The Morris County chronicle., 1905-08-29
PRIMARY
ELECTIONS
The Object, Time When Held,
Names Local Candidates
and Selects Delegates.
EVERY VOTER SHOULD ATTEND

two, viz ~ To elect delegates to
party conventions to nominate candi-
dates to be voted for by the voters of
more than one ward or township and
{29ito elect party candidates directly
and without any convention, where
the candidates will be voted for by the
voters of not more than one ward or
township.
Time of Primary Election Primary
elections are held on the second Tues
day of September in each year, from
to 9 o'clock p. m
Place of Holding Primary Election
The primary election in particular
election district shall be held at the
place where the voters Of that district
are to be registered.
Nomination of Candidates at Prim-
ary Election Where candidate for
public office is voted for by the voters
Of a single ward or township only, any
ten or more voters of any political
party may file with the municipal or
township clerk a petition, addressed
to such clerk, endorsing any member
of their political party for nomination
by their party at the primary election !;
the petition SO filed shall request that
the name Of the person SO endorsed be
printed on the official ballot Of the
party to which the petitioners belong !;
the endorsed person who shall receive
the largest number Of votes at the
primary election shall be the party
candidate at the general election.
Each candidate must also file a writ
ten acceptance.
Nomination Of Delegates at Primary
Where candidate for pub
lie office is to be voted for by the yot-
ers of more than one ward or town
ship, any ten or more voters Of any
political party may file with the mu-
nicipal or township clerk a petition
addressed to such clerk endorsing any
member of their political party as a
candidate for the position Of delegate
to political convention of said party ;
the petition so filed shall request that
the name Of the person so endorsed be
printed on the official ballot Of the
party to which the petitioners belong ;
the endorsed person who shall receive
the largest number OF votes at the
primary election shall be delegate
to the ensuing political convention OF
his party Each nominee for position
of delegate must also file written ac-
ceptance.
Number Of Delegates Each politi-
cal party in each election district is
entitled to elect the following number
of delegates to political conventions
To State conventions one delegate for
every 200 votes cast by such party fol
Governor at the last preceding guber-
Material election and one delegate fol
each fraction thereof over 100; to all
other conventions, one delegate fol-
each 100 votes cast by such party fol-
Governor at the last preceding guber-
material election and one delegate foI
each fraction thereof over forty.
Notice of Primary Election-At
least ten days before the primary cleo
tion, the poll clerks shall give notice
of the time and place thereof by five
or more advertisements posted at con
spicuous places in the election district
Official Ballots The ballots fol
primary election shall be prepared fol
each political party by the municipal
or township clerk from the petitions
filed with him; the names on the bal
lots are to be arranged alphabetically
or in groups, as provided for by the
law. No other ballots can be used,
except when the official ballots are
not delivered in time for the primary
election, or when they are DESTROYED
or stolen. Said ballots shall be printed
on plain white paper, uniform in size
and quality and type, Of such thick
ness that the printing cannot be dis
tinguished from the back of the paper,
and without any distinguishing mark,
figure or device thereon. On the
back thereof shall be printed the
words" Official ballot Of the ~ party
for primary election, 19O5,v together
with the name of the election district
for which the ballot is provided, all
which shall be followed by a fac-simile
of the signature of the municipal OF
township clerk. The number of bal
lots to be provided for each party in
each election district shall be double
the number of votes cast by each
party at the last preceding election
for members of the General Assem- bly,
where an election district has beer
divided, or its boundries changed
or new district created, the mum
Der shall be as nearly as possible
double the number of votes cast at
the last preceding election for mem
bers Of the General Assembly by eacE
party within such divided, changed OF
new district. No official envelopes
are required. Errors in official bal
lots may be corrected by order Of Q
Justice Of the Supreme Court.
How Conducted Primary elections
shall be conducted by the boards oi
registry and election, substantially as