The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-02
THE ELECTION BOARDS.

How They are Constituted-wiu the
Republicans Have Majority of the
| District? Read the Law and Judge
for Yourselves.
The composition OF boards OF regis
tration in the various election districts
outside the cityo OF Wilmington is what
is puzzling a great many voters. 1t isl
well understood that the Governor can
II he sees proper appoint every regis
trar In the State Democrat. and that
he will do so Is generally expected.
These registrars will sit alone In their
respective districts for four succesSivel
Saturdays commencing tho first Satur
day in September for the registration
of voters. There will be nobody to in
terfere with them nor even to make a
suggestion in regard to who should be
or who should not be registered Like
Alexander Selkirk he is lord OF all and
his right there isnone to dispute. After
this. however. Board OF Registra-
tion," is to be appointed and that Board
is to set the three Saturdays preceding
the last Saturday before the election
and this Board has not only the power
to register Others not registered. but the
power to certain extent to revise and
correct the registry made by the regis.
trar IN his four days of solitary sitting.
But what is TO be the political com
plexion OF these Boards OF Registra-
tion and how are they constituted
and OF whom are they composed, are
questions which concern politicians
In particular and voters In general sol
far as voters give the question thought
The sections OF the law making pro-
vision for the appointment of these
boards Is not verv clear and a doubt
seems to arise as to their meaning and
import. Some contend that under the
law there will be two Democrats and
one Republican in every district
while others US strongly hold out the
idea that In Republican districts where
there Is Republican inspector the
Republicans will have two members
of the board and the Democrats one
and in districts where there is Demo
cratic inspector the Democrats will
have two members OF the board and
the Republicans one.
That every reader OF the REPUBLICAN
can form their own opinion upon this
subject the sections OF the law bearing
upon these points are hereby given In
full. Here follows section 10, OF "An
act providing for the Registration of
voters" Section 10. 'In addition TO
for there shall be in each hundred or
election district Board of Registrii-
ton" which board shall DO COMPOSED
of the Registrar for the Hundred or
election district, that one of the two
persons who shall be chosen in the
manner hereinafter provided to serve
as judges OF elections in said district,
at the next following general election,
who shall not be of the same political
party as the registrar and the inspec-
tor OF said hundred or election district,
The two persons associated with the
Registrar shall be known as Associate
, Registrars. Tho said registrar shall
DO the presiding officer OF the board as
such presiding officer shall have md
possess all the powers conferred on
him by Section OF this act, and in his
absence either of said associates shall
have and possess all the powers which
said presiding officer would have and
possess If present"
From the foregoing section it would
appear that In districts where there is
Republican inspector the majority
of the registration board would be Re.
publican and in districts where there
is Il Democratic inspector the majority
/, OF the board would be Democratic,
Had no other section been written
! bearing upon this, the question might
nave been considered properly and
equitabiy settled, but Section II, first
paragraph seems to throw n cloud over
section 10, and renders its meaning
somewhat uncertain. Here Is what il
says:
Section IA. In order to fix and as
: certain the persons who are to be the
: associate officers OF registration, it
| shall be the duty OF the inspector of
eHch hundred or election district in
| this State (outside ths cityof Whining
ton.9 and also of tie person who at
theeleetlon for inspector next previous
received the next highest number ui
votes for said oificial on some day in
the month OF September next preced-
ing the general election. to choose res
| pectiveiy the two judges OF the said elec.
! ton, us is required TO he chosen by
them respectively by Section Ii OF
chapter Is of the Revised Code; and
shall pectiVely during tho said
, month OF september, notify the
said persons OF their appointment in
writing, and stalf also in the said
month of september, give notice III
writing, to the Registrar OF the hun
dred OF election district OF the persons
50 chosen.
these are the two sections bearing
upon the formation OF the Board Of
Registration for each hundred or cleo
ton district. Read for your selves and
judge for yourselves of Whom the
boards are to be composed.
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