Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-21

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swers compared. Any me who prompts
him IN these answers shall be guilty
of q misdemeanor. This proceeding
shall be In full view of the challengers
and watchers who shall have the right
to challenge. If the majority Of the
board decides against receiving the
vote the voter shall swear 1t IN.
Arrest of Voters.
Upon the demand OF a member Of the
board or any other citizen the board
shall issue forthwith a warrant for the
voter and deliver to any peace officer
who shall forthwith arrest the voter.
Transfers must be secured from the
supreme court justice OF the circuit or
county judge OF the county, In section
IL the ballot is described and directions
for voting 1t given.
There shall be furnished to each
election board twice as many official
3 ballots for use OF the voters In the
polling places on election day al there
are voters registered In said election
district.
The same provision Is made for the
printing Of the official sample ballots
and mailing one to each registered
voter as In the case Of the sample
primary ballots.
Section 10 provides the method of
voting. Each voter shall first give his
full name and address and shall sign
the poll book. If found to be register
ed he shall be given a ballot numbered
to correspond to the voters number
on the poll book allowing for spoiled
ballots, II any. The ballot shall bs
folded so that no part OF Its face is
observable. The voter shall then re-
tire to the booth and prepare his ballot
by placing al x In black ink or black
pencil opposite the name OF the candl.
date Tor whom be wishes to vote. Be-
fore leaving the booth the voter must
fold his ballot 30 that no part of It's
face is visible and so as to display the
face of the numbered coupon The
member of the board having charge Of
the ballot box shall tear off the num-
bered coupe and place the ballot In
the box and the coupon on q string
~ The ballot shall be kept in full view
Of the voter and the election board
until it Is deposited in the box, and thu
voter may take hold of it until 1t Is
actually deposited in the box.
Care of Ballots.
No official ballots (other tEan official
sample b D. )ts) shall be distributed
outside th, polling place. When one
ballot box is filed with ballots the
board shall seal the anne and provide
another. No envelopes shall be used
for inclosing the ballots on election
day. Said coupons and all spoiled and
unused ballots shall be placed inside
the ballot boxes and returned to the
municipal clerk Herewith. If a voter
marks more names than there are per
sons to be elected to an office or his
choice cannot be determined, his ballot
shall not be counted for such Office,
but shall be counted for such other OF
fees as are properly marked. Ballots
cast but not counted shall be marked
odefeettyeo on the outside thereof and
small be preserved like other ballots.
The same provision for assisting a
voter TO prepare his ballot Is made as
at the primary election, and no mem
Der OF the board who renders such as
sistance shall reveal the name Of any
person for whom the voter has voted
or anything that took place while such
voter was being assisted.
State Convention.
The officer or body which now de-
trays the expenses Of primary and
- general elections shall pay the addi-
tional expenses created by the act, and
the board OF freehoIders shall have the
aperture in the ballot boxes enlarged
to three Inches to half an inch, so as
to receive the new ballot and remove
from the boxes any marking and
- stamping devices. They may furnish
new boxes If necessary.
Section IA provides that there shall
be a state convention of each party
each year made up of the party candl-
dates for the senate and assembly; the
candidate for governor, and If no gov
ernor Is to be elected the governor in
Office In the convention OF the party to
which he belongs; members of the sen
ate whose successors are not to be
elected that year and the members of
- the state committee. These conven-
tons are TO be held in Trenton on the
Tuesday following the primaries and
shall adopt a platform.
Tho State Committee.
At the September primaries OF the
year wherein a governor Is to be elect
ed a member Of the state committee of
each Of said political parties shall be
elected In each county in the same
manner as Is provided by the act for
the election of chairman of the county
committee. Members Of the state com
mittee shall serve for three years or
until their successors are elected. Said
state committee shall choose its chair
man and the members of the national
committee of their political party.
Section IS provides that the chair
man Of the county comeittee of each
political party shall be elected by the
members thereof annually. The said
county chairman shall be a member
of and preside over the meetings of
the county committee and shall per
form the duties required by this act.
1t is made a misdemeanor for any
unauthorized person to print an off
ctai or sample ballot or on or prior to