Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-19
LAW
AS CONSIDERED
FROM COST BASIS
Hennessey Act Operations
Would Call for Large In
crease in Expense.

There has been some delving into
figures here and elsewhere through
out the State as to the great burden
of cost, not speaking of the confusion,
the Hennessy preferential primary
bill, if enacted into law, would entail
in its operation.
1t is not being argued that such
pressions heard indicate that 1t is the
belief of many that the Hennessy
act has not been thoroughly dissected,
It's working details considered and
other matters that well-informed
election officers can foresee given the
deepest thought,
Others, experienced in the conduct
of primary and election affairs, see
heaps of trouble ahead. They declare
that the expense of conducting pri-
maries will be necessarily increased
TO a large extent il prompt and ac-
eurate service in tallying and for
warding returns is to be exacted, and
time is to be at all reckoned in the
general summing up.
The Hennessy bill, which bears the
legend Senate No. 8, passed the upper
House, and next week will be taken
UP for action by the Assembly. 1t is
an act to amend a supplement to AN
act to regulate elections. (Revision
of 1885, approved April of that
year The supplement was approved
April 10, 1911.
workings OF the system
For the new preferential system
these provisions are made;
Directions for the voter:
In any case where only one person
is1to be nominated or elected to po-
sition, you may vote as many choices,
not exceeding three, as there are
candidates.
To vote for any person as your first
choice, mark cross t(A) in the square
at the left of the name of the person
for whom you wish to vote.
To vote your second choice, mark
the figure in the square at the left
of the name of the person for whom
YOU wish to vote as second choice.
To vote your third choice, mark the
figure 8 in the square at the left of
the name of the person for whom you
wish to vote ass third choice.
Do not vote more than one choice
for the same person.
You need not vote any choice after
your first choice IL you do not wNh
to do so.
Where the ballot directs you to vote
for two, or greater number, vote
one choice only, by marking a CROSS
tkt III IIie S4udIt dt iiiO iCit VI th1
names of the persons for whom you
wish to vote.
sample Ballot.
For Governor. Vote for one.
CO Thomas Jones,
3 fx) Jacob Smith
CD Henry Stone.
For Mayor. Vote for one.
(x) Edward Hail. for Comm Char
ter.
Democrat.
For United States Senator Vote for
one.
(2) Charles Blackstone
(x) Wiuiam Kent.
How to compute winners:
(a1 Any candidate Except a cam
didate for an office in group where
two or more. are to be noninated) re-
ceiving a majority of first choice
votes for any nomination or position
shall be nominated or elected.
(b) If no such candidate receives
such majority of first choice votes
for such a nomination or position, a
canvass shall be made of the second
choice votes of all such candidates.
Said second choice votes shall be add
ed to the first choice votes received by
such candidate or candidates, as the
case may be. and the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number of first
choice and second choice votes COM
bined, if such votes constitute ma
Jority, shall be nominated or elected
(c) If no such candidate shall re-
ceive a majority by the combined first
and second choice votes a canvass
shall then be made of the third-choice
votes received, if any. Said third
choice votes shall be added to the first
and second choice votes received by
such candidates, and the candidate or
candidates, as the case may be, re-
ceiving the largest number OF first,
second and third-c choice votes COM
bined shall be nominated or elected,
Id Where a grorup of two or more
persons is to be nominated for offices
of the same grade and character the
two persons Cor more, as the case may
be) for whom the greatest number of
votes shall have been given shall be
deemed and taken to be nominated.
If, i'm the case of any office, any
voter shall mark more first choices
or more choices of any other one order
than there are nominations 10 be
made or positions filed, the ballot
shall not count as to the choice con-
cerning which an excess of names has
been marked, but shall count as to
all choices marked without such ex-
cess.
A tie between two or more candi-
dates shall be decided in favor of the
one having the largest number of
first choice votes. If all are equal in
that respect, then the tie shall be de-
eided in favor of the candidate having
the highest number of second choice
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