The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-02


THE Newark Republicans have held sew
eral conferences, at which they discussed
proposed changes IN the Ballot Reform
law The plan that they favor is as fol-
lows:
"The proposed law grants to the non
partisan county boards of registry control
of the elections, and provides for a "blan-
ket ballot, on which the names OF all the
candidates will be printed In party groups
under a party name. Directly under the
party name it is proposed to print a cir
Gle, in which the voter desiring to vote a
party ticket shall place cross. Circles
would also be placed opposite the name OF
each candidate, and person desiring to
vote a split ticket would indicate the can
didates he voted for by placing cross OPP
posite their names 1t is proposed to vest
the election powers now enjoyed by the
CITY and county clerks in the boards of
registry, the four members of which are
to be appointed by the Governor on the
recommendation of the chairmen OF the
county committees, through the chairmen
of the State committees of the two parties
having the largest number of voters.
1T is also proposed that these boards
shall have charge of the printing and dis
tribution of tickets of designating polling
places (which are not to be within lO0 feet
of saloon;) have power to appoint cleo
ton officers, poll clerks and challengers,
when recommended by the chairmen of
the county committees, and after persons
seeking those offices shall have made
written application, they shall appear be-
fore the Board of Examination as to their
qualifications and fitness. The boards of
registry may remove any election officer
for cause; shall receive the ballot box and
returns on the night of election; make
the official canvass within twenty-four
hours after the election shall make re-
count when demanded, by defeated can
didate who has deposited in the hands of
the Board a guarantee fund OF $25O to
cover the cost of recount in ward
$500 in a city; or $3.50 in a county the
balance, if any, to be returned to the de-
feated candidate, if defeated on the re-
count, and the whole to be returned in
case it is shown that he was elected.
1T is further provided that any ques-
ton as to the validity of ballot shall be
certified to the presiding Justice of the
Supreme Court for the judicial district
who must render his decision within ten
days of the date of certifcation. Appll-
cation for recount must be made within
i've days aIt6f election.
Registration is to be in person or upon
affidavit of qualified voter of the dis
trict, showing that the person he registers
is either sick or absent from home. 1t is
provided that the last day of registration
shall be at least thirty days before cleo
ton. and that the house to house canvass
now made before election, shall be made
after the last day of registration, for the
r,nrpoea Of confirming the lists
"Copies of the list are to be posted
throughout the district on the day follow
ing the last day of registration and filed
with county boards OF registry for exam
iDation. No names are to be added to the
lists by the courts.
sOtner provisions are that no person,
unless he desires to register, shall loiter
within one hundred feet of the registry
boards on days OF registration that the
Republican members of the county boards
of registry and the Democratic members,
unknown to each other. shall appoint a
Waterman for each election district who
shall receive bis credentials on election
day and present himself at his designated
polling place when the polls close; he
shall be provided with a tally sheet, on
which he shall record the votes as count
ed and shall return the tally sheet to the
county board OF registry Immediately AFTER
the completion of the count; that the
election officers shall return the ballot
boxes to the officers of the county board
Immediately after the count. and that they
shall be guarded by police officers or dep
uty sheriffs until the box is deposited
with that board that pastors shall not be
used that the official ballots shall not be
distributed outside of polling places; that
all ballots shall be printed in book form,
with stubs attached, and the name and
address of voters receiving ballot shall
be placed on the stub from which the
ballot is detached. The voter is not to
have more than one ballot at time, but
may have second ballot if he spoils the
first and returns 1t to the election board
no voter shall be permitted to leave q
polling place with an official ballot in his
possession"