Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-12
PLAN AMENDMENTS
TO ELECTION LAWS
Essex County Board Clerk
Drafts Suggested Changes
to Go Before Legislature.

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ID ploposeu snah pe lhaoe 10 the
Geran act OF 1911, the general cleo
ton act of 1898 and the corrupt prac-
tise act of 1911. The proposed amend
ments are the result of the study of
the different laws made yoqsibIe in
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oleSsios anu woio ieu
ny MI. hooemann at the request OF
the Hudson and Essex County cleo
ton boards.
The proposed amendments are to
be taken to Trenton Tomorrow for
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ana are framed Tor tne purpose OF
facilitating the working Of the pres
ent law.
Among the new provisions is one
which amends section rs. changing
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The county hoaras of electiop for tba
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ahas . III ..as az n,,esdas :, ,
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thursday ana Sdturuay peioso any
PRIMARY OF general reieclioh iIoIA
CLOCK In the AFTERNOON 10 ocloch
a. nght, instead OF Anu'soay anu
SATURDAY only, from a. M. 70 p u.
rms cnange Is Tor the penent OF the
voters who can more easily cal IN
the evening without losing tneir oay ;
work. Power is also given IN TINS
sectlon TO the county boards OF eiec-
lions to issue subpoenas, compel at
tendance of witnesses, issue war
rants, and the power OF arrest;
Section 40 is amended in reference
to special elections, providing for
notice by the clerks of the various
municipalities to the county boards
of election of the calling of special
elections os that the boards can bet
ter carry out the provisions of the
law in reference to fixing the time
of meetings of the district boards.
The ACT as II now stands leaves the
county boards Of election without
lxnowiedge or notice Of the various
snecial eIuections going on In the
county
For Recoupt Deposit.
Section l6l Is cnahgeo TO pIoNltue
that In counties OF Ine urSt CLASS ehS
deposit for the security OF costs OF
the recount snall DC hiduo W .he IL ~. :
of the county boards OF electlon. .n nao
said clerk being placed under slo,ooo
bond. The law as y now sianos Pr
vides only Tor q notice py the Jus.iS
ordering tne clerh OIL .he ooun ,,i
poalus VI eleS AZ. r.opp,,1+ hut does
urinary ices OF tine recoun.; pus w. tpso
not MAKE pIo'is ' era1,, Sub;nh
81 VIII ~ ~ , MA
tnS less ,sta -. DS -, ,.eferance To
+be inns the countv chairmen may
sand tbeir iiSt If nominat ions to the
s-ixril cary,ca coror nission. advancing
~ +i,,,e tiftesn DAYS fron, the 1st day
Of Nav r. the 18th of April It pro-
vides in its changed form that the
qualification of election officers re-
garding period OF residence IN any
uls.rles snu ,,a G az data nf fiIinp the ne
titia,,s Nv votars ;ndorsing person
-, ro,,i,ation for Examination of
election officer is changed from the LIST
davlof Nav to the 18th day of April.
Section is amended so that when
a. vacany ours in any district,
with cannot be filled from the civil
service eligible list of that particular
district. the Judges shall select a MEM
> Der for such vacancy from any cleo
ton district in the ward, township,
borough or village as near as posslpie
to the district in which the vacancy
occurs
Section ~ is changed 10 remove the
doubt now present In the law as 70
whether person may register at the
time of the primary election TOT the
primary.
An amendment to section 81 pro-
vides that the county poaro as OF eiec-
ton shall sit on the TUESDAY, Thurs-
day and Saturday preceding primary
day, instead of only on FRIDAY sue
ceeding the first registry day
Section 80 is changed so as to re-
move the doubtful construction as to
whether a voter wishing to vote at
the primary shall before voting reg
lister for the ensuing general election.
v.,,a Amend Transfers.
Section 81 is amended IN iererence
to transfers, so that the Judge or
judges of the Courts of Common
Pleas may grant transfer or order
to anyone Improperly or inadVert-
emily registered in one district Wnen
he is entitled to vote in another dis
trct, thus allowing the court to cor
rect errors of the district board OF
registry and election. The date OF
the third registry day is changed
from the Tuesday two weeks preced-
ing the general election to the Tues
day three weeks preceding the gem
eral election.
Section As is amended so that the
signature copy of the registry list,
usually kept by the district boards
of registry and election between the
last registry day and election day,
be delivered to the County Board of
Elections the day after the last reg
istry day, to be used by the board