Amador ledger., 1909-08-27


affidavit of The candidate, iu whicl
he states, among other things. th
name of the party and the office TO
which he desires TO be a candidate
that he affiliated with his party a
the last general election, and that /
nominated he Will accept the nomi
nation and not withdraw, and that HI
will qualify rs such officer ii nomi
mated and elected.
For the purpose of obtaining tht
Necessary signatures to the nomination
papers, the candidate may appoint
one or more verihcation deputies
who shall qualify by iiling with the
county clerk an affidavit stating that
he has beau designated as such
deputy aud that In obtaining the sig.
natures he will observe the election
laws OF the State of Califcrpia in Sc
far as they are applicable. The law
provides that voter shall sign but
one nomination paper tor the same
office, Nomination papers shall be
bound together by precincts, arranged
alpha abetloally by surnames and
nun mbered. IL the nomination p8pers
are for candidate to be voted tor in
more than one county, they may be
bound together by counties.
County Clerks Duty.
1t is mado the duty of the county
clerk to examine all nomination
pupers and ascertain il the signers
are qualified voters, and he shall attix
his certificate TO the nomination
papers, reciting that he has examined
them, and stating the number of
signatures, aud if the nomination
papers are for a candidate to be
voted for in more than one county. the
nomination papers with the certificate
of the clerk attached must be for
warded to the secretary of state for
filing. at least % days before the
August primary the secI etary of state
must certify list to eWh county
clerk containing the names and post
Office address of each person fer
whtm nomination papers have been
filed in his office, together with a
designation of the office for which
such person is a candidate and the
party he represents.
nQnH idofo for Ctofo OfHno pr
United States senator must file norni-
nation papers with signatures repre-
sentIng in their aggregate not less
than l nur mole, than l0 per cent OF
the total vote of his party in the
state, and these signatures must come
from at least 10 different counties,
and from each county the signatures
must represent at least per cent of
the party vote in each county.
A candidate for representive in
congress or any Office voted for in
any district CON prisinR more than
two counties, and less than the entiie
State. must hle nomination papers
containing signatures representing at
least 2 per cent OF the voters of his
party in such territory, and the
signatures must come from at least
one tenth of all the election pre-
cincts in each of at least one hsIf OF
the counties compr ising the district.
The signatures must aggregate not
less than 2 percent nor more than 10
per cent of the total party vote of
such district.
AS to Candidates for Congress
a candidate for representlve in
congress or other Office to be voted
for in district comprising two
counties must file nomination papers
signed by at least 2 per cent of the
voters of his party in such territory,
aud they must come from at least
ne-sixth of the election precincts of
each county. The signatures must
aggl egute not less than 10 per cent Of
the total party vote in such district.
A candidate for office voted for en-
tirely within one county, or city, or
other political subdivision, must tile
petition signed by at least 3 per
&c mt OF the party vote In such district
and these signatures must come from
at least one-fourth OF all the election
precincts within the district from
which such officer Is TO be voted for.
The signers must aggregate not less
than 3 per cent nor more than 10 pei
cent of the sotal party vote in suct
district.
The basis of percentage is upor
the party vote for presidential eleGto!