New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
THE RAINES BILL SIGNED.
NEW-YORK WILL NOW VOTE UNDER THE
KET-BALLOT PLAN.
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH PITTS AN END
TO THE PERPi.EXING SYSTEM THAT HAS
BEEN IN USE IN THIS sTATE-DIREC-
TIoNS FOR vOTERs-OTiiER

TO THE PERPLEXING SYSTEM THAT HAS
BEEN IN Use IN THIS sTATE-DIREc-
TIoNs FOR VOTERS OTHER
NEW LAWS
IrRoMTHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUNEl
Albany. May Ex-Governor Morton to-day
signed the Raines Ballot bill. and thus the State
Of New-York takes another step forward on the
path Of ballot reform. Soon after he had signed
the act Governor Morton said to The Tribune
correspondent:
"Lieutenant-Governor SaXtOn, who Is rightly
considered an expert in ballot-roform matters,
said 10 me yesterday that h. considered this bill
one Of the best drawn, and that it contained
many valuable features which were not included
in the blanket-ballot laws Of other states. l
have signed it with great pleasure
The Saxton Ballot law which wrested
from David B. Hill, and which contained llilrs
abominabie invention of the ''paster ballot" thus
is superseded by a measure which VIII greatly
simplify the voting of the state and reduce the
cost Of elections. 1t is estimated that AT least
30 900 600 ballots printed under the SaXton
law every year. Every political party and fac
tion under that law had a separate ballot. Even
David h. Hi. II is said. convinced by last
fails election that the law then in force pro-
vided too many ballots for the Tammany mind
10 grasp readily. and that a simpler system
might well be established The new ballot VIII
contain party symbols for the guidance Of voters
and only 100000 tickets will be- printed. The
Raincs at says.
Every ballot intended for the Of electors
printed in accordance wlfn the provisions of this
act shal contain party d'Vc" Tor "hch pdtS
on c usN@ ~ 81 ,b. m @,,1'i nee, fhcr shn be-
provided at eacn poAng-pacc at each lection nut
On" form oi ba.o for al t" chnllhl,- luI puphc Of
lice. AMI every bi.ot sha. contain No nam's OF al
the cnad'e- whose nomination for any ONE, sprc
nci Ia the ballot nave been lu.t made ani not WIN
drawn IA ac.ori"nce herewith iose.h'r WIN ~" ~.
IN" respective party 81 pouch .r oin't a', ,El''ion
r'rtinrl in ''cN'ns i'r lr'' irniitl r''ly' 'i'
Pfc,.dcn' snta bc placed on me ilcN't mm.niAt1ay
following t.s name 81 thc party ana preceding the
nan,' n,n,, - ,n ',i '" IN s,n.ra,. conform AS
nearly as pilrt.ethe to the pan hereinafter given.
pari... SHAH .e printed r parallel columns. beaded
by the c,os,n l.eir.e a1i ih' party name or other
isnat.ln n fncn Drl'f 's i"r seer t'y oi ,Htr
ma, dir.,f. lr. ,-lrnc'. however. being given To
O." p'rt whI p'.'i 'N' t't''t n'i'u.' mn ,' n, ,
i.r me- n%''1 % '' '' IT. m nn'nncr ~ si,rh c,i-
@ ,,A. '.,. .. h ., t1, ,i.n,b.r ~ Sci, of can.
i1i,,.' :" b.. ,'f,l f.r MI to rp.lug.p'tc. for
which m. ballot b. pros l,l nominated ~ different
.o.,,.. ~ r,,i.',tlon ,xc.pt AZ Otherwise pro-
yicl IN u.i. ..ct.G ln the clAmn on the right
hand a.l. - Zach hHi.1i rlAll h' prlhi'l ih" Nt'
n ail ih" ON ''. M'''n & U' ,,,.it.S a NAV
l'',hk t".' i'' ... l..r,,fh ,,n .'t.. ~ .n,h
., D." g., l t.. 20 D. .. .t,,.. b.. viI,h ,hc voter
,-,, .,.f. fn. ... of aly l.iif. or candidates
th,ree,~ who's. names ar" no' printed upon the ha,
lof ns cfrlli,fe. tor that o'l' l''
The ballot frfl h. 80 W hi'l A. 4" tNr '''n
'"lior f''H 'r''i'"., a.. ~ .''''' '' - "' " ~.
80 mar" tn IL ,t,"vn n "',,~ I,o..r hi,D ,hc dcv,r.
t', 80, 3D.. ,s,,l ~ th. marty AZ no head of ,h.
ticket or Nsi of c'nillAtrH ms ch.i,' n' "a paI,,S
irtfi, "Il d'Nf' p, W. t' -. or. - -. ,'.,
Nat" in'f on 'N''l' a. IN ~, ~ - -. =, ,,,',L
vii'i FOR IN ms section. anu pN 'f"S7 ~ ,"iN
in blank inclos'A -pn'r on ,nc ~ ~, az at'n
in' name OF '''n ,''h'.g''' ,i,. III, IN & ,., 80, ,Se
l1r onnlllntr ~ '''l' ~ H'."'. -, y, ,,t.s.,, D..
"a Nrrfnft'fl Nh'' ne I't' '.'e' ~ ~
llne. designated as the sun. tHsI 'N''ur me IN, IN
tire width of he ballot ana -h"ii n' w, W''7 "y
iNr PERI 'f,i"i .lN' 81, ih' 'vp '.'l'''. ''''
Ia ~ turh SUM ~nAi o. pI'",'I }. u''t.'' 49, 49,
lrti'r4 TO vote a Hifalfht N'A"' m'N' 'lv.
tNl marx WITHIN ne Circle au".' one "i ,i,' 49,
columns j. vote Tor an inniNlHn" r"h''pi'' i''H'
cross ,Ni mars ln ~" space before Dbl, NAM.
To vote iNf a person h,t "i! tn. N'n'. :, ~. w.
niin' III rH'h person Nh''T W. W. ~ W. IN ~,
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