Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ELECTIONS
Prominent Dates for Voters
This Fall.
From tho NEWS CorrespondsntJ

and others and which is a chrono-
logical compilation of the election
laws of the state, will be issued by
Secretary of state Crater within the
next week or 80. 1t will be a handy
pamphlet giving election officers and
political workers a compedium of
all the useful knowledge for the
campaign relating to filing petitions,
registration days, election regula-
lions, etc.
The pamphlet will show that the
first registry day in all municipali-
ties will be September 10. The sec
ond day for registration and also
the primary election for the nomina-
ton of all candidates, including con-
gressmen, state senator's. assembly,
men and all local officers through
out the state will be September "a.
The polls for the primary election
will be open from Z A. M. to 8 P. M.
At this primary election, also, the
voters will express their preference
for candidates for president and for
United States senator.
The final registry day In all mu-
inequalities having a population ex-
ceeding 5000 will be on October 22,
anu III hIuAiClpdllLlCo VI tESS LAdh
5000 population the final day for
registration will be October 20, OF
n week before the election which
will be Tuesday, November 5.
Another important date is Tues
day, October l.. when the unique
state convention Of both the leading
parties will be held in this city un-
der the Geran act. Each convention
will be composed Of the hold-over
senators, the candidates for the SEN
ate and candidates for the assembly,
with Governor Wilson as a member
Of the Democratic convention. At
these conventions the candidates for
presidential electors will be nomi-
mated, the state platforms drafted
and other party business transacted.
Some of the other dates of import
ance to politicians and election off,
GERS are the following:
August 1, the term of office of
two members Gone of each party
of the County Election Boards will
expire and they will be succeeded by
the new members appointed by the
governor.
August 1 to 10, the County Board
of Elections must organize.
August 20, on or before this date
the State Civil Service Commission
shall certify the results of the eX-
animation of candidates for election
officers to the county Judge and the
county election board in each
ty. In many of the counties this
work has already been done.
August rs, on or before this date
the county boards of election, in the
presence of the county judge, shall
select the members of the election
boards, the names to be drawn from
a box in the same manner that jurtes
are drawn.
August rs, petitions of nomina-
lions for congressman where dis
", must be filed with the secretary
Of state.
August 80, petitions of nomina-
ton for county officers, under the
of the direct primary act
must be fled on or before this date;
also for congressman in districts
within a single county.
August so, the secretary of state
or before this date must certify
the names of the persons nominated
for congress to the county clerks.
September 3, on this date the
boards of registry and election
IN all municipalities must organize
BY electing one of their members as
and another as inspector.
September 4. on or before this
late petitions endorsing the candi-
lates to be voted for within a single
municipality, borough, township,
ward or election district, must be
lied with the municipal clerk.
September a. county clerks must
certify to municipal clerks all noml-
nations by petition. Also, on or be-
fore this date the township and mu-
clerks must have procured
rooms for registration and
he primary and general elections.
September 4, the secretary Of
must certify to county clerks
he names of all persons nominated
for United States senator and all
petitions for this office must be filed
this date.
September 13, on this date the
County Boards Of Election shall sit
Tor the purpose Of revising and cor
the primary registry lists OF
districts under 5000 population.
September IA, the county clerks
shall certify to municipal clerks the
names of all persons endorsed for
United States senator. On this date
also the poll clerks In each election
district shall post in conspicuous
places in the district five or more
advertisements Of the primary cleo
ton.
October I, the annual meeting of
each county committee shall be held.
October 6, on or before this date
all the certificates and petitions
candidates to be voted for
by the voters of a single county, or
more than q single political division
or where the candidates are
to be voted for upon the county tic
ket, shall be filed with the county
October II, on or before this date
all certificates and petitions naming
candidates for offices to be filled by
voters of the entire state, or of any
congressional district, or OF any
political division greater than a
county, shall be filed with the
secretary Of state.
October 81, on or before this date
the secretary of state shall certify
to county clerks the names OF candi-
dates nominated by certificate or Pc
tition hled in his office.
October 81, on OIL before this date
vacancies In any office, the candi-
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