The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-25

If YOUR name has been omitted by ac-
cident or inadvertency from the registry
lists, you may have an opportunity 10
have it placed upon them on SATURDAY
November 2. the Saturday preceding
Election Day, or on Election Day ITSELF
The phrase is used advisedly, you may
have a chance for the Non-Partlsan
County Election Board has managed to
oreanize a dispute over the meaning of
the law, and being non-partisan the
Board is incapable of coming to any
conclusion upon any disputed question.
This is what the law says upon the
question:
Thai it shall be the duty of the several
County Boards of Elections 70 SIT I s se
urday next preceding, and also on tne
day of election. from eight O'Clock IN
the fornoon TIL hve 9'eiocS IN md dhg in af case
the name of any legal voter IN any eiec-
ton precinct or district has been I'M
properly or inadvertently left OH Int
registry list, he may. on said days, sp.
ply to the County Board of Elections TOT
the purpose of having his name piacea
Board of Elections, upon application 70
them for that purpose, and upon proper
evidence satisfying them that sacn per,
son is a legal voter entitled to vote al
any such election, may give their GER
tifcate to that effect, that sucn voter
nay present Rtsis sqeh ana eerT Rleetion l Of the
district or precinct in which he IS en-
titled to vote, and said Board shall re
ceive and file said certificate and add his
name to the registry list, and he shall
thereIipon be allowed to vote at Sald
election, and no name shall be added to
istry day preceding the election, except
in the manner provided for in this Sec
ton.
Perhaps you may think this is clear
enough, but it is not clear enough for a
Non-Partisan BoarH. The members
want to know what is meant by i'm
properly or inadvertently" They admit
that if a legal voter goes to his polling
place to register, and then the poll
clerks leave him out in copying the lists
or the like, he should be restored by the
County Board. But if he mistakes the
days of registry, or if the need of regis
tering has escaped his mind, or if he
was sick on the registry days, or in some
other way missed attending to the mat
ter, then the County Board doubts if he
within the definition ofshaving been
improperly or inadvertently omitted.
The Hudson County Board asked At
-torney-General Stockton's opinion on the
subject, and he replied as follows:
That part of the law which you cite
expressly provides that in case the name
Of any legal voter in any election. pre-
cinct or district has been improperly or
Inadvertently left off the registry list, he
may apply to the County Board of Elec-
placed upon the. registry list, and the
cation to them for that purpose, and
upon proper evidence satisfying them
that such person is q legal voter entitled
the certificate to hat effect.
These words are so plain that it is i'm
possible for me to un nc what
struction. The object of the section
seems to be to abolish the jurisdiction
matter, and substitute the county
Board of Elections in it's place. The
authority is. expressly given to the
improperly or inadvertently left off the
registry list to be added thereto.
This also seems plain enough, but the
Board is not quite satisfied with it.
Presumably IL Inere IS q rush OIL Demo-
cratic voters to get on the list, the two
Republican members of the "Non-Par.i-
SAN Board will prevent affirmative ac-
ton. If the balance is the other way,
very likely the Democratic members
will block all action.
In other words, a +NonIPartfsan"
Board is a humbug and a nuisance. in
capable of doing any definite good
thing.
The Hon. Foster NJ. voorhees,, Elizabeth.
Dear senator-where is that ex-
plantation of the appropriation biz.
You know you told the world it
was the sweetest thing in the way
CT economy tina was ever concocted.
1t looks to everyone else as if it was
about $3.50, 600 more e-xtravagant than the
old Democratic expenditures. Are you
holding Jack that explanation until after
election?
Your admiring enemy,
A DEMOCRATIC EDITOR.
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