The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19

law of this state, and it's verification
lis that provided by existing law.
Petitions for candidates seeking nom
ination to Offices to be voted for at
general elections must be filed at least
80 days before the primary election.
Petitions for candidates to be voted for
at municipal elections must be fled
at least Ia days prior TO the primary
elections.
The number of signatures required is
baseds on graduated percentage basis,
which will not be burdensome for any
reputable citizen and which may serve
TO prevent multiplicity of undeservins
or frivolous candidates.
For a state office or United States
senator in congress the candidate must
secure the signatures of not less than
one per cent nor more than ten per cent
of the qualified electors of his party.
For a congressional or district office
the minimum is two per cent and the
maximum permitted ten per cent.
For an Office voted for entirely within
one city or county the minimum is
three per cent and the maximum ten.
With the petition or nomination pa
pers the candidate is required to file
his oath, or affirmation that he is
qualified elector. a member of the party
whose nomination he seeks, that he
will not withdraw If nominated and
that he will qualify and serve IL elected.
Such petitions and nominating pa
pers If for a state office are to be filed
with the secretary of state. if fer
local or municipal office with the county
clerk, city clerk or registrar of voters,
as the case may be.
s. Filing fees ranging from $50 for
state office down to $40 for local or
legislative office are provided for.
9. The expenses of primary elections
are to be met by the state. county, city
and county or city, as the case may be.
exactly as are the expenses of general
elections. Filing fees paid to the sec
retary of state are to be divided equally
eral candidates are voted for
TO- The ballot is accurately de-
scribed and the provisions OF the
bill insure ballot which viii be
more compact than the general cleo
tion ballot voted in this state and
which viii have the ample voting
square provided for by existing law for
general election ballots.
II. The names of all persons for
whom proper petitions or nominating
papers have been fled are to be printed
on the official ballots. of their respec-
tive parties, grouped under the proper
designation of the Offices to which they
seek nomination. A simple provision
of the bill requires that in their re-
spective groups the names of the can
didates shall be alternated so that each
will appear an equal number of times
at the top. the bottom and all interme-
date places on the list of candidates
for that particular nomination. This
alienation does away with the real or
fancied advantage given the individual
by a hard and fast alphabetical ar
rangement of surnames and has been
most successfully employed in eastern
states for a decade.
II. The primary elections are to be
held on the same day and at the same
hours throughout the state. The pri-
mary election officials are to be the
same as provided for general elections
by existing law and the method of
canvassing and returning the primary
vote is the same as provided by exist
ing law for the canvass and return of
the vote at general elections.
Is. The candidate for the nomination
to any Office who receives the highest
number of votes of his party for that
Office Is declared the nominee of his
party for that Office and his name as
such nominee is to be printed on the
official general election ballot.
IA. Certificates OF nomination are to
be Issued as certificates of election are
issued under existing law.
"a The primary election polls shall
be open from 8 o'clock in the morning
until s O'Clock in the afternoon.
16- Every eiector who has qualified
by registration under the terms of ex-
listing law shall have the right to re-
ceive and vote the official primary bal
lot Of the party with which he has af-
fliated as shown by his affidavit OF reg
istration- The right of the elector 10
vote the ticket of the party designated
in his affidavit of registration may he
challenged only ON those grounds pro-
vided by the constitution and the po-
litical code.
Il. The bin provides for the election
OF county central committeeman by the
party membership at the primary elec-
tions held biennially in September.
In presidential years state central