Hartigan v. Jordan

California Supreme Court Oct 11, 1920 No. S. F. No. 9613.Published

Before: THE COURT.

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Holding. The court held that a candidate is not entitled to have their name placed on the ballot if their nomination papers were not submitted to the registrar at least forty days prior to the general election.

Issues

Whether nomination papers submitted less than forty days before the general election satisfy the requirements of section 1188 of the Political Code.

Disposition. Application denied.

Quotations verified verbatim against the opinion

“It results that he is not entitled to have his name go on the ballot.”

[1] Petitioner's nomination papers under section 1188 of the Political Code were not presented to the *Page 73 registrar of the city and county of San Francisco for examination until September 25, 1920. This was not forty days prior to the general election of November 2, 1920. It results that he is not entitled to have his name go on the ballot. (Pol. Code, sec. 1188; Primary Law, sec. 5, [Stats. 1913, p. 1383].)

The application is denied.

All the Justices concurred.

Hartigan v. Jordan

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