Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-01
ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS.
Information Concerning the Election
Boards and other Points.


Boards and Other Points.
The following information has been sent
out by the state authorities in relation to
proceedings in the coming election -
September 3-Petitions endorsing per-
sons as candidates for the public Office
or as delegates to conventions shall be filed
with the city or township clerk. The poll
clerks must, on or before this date, also
give notice of the time and place of holding
the primary election by posting five adyer-
tisements in conspicous places.
September Son or before this date the
county clerk supplies the district boards
with the necessary election blanks for
registering votes. The scounty board Of
elections also meets this day to fill the
vacancies in the district boards.
September 6-The boards Of registry and
election have their first meetings and pro-
ceed to make house-to-house canvass,
completing it on or before September 9.
September 13-Boards of Registry and
election hold their second meeting from /
to o'clock to transcribe and make up
from their canvassing book two lists of all
voters registered.
The primary election is held this day
from to 8 p. m.
October 8 to 31-Within these dates the
township and municipal clerks shall post
notices in at least five public places of the
time, place and purpose of the election and
the offices to be then elected.
October 14-On or before this day all
certificates and petitions naming candidates
for Office shall be fled with the secretary of
state. These certificates are for state or
congressional district officers.
October 24-The county board of cleo
tions meets to fill vacancies in district
boards On or before this date certificates
and petitions naming candidates to be yot-
ed for for county Offices shall be filed with
the county clerk.
October 31-The county board Of election
meets on this day to fill any district board
vacancies
November THE boards of registry hold
their final meeting this day from / to- 9
o'clock for the revision and correction Of
registers. Orders for the official ballots
must be given on or before this date by the
county clerk.
A copy Of the completed registry made
by each district board shall be delivered on
this date to the chairman of the county
board of elections.
November 3-On this date copies Of the
completed registers must be filed by the
district boards with the county clerk. All
official ballots shall be finished and printed
by this date. Papers appointing challeng-
ers TO act at the election must be fled with
the county board. The county board also
sits on this day from a. m. to p. m. to
add voters or to erase them from the regis
try lists.
November 4-The county clerk delivers
the ballots and official envelopes to the mu-
nicipal or township clerks. The county
board of elections holds its final meetings
from 8 a. m. to p. m. for she registry or
erase of voters.
November 7-On this day the municipal
and township clerks deliver the ballots and
envelopes to the clerks of the election
boards. The booths are to be up in readi-
ness for the elecs4on, and the county board
of elections meets TO fill vacancies in the
district boards.
November s-Eleetion Day, polls being
opened from 6 a. m. to p. N.
November 9-The register used at the
election and the keys of ballot boxes are to
be filed with the county clerk.
November h The county board of
elections meets at noon to canvass the vote
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