The Morris County chronicle., 1905-08-29

members OF each political party shall
conduct the primary elections Of their
respective parties, have sole charge of
the ballot-boxes of their respective
parties, receive and deposit the bal
lots deposited by the voters Of their
respective parties, and have the right
to challenge voters offering to vote
their respective party tickets. All Of
the members of the board shall con-
duct the primary election Of every
other political party.
Who May Vote Only registered
voters can vote at primary election.
And only such persons as are entitled
to vote at the special, general and
local elections in this State.
How to Vote Each voter on enter
ing the room where the primary cleo
tion is being conducted, shall request
of the board Of registry and election
the party ticket he desires to vote,
and thereupon he shall receive one
official ballot of that party and no
other; he shall then retire to the
booth, prepare his ballot by erasing
the names of the persons for whom he
does not intend to vote and then de
posit his ballot in the ballot-box Of
his party Before depositing the bal
lot he must 50 fold it as to expose the
endorsement on the back thereof. In
case the voter should render his ballot
unfit for use he may secure others,
one at a time, but not more than three
ballots altogether.
Assistance to Voters-If a voter
makes oath or affirmation that he is
unable to read and write, and shall re-
quest the assistance of the board of
registry and election in preparing his
ballot, the board shall designate one
Of their number to retire with the
voter to the booth and assist him in
preparing his ballot.
Registration of Voters The board
of registry and election shall indicate
in the registry the name Of the
political party with which each voter
Identities himself by writing opposite
to such voters name a proper initial
letter, as D" for Democrat party i;
"R" for Republican party; "P" for
Prohibition party, etc. No person
may vote unless registered.
Canvassing Ballots and Making
Statements Thereof The board Of
registry and election shall canvass the
ballots cast for each party at primary
election, deliver to the municipal or
township clerk a statement of the re-
suits thereof, and also deliver copy
Of such statement to each Of the sue
cessful candidates scr the election.
Such copy shall eglono', eg 1.-THE person
holding it to be th9ns protezte OF his
party at the ensuiFiolated aNFelection
iities IF e e eonpsntoo pslssoas and tSe re
case may be. =
| Who Considered Duly>elected Dele
gates to Conventions The persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
for the position of delegate to any con-
vention shall be the duly-elected dele
gates to such convention, subject to
the right of the convention to be the
Judge of the qualifications of its own
members in the case of a contest.
| Persons receiving tie votes shall be
deemed duly elected, but shall have
fractional votes only. Delegates Gre
dentials shall consist of copies of the
statements Of the results Of the cleo
tion made by the boards of registry
and election or certified copies thereof
made by the municipal or township
clerk.
Who Considered Duly-elected Candi-
dates for Public Office Where, at a
primary election, candidates for pub
i lie office are elected, the person in each
political party receiving the highest
number of votes shall be his party s
candidate for such office, and his name
shall be printed on the official ballot
of his party. In case of tie votes, the
proper committee of the political
party shall select from the candidates
one to be the party candidate, and file
a statement Of such selection with
the municipal or township clerk. II
the proper committee fail so to do
the municipal, township or county
clerk shall make the selection