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

Provision is also made for the publication of
the places designated as registration and polling
places:
The officers authorized to designate the regstra-
tioh ana polling places in any city shall cause to be
OF such places so designated and the boundaries of
ns paee ds in which such and
made in the newspapers selected upon each day
ay Sr6 TIC and the day of election and the
papers 60 selected shall be one which advocates the
number Of votes in the State at the last PRECEDING
eeetion ior state officers. and the other newspaper
cples of the political party polling the next highest
number of votes for State officers said election.
one OF the most radical changes made in the Bal
lot Reform bill is found in that section relating to
'he appointment and qualifications of election
oilcers The greater part of this section is trans
Ierred from the OConnor Inspection act Of 1894
An important change Is that the appointment Of
eiecuon inspectors and other election officers Is TO
De MADE on or before October In each year
rather than or before the first Tuesdav ~
September, as heretofore required.
A significant change of phraseology from tho
inspection act Is noticeable, as is the change in
tne GATE OF ming of the list of election inspect
ors to be appointed. This was formerly allowed
up 10 August TO- but ii is now made not later
man August l. The section relating to the APP
polntment OF election inspectors now reads:
TO insure the bips rtisan character of such board
or body of election officers required by the Election
law, each political party entitled to representation
IN such board or body shall have the right not
Iater than the LIST day OF August in each year TO
prepare and file with the board or officer empowered
&c, 70 make the appointment. herein provided
Isl OF persons. members of such party duly ouali-
ned TO serve as election officers In the cities of
New-fork and Brooklyn such list shall be ati-
tive Committee Of the General city or County Com
mittee OF the party in other cities. by the chair
man ana secretary of the General. City or County
committee OF such party, If there be such a com
mittee o. If no then by the corresponding officers
10y Whatever name known OF any committee per-
forming the usual functions OF city or county
committee provided. however that If in any city
more tha' one such list be submitted in the name
or on behalf of the same political party only that
is1 snaIi ne accepted which is authenticated by the
proper olcer or officers Of the faction section of
such party, which was recognized regular by the
where no such convention has been held within the
year, by the proper officer OF the faction or section
list, is recognized regular by the State Commit
suant to the direction of the last preceding State
convention of such party.
CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF BOOTHS
1t is assumed that the experience of the last
year has shown that it is not necessary TO have
one booth for every fifty voters at a polling
place. This is changed to one booth for every
seventy-fve registered electors in the district.
The meetings for registration in cities and
In Villages having more than 5000 inhabitants
are to be held on the fourth Friday. fourth
Saturday and the third Friday and third Satu--
day before each general election. The general
election is held the first Tuesday after the
first Monday IN November AT the election Of
next fall this will come on November g. bring
ing the days of registration for New-York
October 9. 10. 16 and H.
The new bill is explicit to tho forms for
registration. That portion OF ii which is APP
plicable TO New-York City and Brooklyn is as
follows:
In cities OF the first els the register shall be
arranged in fifteen column. In the first column OF
such register there shall be entered at the time OF
the completion of the registration the last day
for registration a number opposite the name of each
person so enrolled. beginning with 80 and con-
tinung in numerical order. On each day OF regis