The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-09-05
DATES FOR VOTERS
To keep IN MIND
What Must be Done Under the
Election Law From Now On
September 9Th.

and election in all municipalities shall
meet for organization, and at such
meeting shall elect one of its mem
bers as judge, who shall be chairman
Of said board, and another of its mem
bers as inspector.
September 9Th.
On or before this date petitions
endorsing the candidates to be voted
for within single municipality must
be filed with the municipal clerk.
County clerks to certify municipal
clerks nominations by petition.
On the same day the municipal or
township clerk shall have the cleo
ton booths erected and ready for the
primary election and furnished with
black lead pencils.
September 18th.
Should any person endorsed in any
petition as candidate to be voted
for at any primary election die, or
decline to stand as such candidate by
a writing filed with the municipal or
township clerk, on or before this date
the vacancy shall be filled within
three days, by majority of the per-
sons who signed the petition in and
by which the person so declining was
endorsed, signing and filing with the
municipal or township clerk a new
petition, which shall be verified by
three of the signers.
Petitions providing for a single bor-
ough, ward or township, and delegates
to conventions, filed with municipal
clerks.
On or before this date the COM
mittee on vacancies shall file with
the secretary of state or the county
clerk (as the case may be), a new
petition endorsing a person to fill
vacancies caused by death of a can
didate named in an original petition.
September 18th.
The first registry day in cities,
towns, townships, boroughs and vii
lagos having a population exceeding
5000, shall be held on this date.
(Morristown Dover and Hanover
township.)
The first registry day in municipal
tiles containing less than 5000 in,
habitants, shall be held on this date.
September 18th.
On this date the county board of
election shall sit for the purpose of
revising and correcting the primary
registry list.
September 18th.
On or before this date the poll
clerks in each election district shall
give notice of the time and place OF
the primary election by five or more
advertisements posted at conspicu
Gus places in the district.
On or before this date all petitions
endorsing persons as candidates for
public office, or as delegates to polit.
ical conventions, shall be filed with
the municipal or township clerk.
On or before this date the boards
of registry and election in municipal
tiles less than 5000 inhabitants shall
cause the registry lists to be made
up and opened to inspection.
September goth.
On or before IL o'clock of this date
it shall be the duty of the board to
prepare and deposit, in the post-office
stamped envelopes containing a copy
of the primary ballot, etc.
PRIMARY ELECTION.
September 26th.
The second registry day (for gen.
eral election only in all municipali-
ties in this state shall be held on
this date, and upon this registry day
the boards of registry and election in
the district boards of registry and
election in each election district in
this state, shall conduct a primary
election, as provided by law, from z
O'Clock a. m. to 8 o'clock p. m.
October Sd.
On this date the state convention
Of each party shall be held atthe
City of Trenton.
The annual meeting of each county
committee shall be held on this date.
Notice to be given by the respective
chairman thereof.
October 23d.
On or before this date all certifi-
Gates and petitions naming candidates
to be voted for by all the voters of
a single county, or more than a single
political division thereof, or where
the candidates are to be voted for
upon the county ticket, shall be filed
with the county clerk.
On or before this date vacancies in
any office, the candidates for which
are required by law to be nominated
by petition and voted upon at a pri-
mary election, shall be filled by the
county or municipal committees, as
required by section 355.
October gath.
In cities, towns, townships, bor-
oughs and villages exceeding 5000 in
habitants, the third meeting of the