The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-02
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One Good Clause in the
Patent Ballot Reform
Law 1t Makes
Fraud Useless.

Fraud Useless.
SO. A1ad be it enacted. That whenever,
within twenty days next succeeding any
election in any election district or voting
precinct in any county of this State, Pc
tition duly certified as to signatures,
legal qualifications as voters and resi-
dences of the signers thereto and estab-
fishing prima facie, by affidavits thereto
annexed, to the satisfaction of the justice
to whom the same is presented. the ma
terial allegations and statements therein
contained, shall be presented to the jus
tice of the supreme court holding the cir
cult court in and for said county. signed
by at lest twenty-five legal voters resi-
dent in said election district or voting pre-
cinct, setting forth that at the last preced-
ing election in such election district or
voting precinct fraud or bribery or other
illegal practices were resorted to and pre-
vailed sufficiently to affect the result OF
such election, or that by reason of the
death or resignation of any candidate to
be voted for at such election, or that by
reason of non-supply or an insufficient sup
ply of ballots at such election (such non
supply or insufficient supply of ballots
occurring through no fault of the petit
tioners or any of them), or for any other
good and sufficient cause, stated and set
forth In said petition, the voters of such
election district or voting precinct have
been deprived of fair opportunity to
express their choice for any candidate or
candidates at such election, it shall be the
duty OF such justice, In summary way,
to investigate the truth of the statements
and allegations in such petition con-
tanned, and to that end and for that pur-
pose it shall be the duty of such justice
to appoint time and place within said
county, not later than ten days thereafter,
when and where he will proceed to hear
and determine said matter, of which time
and place appointed the petitioners shall
cause at least six days. notice to be given
to all such persons as said justice shall
direct at such time and place so ap
pointed said justice shall proceed in a
summary manner to hear and determine
said matter, unless it be adjourned for
good cause shown; If. on such hearing it
shall be determined that the allegations
of such petition are not sustained, or if
sustained should not invalidate sal cleo
tion in whole or in part, such petition
shall be dismissed; if the allegations of
the petition be sustained, and the said
justice shall be OF the opinion that at such
election, fraud, bribery or other illegal
practices were resorted to and prevailed
to such an extent as to affect the result of
such election, or that by reason of the
death or resignation of any candidate
voted for at such election, or that by rea-
son of a non-supply or an insufficient
supply of ballots at such election, or that
for any other good and sufficient legal
cause the voters of such election district
opportunity to express their choice for
any candidate or candidates at such cleo
tion, it shall be the duty OF said Justice
to make an order setting aside and null
lifying said election as to such candidate
or candidates, and such order shall forth
with be filed in the Office of the county
clerk; when said justice shall make any
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at the same time, make another order
wherein and whereby he shall order a
new election to be held within such cleo
tion district or voting precinct to fill the
Office or offices in respect to which the
former election was nullif1ed and set
aside at the earliest possible day; if the
mode and manuer of holding and con-
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for by law, such justice shall, in and by
his order last aforesaid, prescribe and de-
termine the mode and manner and the
regulations under and in pursuance of
which the same shall be held and con
ducted; said last mentioned order shall
be forthwith filed in the office of the
county clerk, and copies thereof, within
two days thereafter, served upon the cleo
tion officers of the election district or
voting precinct affected thereby; said
election officers shall proceed and mold
said new election pursuant to said last
mentioned order, and shall certify the re-
suit thereof to such Justice, and said JUS
tice shall thereupon make and sign GER
tificate declaring the result and the name
or names of the persons elected, and
shall file such certificate, together with
the result certified to him by such election
officers, in the office Of the county CLERK.
and such certificate of such Justice shall,
within constitutional limits, be final and
conclusive on all persons and parties;
copies of the said certificate, certified by
the county clerk, shall be evidence and
| equally conclusive as the original signed
by said justice.
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