The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-14
AEW!'!EL!::EcTION LAW
FOR
TOWN AND COUNTY
In What Cases the Law is to
be Applied.
CHARTER PROVISIONS
NAY BE WAIVED FOR THIS LAW
By THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.
CHARTER PRovIsIous
II REpEAls ART OF AsHEyIlls CHARTER
mas stringent Provisions for Identifying Elec
'ors' and Makes no Change in the
Time Of Holding Munici.
pal Elections.

Ihe following is tbe nav m,n;cna,
esctlon law which applies 70 all towns
anu citles whose charters do not provide
1or holding elections, and even where
' ars charter provisions the board
VI aldermen or other governing body
may hoid the election under this law
II tney 81 desire. The law applies also
70 all county and township elections not
neiu TO choose political officers The
law makes nc change in the day ON
wnich elections are to be held. The law
~ specinc provisions, it will be noted,
ap 1.l's 10 the city of Asheville. The fol-
rowing gives the PROV SONS of the law.
uisested OF its legal tautoiogy:
An act TO provide for the manner of
eiections and the registration of voters
III cities and towns and for elections
upon local questions in counties and
townships.
oecnon l. Elections in all towns with
ont charter provisions for elections
snaH be held under this act provided
TINS act shall apply to Asheville and
snaiI repeal sections 4-12 irci,-
cnapter I6o, Private laws of :
section 2. Each ward of town or
city shall contain one polling place; if
there are no wards then polling places
shall be established by the governing
body Of the town.
Section 3. The governing body of a
city or town may in their discretion
order a new registration; if not then
the election shall he held unl,r tho old
registration as hereinafter provided.
Section 4. If the governing body orders
a new registration it shall give 80 days
notice in newspaper published in the
town or shall post the notice at three
pubic places in the town. 4
Section 5. The governing body of the
town, by whatever name called, shall
select one registratar, 80 days before the
town election, for each ward or precinct
and shall publish the names Sof all reg
istrars at the city hall at once when
they are selected and shall have notice
served on them by sheriff or constable
Section g. Registrars shall be furnished
with registration books which they shall
so revise that the books shall show an
accurate list of electors previously reg
istered in the wards or precincts and still
residing therein without requiring such
electors to register anew; for ten DAYS
Sundays excepted, before the election
registrars shall keep the books open
from sunrise to sunset to register new
voters or those whose names are not
on the revised lists. The books shall
close on Saturday before the election.
Section z. No elector shall vote in
any precinct other than that of which
he is a bona fide resident on the day
IF election and no perso, sojouIning in Il
ward for a temporary purpose shall be
deemed a bona fide resident
Section s. On Saturday before cleo
ton the election books shall be open for
challenge, OF the voting place; the reg.
istrar shall enter the word challenged
onnos;te the name of any elector chal-
lenged and on election day registrar
and judges shall determine whether the
challenged person is entit!el 70 vote, pro-
vided the above shall not prohibit any
elect,r from challenging name at a