Amador ledger., 1909-08-27


published for at least two weeks prior
to the election and must contain a
lIst of all officers for which nomi-
nations are to be made at the forth
coming primary election.
Election Supplies
The law makes It the dnty of the
county clerk to furnish the eleotion
supplies and election ballots for each
party. and the law presoribes the
form and size of the ballot.
Within time to allow for the cor
rectIon of any errors that may occur
in the ballots, sample ballots are to
he submitted, to the chairman of the
various party committees.
1t is the duty of the officials
charged with the canvass of the pri-
mary election returns to cause to be
issued certificates of nomination TO
each candidate who has received the
highest number OF votes of his party,
and it is the duty Of the secretary of
state to issue nominations certificates
to all candidates nominated for rep
resentatives in congress aud officers
voted for in more than one county.
The secretary of state shall also
certify to each couDy clerk the name
of every person nominated at the
primary election who ia to be voted
for in more than one county and
whose name is to appear on the
geneal election ballot so be used at
the November election.
1t has also been made the duty of
the secretary of state TO compile the
advisory vote for United States
senator in congress and send state
ment of the same to the speaker of
the assembly and the president of
the senate on the first day of the
ensuing session.
The act designates the purposes for
which expenses may be legally i'm
Cured by candidates seeAfng nomi-
nation at the primary election. These
Legitimate expenses include filing
fee, circulation and verify jGg nomi
nation papers. the candidates person
al expense of travel. rent a@d Deces-
sary furnishings of halls or rooms
during the campaign for pu6ftn meet
ing3, or committees headquarters:
eX Xpenses of speakers and musicians at
public meetings; printing and dis
tIibutlon of circulars, pamphlets, !,
ne ewspapers. cards, hand bills and an
relating to candidates
or political issues; reasonable CON-
pensatiop for challenges at the polls:
canvass for votes, cleqk hire;
expenses tor conveying inliTm OF dis
abled voters to or from the polls.
Campaign Expenses.
The sum which a candidate for
is permitted to spend IS
based on the vote at the last preced.
ing election. 1T the totaL vote within |
the district at the last preceding
election did not exceed 5000, a candi- |
date may expend $3.50. For each 100
voters over 5OO0 and under 5000. 50
for each 100 voters. For each 100
voters over %, 600 and under $4,000, |
81; and for each 100 voters over 30.
900. 50 cents. The basis of the vote
for estimated expenditures is upon
the total vote. and not upon the
party vote. Thus, If there is total
repu blican, democratic and socialist
vote of 5000, party candidate for
nomination hay expend in such
district $3.50. While il the total vote
was 10000 party candidate could
expend $3.50. II there should be $50,
900 votes in the district, the candi-
date for nomination could spend $3.50
for the first 500, s400 for the next
20. U00 votes, $3.50 for the next $4,000.
and 1915 for the remaining $4,000,
making total of ST. in the dis
trict which cast total OF $50. 900
votes.
The direct primary law provides for
political conventions. Blank spaces
are left at the bottom of the. last
column of each party ticket in which
the voter may write or paste the
name oc names of electors as dele
gates to his party convention. Party
ventions are empowered to for
mulate platforms and transact auy
other business not in conflict with the
direct primary laws.
State conventions shall be held
within four weeks after the August
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