Amador Ledger-Dispatch, 11 March 1910 — Put These Election Datum in your Hat. [ARTICLE]

Put These Election Datum in your Hat.

For the edification and convenience of the übiquitous individual who makes his hat a political scrap book, the following primary and general election calendar for 1910 has been prepared. It is accurate and is published herewith by courtesy of A. Carlisle and Company of San Francisco who compiled it. PRIMARY ELECTION. July 27— Registration closes. June 17~Secretary of state must send to county clerk a notice designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated. June 27— Before this date must publish notice of such offices once a week for six weeks in not more than 2 papers. July 16— Prior to this date party committees file petition for holding convention with county clerk. ' July 10— Last day to file NOMINATION PAPERS with county clerk. July 26— Last day for county clerk to forward secretary of state nomination papers of state senators, assemblymen, and all candidates to be voted tor in more than one county. July 22— Secretary of state shall transmit to county clerk a list containing the name and address of each person whose nomination- papers are filed in his office, who is entitled to be voted tor in such county, with designation of otfice, and party principle, July 22— After this date on receipt

from secretary state publish for two

weeks, names and addresses of all candidates, title of office and party designation, date of election, list of polling places, etc.

July 27— Prepare sample ballots for each political party, mail a copy to each candidate, post copy of ballot in office, publish each ballot twice in not more than 2 papers not more than 20 or less than 10 days before election.

August 10— Primary election day —Polls open 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.

August 18— Supervisors canvass returns, 10 a. in. ; Aug. 22— If returns not in by August 18, adjourn to this date at 1 p. m. and commence canvass which must ba completed by Sept. 1, at 6 p. m.

September 13. —Last day to file copy with officer authorized to issue certificate of nomination, and a duplicate with county recorder in county where candidate resides.

October 14— Prior to this date secretary of state shall certify to county clerk names of candidates, the office and their party designation entitled to receive vote sat November election,

Duty of county clerk— When result is declared he must enter it on the board's record, send duplicate list of delegates elected to chairman of each political party, send to secretary of state copy of returns for candidates voted for only in part in county, and all candidates for legislature, congress and judicial orlicers except justice of peace. GENERAL ELECTION. January 1— Registration commences; closes Sept. 28; transfers from one precinct to another cease October 13. August 10— Last day to be naturalized in order to register. August 31— County convention must be held by this date. Sept. 14— State convention must be held by this date. Sept. 25— Before this date supervisors and superior judges must fix amount of bonds of county officers. Time for filing independent nominaWith secretary of state— Between Sept. U and Oct. 4. With county clerk— Between Sept. 19. and Oct. 8. By clerks with clerks of other counties where county is part of district for some offices— Oct. 12. Oct. 14 — Prior to this date Secretarys of state shall certify to county clerk names of candidates, the oltice, and their party designation, entitled to receive votes at November election. Oct. 14— Not later than this date must appoint election officers and designate polling places. Nov. 1— Publish names of election officers live times daily after this date, or twice weekly before day of election. Oct. 13— Before this date, arrange I registration affidavits for each precinct alphabetically, and bind theifi ; Oct. 18 —Before this date prepare index to affidavits for each precinct and have same printed. Oct. 2D— Proclamation may be published and posted before this date. Oct. 29— Commence mailing sample ballots, instructions to voters, and constitutional amendments, finish mailing Nov. 4 Nov. 8— Election day. Polls open til a. m. to ti. p. m. Nov. 14— Supervisors commence canvass of returns and continue daily until completed. Nov. 23— Last day for county offlotfl to tile statement of receipts and expenditures. Duty of county clerk— Must enter results of canvass on board's records; issue certificates of election; send necessary abstracts to other county clerks and secretary of state etc., etc.

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