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March v. Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County

California Supreme Court · Sac. No. 3151 · 1920-09-27 · Published · 183 Cal. 756

JOHN C. MARCH v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Area
civil

Analysis

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Opinion

THE COURT.

The petition shows that there being three judges of the superior court of Sacramento County to be elected at the general election to be held November 2, 1920, each of three of the candidates for such office at the primary election held on August 30, 1920, received the votes of a majority of those participating in such primary election. No other candidate received a majority vote. [1] This being the situation, the names of these three candidates are the only names of candidates for such office that may lawfully be printed on the ballot for the general election (Direct Primary Law, [Stats. 1913, sec. 23, p. 1404]), with the result that the names of the other two candidates whose names were printed on the primary ballot and the name of petitioner, a “write-in” candidate not receiving a majority vote, may not be printed on such ballot.

The application is denied.

All the Justices concurred.