Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-28
REGISTRY LIST
VIEW IS UPHELD

Edward Hartt, chairman of the County
Board of Elections. has obtained a legal
opinion supporting his contention that the
board had no W to attempt a revision
of the registry lists before the primaries.
The opinion is by Mr.. Hartt's counsel,
Martin Conboy. of Griggs, Baldwin &
Baldwin, New York, and follows:
Under Section 90 or the Geran Law
Chapter 1873, Laws of 1910
Every voter whose name shall appear
on the poll book of the last preceding
general election In the election district
In which he offers to vote, or who has
been registered by afidavits as herein
after provided, shall be entitled TO vote
In the primary of his political party
held under this act for the election of
delegates and alternates to national con-
yentions."
Section % provides
amy voter qualified TO vote at a gem
eral election In this state. who did not
vote at the general election preceding
any primary election to be held under
this act for the selection of delegates TO
the national conventions, may register
for said primary election and be entitled
to vote thereat, by filing with the mu-
nicipal clerk of his municipality, at least
ten days prior to the day of the pri-
mary, an affidavit In the form now re-
quired by law for registering voters for
any general election"
Establishes Voters Rights.
Under the same section the board of
registry and election of each district is
directed to make up a primary registry
list for said primary election from the
said poll books and afidavits, "and
from such list shall be determined the
right of each voter offering TO vote at
said primary"
The Geran law contains no direct pro-
vision authorizing the county board of
elections to take any action upon or
with reference to the registry list for
primaries to choose delegates 10 national
conventions.
The provisions of Section 81, of tho
Geran law do not apply TO primaries TO
choose delegates to national conventions.
That section requires the county board
of elections to sit ION the Friday sue
ceeding the first registry day." as de-
fined In the law for the purpose of re-
vising and correcting the said primary
registry list" The said primary regis
try list is the primary registry list for
the general primary in September. The
first registry day that Is referred to is
the second Tuesday of September, on
which day, under the provisions of Sec
ton 2S, 'the board of registry and cleo
ton In each election district . =
shall sit at the place INT during the hours
as required by law for the purpose of pre-
pairing registry lists of voters entitled
to vote ut the ensuing primary and gen.
eral elections
Cites Law on Primaries.
There is no registry day" first or
second, for Presidential primaries. There
is, therefore, no chronological event
from which the Friday succeeding the
first registry day" can be computed.
While Section II of the act, relating 10
Presidential primaries, provides that
"Said primary elections shall be con-
Quoted oy the members OF the boards OF
registry ana eiection rs near as may be
IN the manner now required by law Tor
the eonduct OF the annual 2 primary
eiec.ions IN sep.epfper OF each year, and
the provisions OF mis- act and OF the acts
70 "hich 'h's act Is +" supplement- and OF
the acts amehda,ory tnereof ana supple
men.ary tnereto' shan apply as far as
may pe'o the primary elec'on heiu under
tnis act excerpt as herein o'her"ise pro-
Nioeo'
Has No General Jurisdiction.