Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
THE VOTING LIST.

THE VOTING LIST.
The opening of campaigns in connec-
ton with different political offices serves
to remind people of various measures
that the party organizations and individ-
ual voters must take this spring in order
to comply with the law. The last Leg
islature enacted a measure providing
that the chairman and secretary of the
executive or general committee of every
organized political party in this state
and in the congressional districts shall
before the first dav of April the names
of the members OF such committee, the
thereof. The chairman and secretary of
the county organization of parties are
required to fiji, similar certificates OF
the membership OF their committees with
the county clerk, and the chairman and
secretary of party organizations in each
town must file similar certificates with
the city or town clerk. 1t is also pro-
Vidod that the chairman and secretary
of any convention or caucus shall file
within ten days after such convention
or caucus with such secretary or clerk
a certificate Of any changes made in or
new election of sub committees
Within ten days after any caucuses
held in connection with the coming city
elections and town meetings, therefore.
it will be necessary for the chairman
and secretary of such gatherings to file
with the city clerk or town clerk certif-
Gates of amy change in or new elections
to such committees
Another provision Of the act passed by
the Legislature in 1904 deals with the
provision OF check lists. In the first
place voters must pay their taxes. In
the second place when they file their in
dividual Inventories with the assessors
they must sign a certificate which is to
be furnished by the secretary of State
provision manifestly does not apply to
a city election since the inventories are
not filed until after such elections take
place.
According to this provision of the law
every person qualified to vote in free
mems meeting who desires to vote at
any caucus mentioned in section OF
this act shall insert in such blank the
lame of the party with which he intends
to act and vote at said meeting, sign and
deliver the same to the lister to whom
he delivers his inventory, at the time
he delivers his inventory. and if he is
not required, for any reason, to make
an inventory, he shall deliver said
before the goth day of May A person
who fails to return a certificate shall not
he eligible to vote in any caucus men
toned in section 3 Of this act. The lis
tiers shall dctach all certificates attached
| to inventories and on or before the end
day of May, return all certificates tc
the town or city clerk of their respective
towns or cities.
| Particular attention should be directed
to the fact that check lists can not be
demanded at caucus unless
| the same have been requested
| by legal petition. Tho section
of the law referring to this matter says
that in caucuses to elect delegates tc
conventions to nominate State and cOun.
ty officers. representatives in Congress
and to nominate town representatives
the voting shall be by ballot and check
list if a request therefor in writing, sign
ed by persons qualified to vote in free
| mans meetings equal in number to tiv,
per cent. OF the vote cast for governor
in that town or city at the last proceed
ing biennial election be filed in the towr
or city clerks office on or before tn,
18th day of May in each biennial year.