The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-06-07
GUSTS ELECTION
BOARDS
On August First All the
Present Members Go Out
Of Office Through Pas
age Of the Bradley
Law.
OTHER CHANGES RESULTING
Powers Of the Governor Under
the New What the
Board Can supply
and Determine
OTHER CHANGES RE SUI TING

Special to sThe Jersey city News,
TRENTON, June I, 1905. Governor
Stokes yesterday signed the Bradley bill,
No. 1S5, which puts all county boards
of election IN the State out of existence
August /. On that date new boards will
come into power
The bill Is an amendment of various
sections Of the general election act, and
relates to almost all kinds of municipali-
ties. The part Of the bill reeonstituting
the county boards is an amendment Of
para graph IS Of the law Of 1898.
The last clause Of the amended para
graph states that 'sthe terms Of all mena-
bers of the county boards Of elections,
as now constituted. shall cease and de-
termine on the first day of August next. =
This will require that the State claairmen
Of the Republican aud Democratic par
ties shall name successors to the present
incumbents.
The new law states that the members
of the election boards are TO be com-
missioned. instead Of being appointed, Y
as heretofore.
The amendment to the law was sug-
gested by the fact that the old law re-
auired political test for membership.
This test. it was argued. WIS unconstitu
tional The requirement that no more
than two members. shall belong to the
same political part" is eIided.
In ease of delinquency on the part If
the chairmen in naming members, the
Governor. under the new law, shall
make such appointments Of his own Sc
lection from the citizens of the county
In the old law it was specified that he
had TO make them from the same politi-
cal party of which the delinquent chair
man is member Under the new law,
therefore, it is doubtful whether the Cow
ernor would have to make board non
partisan or bipartisan.
In an an9endment to section IA of the
old act the specific requirement is made
that the chairman and secretary of the
county board, who are to be chosen in
the same way as at present, shall not be
men nominated BY the same State chair
man.
The paragraph relating to the selection
of district election officers is also 50
changed that the nominations shall be
made by the county chairmen between
the 10th and 18th days of August, in
stead Of the 10Th and Goth, as previously
In case Of failure to file the nominations,
the county chairmen have until August
% to supply the deficiency. Formerly
they had until September 1.
If the names of candidates for district
election officers shall not have been pre-
sented by August % the county board
may supply the deficiency ''froni the citi-
zen%of the county The old law said
from the members of the political party
of which the delinquent chairman is a
member"
Under themew law the terms Of Office
Of election board members shall begin
September instead Of septenlber Il,
and shall expire August 81 instead Of
August 10.
Section %, which formerly related
to election districts outside cities Of less
than 10000 populatien, Is now limited to
cites Of less that 10000 population.
Where in former years election boards
met in. such places four weeks prior to
q. ct on day to organize and make q reg
istration of voters they are now required
to meet on the first Tuesday Of Septem-
ber.
Primaries are to be held On the second
Tuesday Of September III places with a
81 pulat:on under s0.oC0 instead Of the
Tut sday three weeks b fore election day.
Instead Of the primaries, hegikning at 10
o'clock ii the morning, they are q begin
at / o'clock ID the Afternoon. and. as III