The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-28
THE NEW ELECTION LAW.
UNDER WHICH OUR ELECTIONS WILL
BE HELD THIS YEAR.
Every Democrat Ought to Read and Pre-
serve It-He Can't Afford to Be Igno-


Every Democrat Ought to Read and Pre-
serve It-He Can't Afford to Be Igno-
rant.
1. Registrars must be appointed by
the first Monday in September pee
ceding the election.
2 Registration books must be open
ed thirty days before the day of clos
ing them, and must he closed on the
second Saturday preceding the cleo
ton.
This renders it necessary that new
registrations shall be ordered by the
various boards of county commission
ers by the 9th of August, in order to
give the required thirty days notice
thereof.
A new registration is necessary in
every county where no registration
has been had under the law as amend
ed in 1885,
The county commissioners should
attend to this at once, if they have
not done so.
Section 1876 of the Code is amend
ed by adding thereto:
No registration shall be valid un-
less 1T specifies as near as may be the
| age, occupation, place of birth and
place of residence Of the elector, as
we'll as the township or county from
whence the elector has removed-in
the event Of a removal-and the full
name by which the voter is known
The registration books are to be
| open for inspection and challenge on
the second Saturday preceding the
| election.
Section 2,6S1 is amended to read:
Upon the request of any elector the
| registrar shall require the applicant
| (for registration) to prove his identity
or age and residence by such testimo-
| ny under oath as may be satisfactory
to the registrar.
| The registrar shall record the name,
age, occupation, place of birth and
place of residence of the elector, and
the name of the township or county
from which the elector has removed
in the event of a renewal also the
date of registration, in the appropriate
column Of the registration book.
Section 1852 is amended 80 that
the registrar is to put on his book on
the day of election any becoming of
age since the books were closed, pro-
vided he be found other wise entitled
| to vote.
Section 2,6SS is amended as fol-
lows:
Each box is to be labeled in plain
and distinct Roman letters, with the
name of the office or offices to be
voted for
The majority of the judges of cleo
tion for the county and State offices
may rail off a space or enclosure as a
polling place TO hold the election for
State and county officers. Only one
voter shall be allowed to enter at a
time, and no one but the judges of
election shall be alio we'd to speak to
him or interfere with him while cast
ing his vote, which shall be put in the
proper box or boxes by the voter him.
self or by the judges at the request of
the voter.
A similar but separate polling place
may be rallied off for Congressional
and Presidential elections.
In such event, the Registrar shall
appoint a deputy registrar for that
separate polling place, to whom shall
be furnished the name Of all persons
entitled to vote, and the judges OF
election shall appoint two judges or
inspectors of election for that polling
place, who shall be of different politi.
cal parties. The registrar and judges
so appointed shall be sworn.
But if the judges of election do not
see fit to adopt this plan, the old reg
ulations are to be observed.
Section 1854, which relates to the
Board County Canvassers, is amended
by adding to it-said board shall have
power and authority to judicially pass
upon all the facts relative to the eIec.
ton, and to judicially determine and
declare the true result of the same
and they shall also have power and
authority to send for papers and per
sons and examine the latter upon
oath.