The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-09
NEW LAWS FOR ELECTION.

tIcCtlOn laws oil tne state by lnt last
Legislature and the departments of the
attorney general and secretary of State
are preparing to issue a book giving the
laws complete as they now are on the
statute books A summary of the new
laws and amendments adopted last
winter Is rs follows:
Chapter /, approved January 90,
provides that when writs OF election
are issued by the Senate or Assembly
for the purpose of filling vacancies in
the Legislature the political parties of
the county in which the vacancy occurs
may nominate candidates in such man
ner as provided by the county commit
tee of the respective political parties.
Chapter q, approved January IS.
Provided for elections to fill vacancies
IN the Legislature. Advertising the
writ of election In at least four news
papers IN the county affected constltu
ties sufficient notice of election. The
nominations must be duly certified to
county clerk The boards of registra-
ton are to sit regularly the Friday pre-
ceeding the election, from to 8 p. m.
Official ballots are to be used, due
certificates OF election issued and the
total compensation of the members Of
the election boards is fixed at $Io each.
Chapter 3, approved February IS.
Act abolishlng spring elections in town
ships and boroughs and combining
them with the general election in
November Affects all officers except
members of the school boards or school
trustees Under the provisions of this
law the terms OF office of all officers
except justices of the peace hereafter
elected in any township or borough
shall commence at noon on January
succeeding their election, and continue
for the respective terms already fxe1
by law. This law will make it neces.
sary To nominate and elect November
7 all the officers in the townships and
boroughs that would have been elected
last spring under the old law
Chapter III, approved April g.
Amends section of the general elect
ION law, revision of 8o8, provides that
political parties may adopt resolutions
declaring for the election of members
OF county, city or other municipal com.
mlttees at the regular primary election,
which will be held this year September
s. After adopting the resolution the
party must file copy, signed by the
chairman and secretary, with the clerk
OF the municipality affected and it
shall he lawful thereafter To elect the
committee at the primary election in
the manner provided for the selection
OF party candidates to be voted for in a
single ward or township.
Chapter lI8, approved April g,
Provides 4 penalty in cases where ell
eeHon officers are guilty of neglect OF
duty. Any public officer OF electin Of
hccr upon whom duty is imposed by
the election laws of the State, who re-
fuses OF wlliully neglects or wlfully
fails To perform such duty, or who will
fully performs it contrary to law, shall
for each oitensc, il no other penalty is
imposed by the general election act,
be punished by $500 fine or imprison
ment for three years or both
This act makes further penalty OF
$500 fine or Imprisonment for three
years, or both, for each otfenSe in illegal
registering, or voting, or hindering a
legal voter from voting, or aiding or
abettlng IN any OF these otfenses. The
same penalty is applied for tampering
with OF injuring any ballot box or voting
machine. This law was the result of
the trouble At New Brunswick election
day last November, when the election
board in one district refused to permit
large number of Rutgers students to
vote