The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-12
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Full Text of the New Law Gov
crning Them.
CHAPTER us.

VI iN'Nl approved April fourth, btlt tIlhN-
sand eight hundred and ninety eight
BE II Enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly OF the State et New Jersey:
/ In addition Ia tie elections for filling
public offices chat nov are or hereafter
may be held Under the ldWs of this state.
there shall also he held primary elections
for the selection Of delegates 10 CouNru-
lions of political PARTIES aud for the nom.
nation of candidates Tor certain public
offices. as hereinafter provided; all caudi.
dates of political parties tar the following
offices. to wit: presidential electors, COY
ernor, members of congress- members OF
the general assn 3IN. members of the
state senate, county clerk surrogate reg
lister of deeds sheriff county supervisor
coroner. mayor. and for all elective offices
in the state and IN the cities towns or
other municipalities In This state To be
voted for at the general election for
members of uss, nthly by the voters of
more than one W1rd or township, shall
be nominated ut conventions composed Of
delegates chosen at primary elections held
pursuant To this act, all candidates Of po-
litical parties for office to be voted for at
tie General election fer members of as
semhlN 10y the voters Of u single ward or
township shall he Nominated directly,
without the Intervention Of delegates or
conventions. AT primary elections held
pursuant tu this act
The general scheme aud purpose OF
this act shall be as follows. the said pri-
mary elections shall hereafter be conduct
cd at public expense. such primary cleo
lions for all political parties shall be held
at the same time aud place. the time
shall be the trst registry day. as herein
after hNcd, and the places shall be the
places of holding the said registry. in the
fall of each year; and said primary cleo
lions shalt he conducted by the boards of
registry and election In the manner here
matter provided from one O'clock until
nine O'Clock Il NJ aud substantially as
general elections FOR members OF assembly
are now conducted. with official ballots
hallut-huNcs registry lists aud polling
booths. thu first registry day In cities
having population exceeding thirty
Thousand shall he held ON the second
Tuesday of September in each year. and
Ia all election districts outside of cities
having population exceeding thirty
thousand. the said boards Of registry and
election shall sit fnr the purposes of this
act as primary election boards on the
second Tuesday i'll september the clerk
OF the city, town township borough or
uthcr municipality. rs the cHse may he
shall prepare the primary ballots Of all
political parties from petitions flied Ia
their respective Offices rs herein provided
not less than ten teNcept As hereinafter
provided voters of any political party
may file with The municipal clerk OF their
mEus1pHlitN. petition endorsing any
member of their political party as a can
dtddtc for the nomination Of said party
to public office where such nomination Is
to be made at the primary election on as
"A candidate Tor the position OF delegate
To "A political convention of said party
where the purity nomination is To b., made
by convention. and requesting that the
name of the person So endorsed he print
ed upon the official primary ballot Of
such political party the said municipal
clerks shall prepare official ballots for
each political party for the said primary
elections from the uames OF the persons
SO endorsed arranging them alphabet
icallN or In groups as hereinafter pruVid-
ed, the municipal clerk shall also print
upon the official ballot. opposite the name
of any person endorsed as "A candidate for
the position of delegate. the name Of the
person who Is tho choice Of such candi-
date for nomination at the ensuing CON
vention of his political party whenever
said clerk is requested SO to do by said
candidate except as hereinafter provided
the ballots 20 prepared for each political
party shall be the only ballots permitted
to be voted at the primary elections. at
such primary election the voters regis
tered or who thereupon register for the
ensuing general election shall be qualified
to Vute at such primary. each voter shall
request the party ticket he desires to
the board ct registry aud election an off
cial ballot OF said political party prepared
as aforesaid. and no other, the voter shall
then retire To the voting booth, and there
prepare his ballot 50 as to Indicate his
choice for the candidates of his party to
be there nominated. OF his choice for del
egates to the political convention of his
political party, as the ease may be- by
erasing all names thereon other than
those voted for and shall then deposit
said ballot In the ballot box of his party
unless challenged. and If challenged
make oath that he is momber of the
said political party that at the last cleo
ton for members of assembly at which
he voted, he voted for Il majority OF the
candidates whose names were printed
upon the party ticket of the said party,
and intends to support the candidates of
the said party at the ensuing election in
the case of any voter voting for the first
time In this state the portion of the said
oath or affirmation in reference to prevI-
Gus voting shall be dispensed with. any
voter who shall vote in the ballot box of
one political party at any primary cleo
tiOn held under this act shall not be al
lowed to vote in the ballot box Of any
other political party at the next there
after succeeding primary election, the
said board of registry and election shall
indicate in the registry book the name
of the political party whose primary
ticket each voter voting nj such primary
election voted by writing opposite the
name of each of such voters, In column
prepared for that purpose In such registry
book. the first letter of the name Of such
political party as for example. writing
the letter ~ FOR democratic party, the
letter RI FOR republican party, the letter
'P' for prohibition party, and I'm like
manner for other political parties; the
said board OF registry aud election. at the
Close Of the primary election, shall can
vass and count the said ballots Of each
political party, and shan prepare. sign
and deliver to the clerk Of the municipal
ity Ia which said primary election is held.
a statement of the results thereof as in
this act provided copy Of said state
ment shall u" delivered by said board Of
registry and election to the successful
candidates At said election. as determined
by this act. which statement shall entitle
the person holding the same to be the
candidate Of his party at the ensuing gen
eral election. or To attend the ensuing po-
litical convention OF his party as a dele
gate as the ease may be.
3 a political party within the meaning
of this act shall be political party which
at the election for members Of the general
assembly next preceding the holding OF
any primary election held pursuant to
this act pOllcd for members of the gen
eral assembly At least five per centum Of
the total vote cast in the territorial dis
triet or division In and for which the
nominations are made or delegates are
chosen: the word "c0nNentiou- within the
meaning Of this act shah BE- a "conven-
ton of delegates" or nominating body
Of q political party as defined in section
thirty eight Of the act to which this act
is further supplement
The official primary ballots TO be used
at all primary elections held pursuant 10
ant hal