New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-26

with the general election are 10 DC inuo'0'u
"town" only.
The names Of all Offices to be filed are TO De
printed upon the face Of each ballot below the
perforated limo separating the balioo from i'e
stub" The law declares that tho names OF
the Offices to be filled Shall be printed upon
every ballot ain BREWER lowcr-case type within
the spaces respectively allowed therefor" III
further declares that under the name OF each
office stated upon the ballot the name OF each
candidate nominated therefor by or by virtue
Of the kind of certificates to which such KIND OF
ballot corresponds shall be printed in brewer
CAPITALS within the spaces respectively allowed
therefor
"The names on each ballot shall be in a single
column, except that the names OF candidates lot
Presidential electors and the names OF inspectors oil
election IL ten or more, shall be IN two columns IL
the full number of candidates for the Offices specl-
fled OH any one kind OF ballots shall not nave
hecn nominated by or in pursuance of the GER
ti6cates from which such kind of ballots are
prepared, blank spaces shall be left on each bal
lot Of such kind where the names of candidates
would appear except for such failure TO
nominate"
The members of the Statutory Revision Commits
sion also put In more decisive form in the'Electon
| Code the caveat cause.-the provision enapnng
party candidates to prohibit the printing OF their
names upon the ballots as Independent Candidates
The clause read as follows in the amended BAL
| lot act of 1891
The name OF q person nominated under me pro pro-
visions Of section On relation to party cNni nut in
nomination by certificate as prcscriben Dy
On relation 70 independent ryen Notice at least
fifteen DAYS before election to the officers "ih "lo
his original certificate Of nGmHa9n VII that he does
not wish his name placed upon sum ,inots oe NAV
shall aso De as c6 may WITH the Objections srec
authorized of the person or persons des sa o n
appointed as provided In seeuoS n or mn or persons
so designated and appointed shall not Och e SSs1c 1ae
o. CnGGSs Ssn one kim S OF Ballot
Mesers Collin. Magcne apc Linson niacs 'iii'
amendment read as follows 49,,
The Of a Ss bgs ay Of ndepcn
dent nomination If such person shal nave sive bch tc
st least e days before the election l0p T his narv
Certificate Of nomination is fled by writing sisn h,l
ana BY Sadt Of S d eps
ton or upon such particular ballot OF mdepeh ecu
nomination.
Messrs Collin, Masone and Lnson fur h ndroj
In their Election Code have lengthened the periol
between election day and the final day wheh suois
nominations can be made and the prlnu H,d o.
official ballots be sgeuIeo d l9f ~ $40 and the
amended Ballot Reform act of 1881 ana ihaePPe sd
dent nomination for State ONCE couiu DC t ie
with the Secretary Of STATE up 10 new Election
r rode nroyides that no independent domination
for o State Office can be filed later than Gay
within twenty days Of SeotioS Gas had tea DAYS
after q party Domi nation was maze lor 90 49,
office. If it was delayed to the last possible mo
ment to make their nominations fo' the SAINT . oi
flee. Under the amendment Jusu uia"e 'i'i' p''''
/ is shortened UP to i've days A., ,. In
The same principle of increasing the period pc
! tween election day and the final day when inIe-
Election Code regarding the lesser Offices ~. t
under the Ballot Reform act OF ls9O ana tne
amended Ballot Reform act oil ISsi an aTnJ Win
nomnG ton for county oice could 1e hleo p WIFI
a nonnty clerk. or il New-York, with the Board
of Police Commissioners or If in Broohyn WIN
the Board of Elections, up to pcIioa r wd,nin
Code this period Is heightened by three gays, no
Independent nominaton papers can De nied INA
! less period than fifteen days Inc interval mere
hctween the final filing of party nomination papers
and the final filing Of independent nomination pa
pers is five days. It was eight DAYS, DAYS Coas os 4.
Provision Is made in the Election Code, as 40
was not in either the Ballot Reform act Of
1880. or tho Amended Ballot Reform act Of 1901.
for the fling Of s ncpp aSSsfib before eeco
Sav when the final papers can be filed, is some
what less than in New-York and Brooklyn; Thus
required to be filed with the city clerk OF any
other city than Brooklyn and New-i orK, II
party nominations, must be hlcd = az ieast yen
and not more than twenty days; If independc an
nominations at least eight and not more thah
twentv days'' In comparison with New-fork
and Brooklyn, IN which the latest day for III
ing party nominations is twenty GAYS uei' &c
/ election day. this is a reduction OF ten days, so
far as the lesser cities OF the State are concerned
PARTY nominations In the minor cities can ne
made ten days nearer election day ~ VIII pe
perceived also that certificates OF independent
nominations can he fled In the minor cities o.
thc State up TO within eight days OF election. ana
that there is an interval Of only .%S doSs ne
tween the final day upon when party h'.inn nc
, ton and Independent nomination IN ''e9o
mirror cite, can be made. ..;.
Another new feature respecting nominai.12n
certificates is a division OF the pcriou1c ~ ' -;
filing of party and Of lndepnaGegn' Rsat Reform
/ act OF 1891 merely said that nominations LOT
town and village offices shall be made ana cet,l ,
fed substantially as herein6ciore Provloea, 1 ,n
/ the certificates thereof shall be filed with the
| clerk not less than five days before the DAY OIL
| election" The new Election Code declares inat
those certificates required 10 be Iled WIN !,
be filed at least six and not more than twSn,y
DAYS before election day." and II independent
NOMINATIONS at least five and not more than
twenty days before election daE; o.. c...r,.,r
Rnvision Commission struck out Of the Ballot
Reform law the following section:
Section 2 Who May Make Enthusiastically con,
for The purpose Of making nominations to public Office.
ond also voers 10 the number hereinafter specicd NAV
nominate candidates for public Office TO be hllcl by
election within the state. A convention or primary
meeting within the meaning II this act is Organized
assenbagc Of delegates representing poiti
Of such convention primary meeting polled at least
per ccntnm OF the entire vote cas-, III me s'ac,
nomination is made a COMMITTEES appointed by any
such convention or primary meeting may also MAKE
by resolution duly passed by the convention or meet
| ing at which such committee was appointed.
The effect of striking out the =" one per ccntnnD
requirement. is to open the door TO nominations by
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