,
that every voter registering shall be
asked to state under oath, the poll
tical party he intends to affiliate
With. That data goes in the great
register and Ito illustrate) a man who
registers as republican must vote
the republican ticket at the primary
election, or not vote.
If any voter fails or refuses to state
his political utilization when he
registers, he can not be allowed to
vote at the primary election, although
he has perfect right to vote at
regular elections.
The new law follows:
Chapter 325.
An Act to add new section TO the
Political Code to be numbered
1864, relating to primary elections,
and requiring each elector to de-
clare the name of the political
party with which he intends to
affiliate at the time of registering.
(Approved March 10, 1000
The people of the state of Cali
fornia, represented in senate assem-
bly,, do enact as follows
Section l. A new section is hereby
added to the political code to be
mum bered 1366a to read as follows:
1366a. At the time of registering
and of transferring registration, in
all places where the primary election
law is In force each elector shall sde-
clare the name of the political party
with which he intends to affiliate at
the ensuing primary election or cleo
tions, and the name of such political
party shall be stated in the affidavit
of registration and the index thereto.
If the elector declines to state the
fact, the fact of such decIination shall
likewise be stated and no person
shall be entltled'to vote at any prim-
airy election (by virtue of such re-
gistratlonl unless be has stated the
name of the political party with
which he intends to affiliate at the
time of such registration. Nor shall
he he permitted to vote on behalf of
any party or for delegates to the con-
vention of any party other than the
party so designated in the registra-
ton.
In case that any elector shall have
declined to designate or shall have
changed his political affiliations
prior to the close of registration for
primary elections he Is entitled to
have such change recorded prior to
the close of such registration upon
application to the county clerk or
registrar of voters. In case any cleo
tor shall have declined to designate
or shall have changed his political
affiliations prior to the close of re-
gistration, ne may appear in person
before the county clerk or registrar
of voters, at the office of the county
clerk or registrar of voter, and not
elsewhere, and make affidavit sub
stantIally in the following form:
State of California, state of ..
q. So. being duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is
registered on the great register of the
said county of as
(insert from party utilization, or that
he had declined to designate his
party atfiliation); that since the date
of such registration he has changed
his political views and in good faith
declares his aiiiliatlon with the
party.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this day of . 100.
The county clerk or registrar of
voters shall take such affidavit with
out charge and file the same. Moth
ing in this section shall be construed
to prevent any elector, who has
registered before this act takes effect,
ION voting at such primary election.
Sec. =. This act shall take effect
and be in force thrty-hve days after
its passage,
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