The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-22
ELECTION
CALENDAR
Provisions Of the Primary and
Election Laws that Should
be Kept in Mind.
The VOTERS RESPONSIBILITY

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Following is a calendar Of election
matters that affect the ordinary voter
The specific duties Of election boards,
clerks, etc, are omitted as they are set
forth in the book of instructions:
a ugust 18th, 1905 On or before this
date the county board Of elections
shall appoint the boards Of registry
and election for the respective election
districts Of the county.
August both, 1905 On or before this
date the county board Of elections shall
publish notices Of the meetings OF the
boards Of registry and election, and Of
the primary election.
September lst, 1905 The terms of
Office of the members of the district
board Of registry and election shall be-
gin September Ist of each year, and
expire on August 3lst of the following
year. or when their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified.
September I'd, 1905 On or before
this date all petitions endorsing per-
sons as candidates for public office, or
as delegates to political conventions,
shall be filed with the municipal or
township clerk
September 4th, 1905 On or before
this date the boards of registry and
election, should have obtained cam
wassing- books, registry &c,
from the county clerk for use on Sep
tember 5th. On or before this date
the county board of elections may
meet to fill vacancies in such boards
of registry and election.
September 5th, 1905 On this date
the boards of registry and election,
have their first meeting, and shall
then proceed to make house-to-house
canvass, completing it on or before
Friday, September Sth.
September 18th, 1905 On this date
the county board OF elections may
meet to fill any vancancies that may
exist in any of the boards of registry
and election.
- September 18th, 1905 On this day
each board Of registry and election
shall hold its second meeting, Between
and 8 clock p. M, for transcribing
and making up from its canyassing
books two lists Of all persons entitled
to vote in its election district, who
shall personally appear before the
board for that purpose, or be shown
to its satisfaction. by the affidavit in
writing Of some voter in the election
district, to be a legal voter therein,
which lists shall contain the names of
the voters in alphabetical order, to-
gether with the residences and street
numbers, if any. On the same day,
between j and O'Clock p. m, the
primary election shall be held nevery
election district in the State. AT the
close Of the election the board of reg
istry and election shall canvass the
votes and make statements thereof.
September 18th, 1905 Each of the
clerks OF the election shall, ON this
date, post. in hand-bill form, in some
conspicuous place, a copy of the regis
ter made up the day before. AS each
clerk is required to pest copy, it fol-
lows that two copies must be posted.
October 7th to Both. 1905 Within
these dates the township and munich
pal clerk shall post notices in at least
five of the most public places in each
: township and municipality of the
time, place and purpose of the election
and the Office OF officers to be filed
thereat.
October 23d, 1905 The county board
of elections may meet on this day TO
fill any vancancies that may exist in
any of the boards of registry and cleo
tion in cities having over 30, 600 inhab-
itants. On or before this date all GER
tificates and petitions naming candi-
dates to be voted for by all the voters
of a single county, or more than sim
gle political division thereof, or where
the candidates are to be voted for
upon the county ticket, shall be filed
with the county clerk.
October slst, 1905 On this date
boards Of registry and election, have
their final meeting from to 8 O'Clock
p. M, for the revision and correction
of registers.
November 1st, 1905-On this date
the judges Of the boards of registry
and election shall deliver TO the coun-
ty board Of election all afiidayits made
before them. on the registering Of
voters.
November I'd, 1905 On or before
this date a copy of the completed
register made on October 31st, 1905,
in each district outside of cities hay-
ing over 80, 900 inhabitants, duly certi-
fed, shall be filed with the clerk Of