The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-06
NEW ELEcTIoNLAw OF PENNSYLVANIA

We are enabled to make the following statement
Of the principal provisions Il the New Election
Law. IL consists Of one hundred and seventy-nine
sections, and applies 10 The whole State. Our alb
>tract refers especially 10 those portions which relae
10 his city and county.
BY the new Constitution, n tax assessed len days
before the election gives right 10 vote. The Con-
Situation Of 100 reau red previous assessment of
six IN ,nhs, This consti u'iona change is carried
into operation br the new act.
On the Friday 'tore the general election in 1889
there are To ward elections 10 be ,nducIed BY the
present inspectors, &C., AT which each cz.n is to
vote Tor me Judge aud insreclo'. The Judge who
has, and the ira inspectors who have The greatest
number of vheS, are 10 b. the juice and Inspectors
of the general election. The design Of this aera-
ton is 10 give an inspector 10 each political party
The predomin mt 'litical party will have, however
beside one Inspector, the Judge The Judge is TO
have no voice in deciding on vote, except hen
the inspectors are divided, and then he decides alone
Alter This year. the Inspectors and judges 10 b.
elt ced al special election. the third Friday in
March
The REGISTRY Act Of jane, 1886, is repealed, and
in its place the following Is subSt tuted:
The assessors, when they make The cnume raj Jon
of taxableS now required BY law, are To arrange The
names alphabetically, and on or befIre the lst Of
August are 10 canSe copies of such lSiS he oSied
in certain designated places. They are 10 keep
copy in their own po>Ses>i N, and ar I, add to the
list al any time ten day. before The election the name
OF any person claiming u b. On lifted voter. The
lists signed and certified are then Ia b. given 10 the
CoHiHy W ninl>lpneTs, VINO ou tue DAY OF the gt-
neral election 10 deliver them To- The inspectors
Al the election, if any person offering 10 vote,
phethcr his aamc be m me assessors tS not, is
challenged by any qualii ciizen, the inspectors
must examine him un OATH as 10 his qualifications
The onv mater for which his oath is insufficient, is
his residence within The ward TOR ten days, which
must BE- proved BY the oath Of a qualified .lccior
Either Inspector may require every voter, mhtfhcr
the assessor S list ar not 10 prove his being a ma
tural b, citizen, or his being duly naluralized.-
For the first his olth is suici nj. For the second
ihcate i required unless he will swear he has
resided in the ward for ten years.
lf person is moi on The ass sSorS list he must in
addition prove, lst That he has paid coun
" tax within two years. This may be proved either
BY receipt his own oath, or the olth Of another
2, 10 he claims to vote age" he must swear that
he has resided one year ia the State
These are the prominent features Of the statute
We have prepared this statement with great care, and
believe It may safely he relied
We forbear at this time from making any other com
than this. tina, While The new act retains many
valuable portions Of The former Registry Ac-tspe-
clally the public registry and the sholuon OF pave
ment" elections vet hy allowing unlimited challenges
at the polls threatens reproduce The confusion ana
which tho Registry Ac, eHectually eS'Irpsted--
National GaseUc