New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12

law Of last year. which Is the present law, 1900
voters could place in the field an independent
ticket. The requirement under the bill to be
considered this week is that double this num-
Der, or 5000 voters. will be necessary for the
nomination Of an independent candidate. The
bill reads:
Office be voted for by all the electors Of the state
can only be made by 5000 or more voters OF the
number at least fifty electors in each county Of the
STATE Ghe counties Of Fulton and Hamilton A., to be
tihcate provided for in this section. Independent
nominations of candidates for municipal offices to be
only be made il in city Of the first class, BY 1000
S G OF soR city such /" titles pt 'he ohe cities
By e hereof fu' M
candidates for a county office in county in which
there is a city of the first class can only be made
by 1000 electors OF such county; Independent noml-
nations Of candidates for public office other than
municipal Offices to be voted for in district less
than the whole State. but greater than a town or
or more of the district. except that 800 voters or
more of Assembly or School Commissioner dis;
Assembly or School Commissioner to be voted for in
% n bubble oee to be oed o only ' b the
electors OF town. or ward OF city, or village,
town Ward or Village except tRa; When such town,
yard or village constitutes an Assembly or school
required as above. to make euch nomination for
member Of Assembly or School Commissioner.
HEAVIER PAPER TO BIZ USED.
The complaints made after the last election
that the paper upon which ballots were printed
was so thin to allow an inspector to distinguish
In which circle the made are sought to
be remedied at the expense of the wood-pulp
manufacturers. by putting In this clause:
All ballots shall be printed in black ink on clean
white: all rag paper, 500 sheets OF which; % by
80 inches in size. shall weigh so pounds, and which
shall for that size and weight at least 20 points
Morrison tester.
The form of the official ballot Is to be slightly
changed. This is particularly true of the ballot
10 be use at Presidential elections The new
portions Of the bill referring the form of ballot
are those denoting the position Of the names
Of candidates for President and Vice-President,
and that relating to Independent nominations.
At elections at which Presidential electors are to he
voted FOR, the Of the candidates for PRESIDENT
and Vice President shall be placed on the ticket
The nominations. and above the heavy rule line pre-
ceding the names OF the Presidential electors. and
shil be printed in type known as great primer
Roman condensed capitals.
INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS.
Referring to the Independent nominations. the
same section Of the law reads
That IN the case OF nominations provided for in
section u Of this act, designated as 'lndependent
nomnatons the ballot shall be so arranged that at
mated in Section o as party n limitations. the
pendently nonina ted shall be printed in or more
columns. according to the space required having
above each Of the tickets the political or other name
selected to designate such Independent nominations.
and the circle and also the device or emblem TO
eral independent bodies making such nominations.
TIE INDEPENDENT tickets occupying the same column
shall be separated from each other by solid black
line one-egnih " inch wide. At the top OF the
column and above the first emblem In each OF such
columns for independent nominations, shall be
printed in type known great primer Roman con-
densed capitals The words independent nomina-
lions.
Anoth n defect which experience showed to
exist in tho Rallot law Of last year was lack of
uniformity in the returning OF the count by dis
tricts This is 10 be remedied By the use OF an
Official tally sheet. sample Of which is included
within tha bill. The tally-sheet Is 10 be printed
as nearly possible In the following FORM