The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-27
New York Political Calendar.

The extensive preparations which are
necessary in order that voters may vote In
this State are not generally understood
by the public. The percentage Of enfran-
chised citizens who enroll for the primaries
is not great. But few Of these can realize
how elaborate the preparations are. The
political calendar of events provided for
by State authority for this year contains
these dates, the first one falling in next
week:
July l. Lists Of candidates for election officers
fled In cities.
Aug. /. Notification OF ofiiccs to be nhed by
Secretary Of State and county ohhcers
Sept 1. Appointment of election ofhccrs
Sept I. Designation OF polling places.
Sept. IS. Annual primary day.
Sept. "a to Oct. 8. Filing of party nominations
with the Secretary OF State
Sept. ~ TO Oct. 0. Filing OF independent nom'nA-
tions With the Secretary OF State.
Sept. - 10 Oct. 0. Filing OF party nominations
with City or County Clerks or Police or Election
Commissioner.
sept. 20 to Oct II. Filing Of independent MONT,
nations with City or County Clerks or Police or
Election Commissioners.
Oct. g. o. 10, Is. 10. ~, Nov. and ). publication
of polling places and election district boundaries.
Oct. O. Last day for Ming declarations OF party
nominations with Secretary OF State.
Oct. Q. 10. 10 and II. Registration days In cihes
and VILLAGES of over 5000 Inhabitants ReE,stra-
ton from 7 o'clock A. n. TO 10 o'clock p. N. IN
cities OF tho hrst class: from O'Clock A. NJ 70 Q
O'Clock p. M. In others.
Oct 10 and II. Repatriation days In all other
election districts from O'Clock A. NJ to O'Clock
p. n.
Oct. "A. Last day for Ming declarations OF In
dependent nominations with Secretary Of state
Oct H. Last day for Ming declarations OF parry
nominations with City or County Clerks. Police or
Election Commissioners.
Oct 10. Last day for Ming destinations OF In
dependent nominations with Cty or county Sielhs'
Police or Election Commissioner
Oct 10. Last day for Ming nominations 70 NIL
vacancies caused by death or decEuat'on, with
any ofricer Objections 10 nominating certinca'es
must be made within thu days OF the linE thereof
Oct. 20. Certincation OF nominations Nv inc
Secretary OF State.
Oct. u TO Nov. 2. Inclusive. fuohca0o" OF
nominations
Oct. u. Last day for posting Of lists OF candi-
dates by Town Clerks or Aldermen.
When candidate dies after the ofical ballots are
nnnted. a new nomination can be made By fling
the proper certificate and pastors bearing the new
nomiDeo's name must be sfixcd 70 the oahots oy
the vAllot clerks before delivery TO the voters.
Nov. ). Election day. Pons open AT O'Clock
A. NJ; polls close At s o clock p NJ
In Years when a President ia to be elected
there is another primary, on the last Tues
day Of March. at which delegates to tho
conventions for the election OF delegates
to the national conventions are elected.
On election day toll rates cannot be col
lected from a voter on his way to or from
the polls. Liquor cannot be sold during
the hours the polls are open within quar-
ter Of mile OF polling place. The day is
a legal holiday, but the courts can sit, and
the issuance and service OF legal processes
are not prohibited. For banking purposes
the day is Sunday.
Avacancy occurring before Oct. is in any
elective office Ii filed at the next general
election, except vacancies in the Court of
Appeals the Supreme Court, County Courts
and Surrogates' Courts, in which the va
cancy to be filed must have existed for at
least three mont hs prior to the election
This year no constitutional amendments
will be submitted to the people, because
Of the referendum on the SOL 900 900 canal
debt proposition. The Constitution pro-
vides that no constitutional amendment
shall be voted on at the same election with
a question Of mourning debt.