New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-23
THE ELECTION LAWS.
NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
DATES OF THE DAYS OF REGIsTRAuoN-PRE-
VENTING THE ISSUANCE OF MIXED

VENTING THE ISSUANCE OF MIXED
TICKETS.
rnow THE REGULAR ooRREsrOSDESr or THE rHrsuSEa
Albany July oo.-Tbe many amendments made to
the Ballot Reform law OF 1890 have compelled the
chairmen Of the various county political committees,
county clerks and inspectors OF election to study that
act anew with the closest attention Twenty-Five OF
the forty-fve sections OF the reformed election law
have been amended; and II viii be fortunate cir
cumstance therefore election officers make serious
mistakes the coming fall in carrying out the law.
One amendment of the law permits election officers
to create election districts with 400 voters In them
Only 300 voters could be placed In election district
last year. The amended law therefore permits 10.
ducton Of the number Of election districts and con-
sequent reduction In the expense of the election.
Each election district has TO be manned with three
inspectors of election and two ballot clerks as well as
other officers and In addition there the rent Of the
polling place and the expense Of poll books stationery
and polling booths. Last year there were some $500
election districts in the state. This number I'M
doubleday will be largely diminished. In the city Of
Buffalo there has been such reduction made in the
number Of election districts that one portion OF the
election expenses has been reduced $1,000; and
unquestionaby the reduction In the cost Of the cleo
ton In that city will be far greater than that sum.
The amended law changes the date for dividing
election districts; that Is of changing them For
election districts shall be divided on before Sep
TENDER IL The amended law pushes forward this
date one month. The election districts must be d.
vded In all places on or before saturday August l.
Tho polling places, this year are 10 be designated
upon Monday September 7. The inspectors Of election
in new districts must be appointed in New York and
Brooklyn before Tuesday, october 9 in other cities
before Saturday october 3, and outside of cities, in
rural neghbOrheods. before Saturday, October Il.
In all cities except New-York and Brooklyn, the
days Of registration this year will be- First day, Sat
urday october 3; second day, saturday, october 10
third day Saturday, october II fourth day Saturday.
october "A.
In towns and in rural nelghborhoods there will be
only two days Of registration this year The Legislature
reduced the days Of registration from three days to
two days. In the towns and in the rural ndlghbor,
hoods the days OF registration will be as follows
First day. Saturday, October IL second day. Saturday
october "a.
In New-York and Brooklyn the days OF registration
Will be: First day. Tuesday, October g. second day.
Wednesday October third day, Friday, october %
fourth day, Saturday, october "a.
The chalrmen OF the Republican county committees
in the rural counties VIII need to be wide awake there
this year and the town committees loudly that
there has been reduction in the number Of days OF
registration and that they must be especially vigant
In getting the Republican vote registered There is
only one day in rural neghborhOeds THIS year. Satur
day. october IT, upon which the Republican voter can
register by proxy" The Republican town commit
teemen upon that day ought scrutnize closely the
registration list and place upon them the name OF
every Republican whose name is not already inscribed
there Committeeman should remember that the name;
Of men registered last year who did not vote will not
be continued upon the registration lists unless they are
again inscribed there either by themselves or by friends
Upon the final day Of registration in rural neighbor-
hoods saturday. october 24 the rural voter must per
sonally appear in order to secure the right to register
The bulk of the Republican vote being in rural neigh
borhoods il IS obvious that the Republican county
charmen can do no effective work for their party
than in attending carefully to this work OF registering
the Republicans OF their counties. Last year a large
number of voters whose were registered dd not
vote. In the Republican banner county Of ST.
Lawrence for instance, the names OF 2ll7e persons
were placed upon the registration lists; but only
11O37 persons voted. In Chautauqua County, an
other Republican county, there were 1926 names
placed upon the lists and 12,607 persons voted. In
Cattaraugas County 1880 names were written upon
the lists but only 0707 persons voted The record Oh
the entire state IN regard to registration and the vote
cast In 1890, was as fOlOus: