The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-30
WILL SOON BEGIN
WITH CAMPAIGN
Work of Those Interested in
the State Elections.

inequalities will be September 10th.
The second day for registration and
also the primary election for the
nomination of all candidates, includ-
ing congressman, state senators, as
semblymen and all local officers
throughout the state, will be Septem-
ber oath. The polls for the primary
election will be open from seven a.
m. to nine p. m. At this primary
election, also, the voters will express
their preference for candidates for
president and for United States SEN
ator.
The final registry day in all mu-
inequalities having population ex-
ceeding 5000 will be on October 22nd
and in municipalities OF less than
5000 population the final day for
registration will be October 29th, or
one week before the election, which
will be Tuesday. November 5tb.
Another important date is Tuesday,
October 1st, when the unique state
convention of both the leading parties
will be held on Tuesday under the
Geran act. Each convention will be
composed of the hold-over senators.
the candidates for the senate and
the candidates for the assembly, with
Governor Wilson as a meuber of
the democratic convention. At these
conventions the candidates for presi-
dental electors will be nominated,
the state platforms drafted and
other party business transacted Some
of the other dates of Importance to
politicians and election officers are
the following.
August 1st, the town offices of two
members Zone of each party of the
county election boards will expire
and they will be succeeded by the
new members appointed by the COVER
nor.
August 1st to 10th, the county board
OF elections must organize.
August 2Sth, 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 county.
In many of the counties this work
has already been done.
August 25th, 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 juries
are drawn.
August 25th, petitions of nomina-
tlons for congressman where districts
comprise more than one county, must
be filed with the secretary of state.
August both, petitions of nominatior
for county officers, under the pro-
visions of the direct primary act must
be filed on or before this date; also
for congressman in districts wholly
within a single county.
August 30th, the secretary of state
on or before this date must certify
the names of all persons nominated
for congress to the county clerks.
September 3rd, on this date the
local boards of registry and election
in all municipalities must organize
by electing one of their members as
Judge, and another as inspector.
September 4th, on or before this
date petitions endorsing the candi-
dates to be voted for within single
municipality, borough, township ward
or election district, must be filed
with the municipal clerk.
September 4th, county clerks must
certify to municipal clerks all nomi-
nations by petition. Also, on or be-
fore this date the township and mu-
nicipal clerks must have procured
suitable rooms for registration and
the primary and general elections.
September 4th, the secretary ot
state must certify to county clerks
the names of all persons nominated
for United States senator and all
petitions for this office must be filed
before this date.
September 18th, on this date the
county boards of election shall sii
for the purpose of revising and cor
recting the primary registry lists oil
districts under 5000 population.
September 18th, the county clerks
shall certify to municipal clerks the
names OF all persons endorsed fol
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 elec
| ton.
October 1st, the annual meeting oil
each county committee shall be held.
October 9th, on or before this date
all certificates and petitions naming
candidates to be voted for by the
voters of a single county, or more
than a single political division there
of, or where the candidates are to
be voted for upon the county ticket
shall be filed with the county clerk.
October 11th, 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 politi
cal division greater than a single
county, shall be filed with the secre
tary of state
October 2lst, on or before this
date the secretary of state shall certi
fly to county clerks the names OF
candidates nominated by certificates
or petitions filed in his office.
October 21st, on or before this date
vacancies in any office, the candi.
dates for which are required by law
to be nominated by petition and voted
upon at a primary election, shall be
filled by the county or municipal com
mittee, as required by section 355 OF
the election law.
October goth, on or before twelve
O'Clock of this date the members OF
the boards of registry and election
must deposit in the post office an
envelope containing a sample ballot
for each voter registered.
October 31st, correction of defective
certificates or petitions of nomina-
tion must be made at least five days
before the election On or before
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