Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-06

How They Must he Conducted
Under the New Law.

How They Must he Conducted
Under the New Law.
Reporter Journal1
Every voter is doubtless aware
that the February elections must be
held under the provisions OF the
new ballot law, but what the require
ments of that law, as applied to our
local elections are, very few have an
intelligent idea. So far as the
voting itself is concerned the
methods OF last falls elections ana
those of next month are the same,
but tho manner of nominating the
ticket, preparing the ballots, and ar
ranging other preliminaries are radi.
cally different. The old ways OF
conducting our local elections had
been so long in vogue and the peo-
ple had become so familiar with the
few and simple regulations that
governed them that there is great
danger that the necessary prepara-
tions for the local elections, under
the new law, may be deferred so
late as to seriously complicate mat
ters if they do not in some cases
prevent a legal election. Hereto
fore very little form has been OBJ
served in the matter of the nomina-
tion of candidates for the local Of
fees, but hereafter nominations
must be regularly made and proper
Ilv certified. Official and sample
ballots must be printed and dis
tributed prior to the day OF election
as required by the Baker ballot law
After careful study of the Act we
submit the following for the infor
nation of the public:
I. Nominations can be made fol
the several Offices at q primary
meeting of electors under the rules
of political party entitled te
certify nominations under the Act.
or by nomination papers as pro
vided by the Act,
II. Such primary meetings
should have a president, and at least
one secretary, who are to certify al
nominations and be sworn or affirm
ed thereto, and o certificate Of the
oath or affirmation is to be attached
TO the certificate of nomination.
i III. Certificates of nominations
of candidates for township ant
borough offices, election officers ant
school directors are to be filed will
the auditors of the respective town
ship or borough at least ten days
and nomination papers ut least sev
en- days before the day of election.
| w. Certificates OF nomination
and nomination papers, being flee
as above stated and being in con
formity with the said Act, will b'
deemed valid unless objections ar
made to them In writing within
three days of the last day for filint
such certificates. Formal oRec
tions are to be filed with the auditor
and decided by them. Other oh
iections arc to ba filed In the Cour
of Common Pleas Of the respective
county and thereby heard and de
oided.
I V. In undivided townships ant
: boroughs one primary meeting ant
one certificate is all that will be re
quired of each political party, Ru
where township is divided int
two or more election districts, NOR
will be required. Take for illustra
ton Davidson township, which !
divided into two election districts. 4
primary meeting must be held b.
each party In each election distric
for the nomination Of election OF
feers and a registry assessor o
such election district, and both dis
tricts must jointly nominate, b,
conference or otherwise, and certif.
candidates for the township officel
to be voted for at large in the town
ship. Three primaries and three
certificates in that township will
therefore be required by each politi
cal party in order to be represented
ON the official ballot.
| vi. The auditors of each town
ship and borough are to cause al
the ballots to be used therein TO he
printed and distributed, and to
certify the expense thereof to the
County Commissioners for payment
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