Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-07-30
THE NEW PRIMARY LAW



from the election officers. After this ballot
is prepared, the voter will fold it so as to
leave exposed the municipal clerks endor-
sement on the back thereof, and, coming
out Of the booth, will proceed directly to
the ballot box Of his party, and there de-
liver it, folded as aforesaid, to the proper
election officer, who will in the presence of
the voter deposit the came in the ballot
box II the voter should be challenged, he
can ask to be sworn, and If he swears that
he is a member OF the Republican party,
that at the last election for members Of the
General Assembly he voted for majority
OF the candidates of the Republican party
whose names were printed upon the Repub-
lican ticket, and that be intends TO support
the Republican candidates at the ensuing
election, he will be allowed TO vote. Exact
ly the same procedure must be followed by
Democrats and members of other parties.
Challengers at Primary Elections The
chairman Of the Democratic and Republic
can County Committees may appoint in
writing two agents or challengers for their
parties in each election district in the coun-
ty. These appointments are to be fled
with she election boards, and these two
challengers have the right to be present
inside the rallied enclosure while the bal
lots are being cast and counted, and hear
and see the ballots counted. Every person
whose name shall be printed upon the
official primary ballots has also the same
rights as the official challengers. voter
may be challenged upon the ground that
he is not legal voter at all, or that be
does not belong to the party in whose box
he proposes TO vote, or for any other reason
that would render him disqualified from
voting at a regular election.
The general election will take place this
year on Tuesday, November 5. The polls
will be open from a. M. to p. M, with
recess from ] to 2 p. m. The election is
conducted as heretofore. In cases where
ballots are used, the voter receives as he en-
tiers the polling place, one OF the printed
ballots of each of the parties who have NOM
mated candidates, and an official envelope.
and retires to booth where he selects one
of the ballots alters it ii he cares to do so
with black pencil, or substitutes for il an
official ballot which be has obtained outside
the polls. He then folds his ballot aud in-
closes it in the official envelope He must
not seal the envelope, however The voter
then comes out of the booth and goes to the
ballot box, where be gives his name and
address, and offers his vote to the election
officer, who will in his presence, unless the
vote is challenged, deposit it in the ballot
box. In districts where machines are used,
the voter upon entering the polling place
gives his name and address to the election
board, and if he is found to be entitled to
vote, enters the curtain enclosure about the
machine, adjusts the levers to suit his wish
es pulls the voting lever and retires.
APPOINTMENT of Challeuyers on Election
Day The chairman of the respective conn
ty committees may appoint two agents or
challengers of their parties for each election
district in the county.
The appointments must be filed with the
County Board of Elections at least five
days before election The County Board
of Elections issue to the appointees permits,
which permits are filed by the appointees
With the election boards The agents or
challeDgers are entitled to be present with
in the rallied inclesure while the votes cast
at the election are beng counted and to
hear and see them being counted
How Appropriations May be Proposed in
Places Where the Peope Vote Upon Appro-
priations.-In such places as townships,
where the people vote directly for appro-
priations. such appropriation or appropria-
tions must be placed upon the official pri-
mary tickets by filing a petition with she
municipal clerk signed and verified in the
same way as in the case of nominations for
officers in the places where the appropria-
tions are to be voted for