Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-15
PRIMARY LAW
is EXPLAINED.
Both Political Parties 'HOId Their
Primaries At Same Time
And Place.
ON REGISTRATION DAY.

UN REGlSlRAlION DAY.
Ten CitizeEs RequGs sting That a Certain
Man Sd a Delegate cap Notify City
Clerk And Ballot win That Persons
Name.wiII Be Printed Person Named
Must Qualify.
Little is known in this city of the
new primary law which was passed
by the last legislature. In fact it
makes such a radical change from the
custom heretofore in vogue that voters
all over the State are clamoring for
an explanation of it. The Republic
ans and Democrats of Perth Amboy
will now hold their primaries at the
same time and place and a voter, in
order to have voice at the primary,
must tell to which party he belongs
and cast his ballot in the box heldsby
that party. In order to fully explain
how the law works, Ohancery Clerk,
Edward O. Stokes has given the fol-
lowing description:
50 A candidate, in order to have his
name placed upon an official ballot, "
explained Mr.. Stokes, receives the
support of ten voters of his district,
and has them sign the petition re-
questing the city clerk to put his
name upon the ticket. The candidate
thereupon indorses his acceptance
upon his petition and the same is then
filed with the city clerk. The petit
tioners in this case must be confined
on the person named Gin the petition
as candidate for delegate. From
these petitions the city city clerk
makes up an official ballot, arranging
the names of the candidates in alpha
betical order. under the title of the
various conventions in which they
desire to vote as delegates.
"The delegates have the right, if
they desire, to have printed opposite
their names the name of the person
for whom they propose to vote in con-
vention. In this way the voter at the
primary is enabled to cast his vote
directly for his party candidate for
state senator, congressman or COVER
nor, as the, case may be. Where sew
eral delegates indicate the same choice
as to candidates before convention,
these delegates, under the act, are
grouped together in an official primary
ballot
son pri mary day, which, to save ex-
pense, is made the first registry day
in cities arbitrarily fixed in law as
the second Tuesday in September, the
voter goes to the polling place to reg
lister and having registered, asks the
board of registry and election for an
official ballot of the party in whose
primary he wishes to vote then retires
to booth, as OH election day, marks
off all the names on the official ballot
except those for whom he desires to
vote and, casts his ballot in a Repub-
lican or Democratic party ballot box
as the case may be under the direction
of the Republican member of the
board of registry if he votes in a Re-
publicanI primary, and under the direc-
tion of the Democratic members of
the boar d of registry if he votes in a
Democratic primary.
"For the city convention, each party
is to be entitled to one delegate for
each 100 votes cast by the political
party for its candidate for governor
at the last gubernatorial election, and
one delegate for each fraction thereof
over forty. But each election district
is to have at least one delegate to
each convention of each political
party"
On or before July 1, City CLERK
Riellsy must notify the chairmen OF
the two county committees of the
nulm lmber of delegates to be elected by
each party in each election district.
The city is to provide the ballots and
boxes. No envelopes are to be used.
The boxes are to be like the ones used
at the general elections.
One feature of the new law is the
nam,ing of candidates for councilmen
constables or justice of the peace by
direct vote, instead of electing dele
| gates toOname these candidates. Un