Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-21
PROVISIONS OF CERAN
ELECTION REFORM BILL
Measure Which is Now a Law Pro-
vides Not More Than 400 Voters
Shall be in One District.
RADICAL CHANGE IN BALLOT

more than 400 voters and the method
for keeping each that size.
The county chairman of each politi-
cal party which at the last election
for assemblymen cast the largest and
b next largest number of votes by
section 2 shall by the LIST of May IL
each year transmit to the civil service
commission a list of recommendations
for election officers in his county. Five
legal '-oters OF one Of the parties, all
of the same district, may also nom
mate one election officer to the civil
Gervice commissioners by petition.
The county committee shall elect the
county chairman on the first Tuesday
after the primaries for a term of one
year. The term Of Office of the mem
bers of the county committee hereto
fore elected shall expire on the first
Tuesday after the primaries.
Each petition must be verified by
the oath OF one or more of the signers
and certify that the signers voted at
The last election for q majority Of the
candidates of their party, that they
Intend to do so at the ensuing cleo
ton, that the person Endorsed by them
is of good moral character and quail
fed to be such election officer under
the act. No person shall indorse more
than me such petition. Each person
so fndorsed must certify under oath
that he Is qualified under the act.
Civil Service Examinations.
The civil service board must hold
the examination In each county be-
fore Aug. Is. The examination shall
determine whether the applicants pos
sess the ability to distinguish readily
the ordinary colors, such eyesight as
to read, with or without glasses, non
pareil type and the English language
readily, to add and subtract figures
correctly, to write a legible hand with
reasonable facility, a reasonable con-
ception of the duties of election officer,
health which would permit him to fill
the office. that he is Of good moral
character, has resided In his district
for one year and is a legal voter
thereof.
By Aug. Is of each year the civil
service board shall certify to the COM
mon pleas judges and to the county
election boards the applicants who
have passed the examination and the
party to which each belongs. For the
Axpenses of the ~civi-serpiae hoard un=
&x1er the act $4,000 annually Is appro-
spriated,
BY Aug. % of each year the county
election board is to write each name
so certified by the civil service board
and the district In which he resides
on a separate piece of paper, SO fold
ed as to conceal the name and dis
trict and Of as near the same size,
color and shape as possible.
In the presence Of the county Judge
these papers are to be placed in a sep
arate box for each party and the
boxes well shaken. The county board
or some person appointed by the judge
shall publicly draw out the names
separately until in each district an
election board of two Of each party
has been provided. The county judge
is given power to correct any error in
the method Of doing this.
Filling Vacancies.
Vacancies MAJ be filled by the coun-
ty Judge, and they shall be without
civil service examination. The term
Of the election officer is two years, and
all applicant need be examined only
once In six years. A voter who ques-
tons the regularity Of an appointment
can apply to the circuit or county
Judge, and If he Establishes his objec-
ton under the act the Judge can cancel
the appointment and fill the vacancy.
municipalities shall bear the expenses
under the act within their borders.
In municipalities of over 5000 inhab-
itants each election officer shall receive
for the primary election day $15, for
ballots 81, for each registry day So
and for election day SIS. In all other
municipalities for each registry day
and making the house to house can
vass 81 in all districts having more
than 200 voters and SO for districts of
less than 200. for primary day so in
the districts having over 200 and SO In
the less than 200 voters district, for
mailing the sample ballots 81. for cleo
ton day SO In the first and SC In the
second class of districts.
In the third section 1t is provided
that all delegates and alternates to
national conventions shall be choxen
at the primaries. By May / 100 citi-
Eens may nominate by petition to the
secretary Of state a candidate for dele
gate at large or alternate or of a con-
gressional district where the district
Is larger than a single county. In 9th
er districts these petitions shall be filed
with the county clerks. These candi-
dates may have the candidate for
president whom they favor placed op-
posite their names on the tickets.
Elseting National Delegates.
Section 4 provides for the distribu-
ton by the municipal clerk Of the
books and stationery required for the
election. Primaries for national dele
gates shall be held on the fourth Tues
day Of May from / to 8 p. m. and
shall be conducted under the present
primary law as near as may be.
The election board by the Tuesday
preceding the primary election must
mail q copy of the official sample prt
mary ballot Of each party 10 each reg
istered voter and mdsf mail the same