Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-21

W oS ptOflotd III III dCt.
Each envelope shall have printed on
its face Sample Primary Ballot" and
a notice of return to the clerk II not
delivered in two days. All returned
envelopes shall be kept by the munich
pal clerk-for thirty days, open to pub
lie inspection, and sample ballots shall
not be voted.
Colored Ballots.
These sample ballots are to be print
ed OF paper different in color from the
official ballot, and the clerk Of the cleo
ton board must post them In the pol
ing place and five other public places.
Section 5 permits 1000 voters Of any
party to indorse by petition to the sec
rotary Of state a candidate for presi-
dent, whose name shall be printed
upon the official primary ballot of
their party. The petition must be YER
fled by oath. The names 80 Endorsed
shall go on the primary ticket under
the heading "Choice For President"
The first registry day, according to
section 6, In municipalities Of over
5000 shall be on the second Tuesday
Of September, and on that day the
election board shall place on the list
all persons who appear upon the poll
book as having voted in the district
at the last preceding election, also the
names of all persons who appear In
person and on the primary registry
list, but not on the general election
registry list, all voters presented by
affidavit, placing "R" opposite the
names which appear in the Republican
primary book and I'D" opposite those
on the Democratic book. Provision IS
also made for the furnishing by the
municipal clerk q list of the voters
whenever the poll book of the previous
year has been lost or destroyed. The
same provision as In the ease of the
primaries for delegates to the national
convention is made for mailing sample
copies Of the primary ballot to each
registered voter.
Meeting of Election Boards.
Section seven provides that the cleo
ton boards in municipalities of 5000
or less shall first meet on the first reg
istry day on the second Tuesday in
September and shall make up the reg
istry by a house to house canvass as
now provided by law and shall, on
tho nrimary day hereinafter fixed, use
as a registry list for the said primary
the registry list for the general cleo
ton which the said boards are now re-
quired by law to prepare, and each OF
said boards shall the said regis
try list to be made up and open to in
spection ten days prior to said primary
day. Said list shall contain the letters
''R" and 3D." to be inserted therein In
manner and form as hereinbefore pro-
yided.
The provisions Of the general cleo
ton law Of 1898 applying to munich
palitles OF less than $4,000 inhabitants
shall hereafter apply only to munich
palities Of 5000 inhabitants or less ex-
cept as the new act shall otherwise
provide.
The county board of elections shall
sit on the Friday succeeding the first
registry day, as hereinafter defined,
for the purpose Of revising and cor
recting the said primary registry list.
The said county board shall have pow
er to strike off the primary registry
list the James of all persons who shall
be shown, by evidence satisfactory to
the board, not to be qualified to vote
at the said ensuing primary election.
Dissatisfied Voters.
Any voter dissatisfied with such ac-
ton of the county board may complain
to the county judge, who may hear the
complaint summarily and make such
order as may be just and which the
county and district board shall obey.
The second registry day In all munic-
ipalities shall be upon the fourth
Tuesday Of September In each year,
and upon said registry day the district
boards in each election district shall
conduct the primary elections as pro-
vided by law from Z o'clock a. m. to 8
o'clock p. N. Each voter offering to vote
shall announce his name and the party
primary In which he wishes to vote.
If challenged he shall swear that he
is a member of the party named; that
he voted for a majority of It's candi-
dates at the last election and that he
intends to support that party at the
ensuing election.
Election Of Senators.
At the request of a primary cand1-
date the municipal clerk shall print
opposite his name on the ticket a desig-
nation in not more than six words to