Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-08
HOW TO REGISTER
FOR PRIMARIES
AND ELECTION
Today from / O'Clock Until 9
p. M. District Boards
Are Sitting.
PRIMARY DATE SEPT. ~,
GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 3
Final Registration Day October
20, Small Divisions October
27-Other Features.

From 1 o'clock this afternoon un-
til 9 o'clock tonight the election
boards in every district in Newark
and other municipalities of Essex
county having a population of 5000
or over are sitting to register voters
for the primary election on Septem-
ber % and for the general election
on November 3.
The subdivisions of the coun-
ty, where prospective voters need
not appear to register, are: Cald-
well Borough, Essex Fells, Glen
Ridge, North Caldwell, Roseland,
Verona, West Caldwell, Cedar Grove,
Livingston and Millburn. Each of
these sections fall under the less than
5000 population provision and the can
vass in each is made on the house,
toulouse plan. The election officers
in these places met at / o'clock to-
day and arranged preliminaries for
conducting the house o-house can
yass
There will be two other registra-
tion days for municipalities OF the
5000 and over population class. These
are September %, which is primary
day throughout the county and State,
and October 20. For sections of the
lower classification, October q will
be final registration day.
Names Carried Over.
Citizens who voted at the last gem
eral election in November, 1913, need
not register today in order to be
eligible to cast their ballots at the
primary election on September D.
Their names will be carried over for
the primaries, but just here their
privilege ends. They will not be car
ried from the November. 1913, voting
list to the November. 1914, voting
list with voting rights. The direc-
tions are clear enough.
A first voter, or any person who
did not vote at the last general cleo
ton, may register today for the
primaries and the coming general
election. To vote at the primaries
voter must be registered prior to
the primaries" unless his name be
carried over from November, 1913. In
order to be qualified to vote at the
general election, November 3 next.
citizens must register specially for
the general election. They may do
that today; on September % or on
October 20 in any municipality hav-
ing a population of 5000 or over.
Names carried over from last Mo-
vember to the primaries on Septem-
ber % next are void after primary
day. The voter must register anew
for the general election. No excep-
tions are made.
Must Procure Transfers
Persons who changed their places
of residence since last general cleo
tion will be required to apply to one
of the county court judges for trans
fers. Their names will then be elm
mated from the lists In the districts
where they previously voted. and en-
tered upon those of the districts en-
bracing their present living ad-
dresses.
On September 22, primary day. the
polls will be open from Z o'clock in
the morning until q o'clock at night.
Citizens who voted last November
may vote at the primary and then
register for the general election.
on October 20 final registration
day, the election board will sit to
register voters from ] o'clock in the
afternoon until o'clock at night.
Questions Must be Answered.
Election board members express the
hope that the questions the law re-
quires them to put to persons regis
tering VIII De answered promptly
and without quibbling. This would
save time, trouble and confusion.
Many wrangle with the election Off
GERS when asked questions. declare il
is none of the officers business
that they are insolent and imperti-
nent in asking them, and all that. The
plain fact remains that the questions
must be answered or the applicant
will not be registered and will, there
fore, lose his vote.
1t is no concern of the election
board whether the questions are an
swered The law says they must be
or there will be no registering of the
stubborn person.
These are the questions put: Name?
Address? Age? Where 90 you live?
Do you own your own home? If not,
who's your landlord? How long have
you lived in the State, county and
city?
Where to Register.
Below is given the location of the
polling place in each district In the
city of Newark:
First Ward-First district, 1921
Eighth avenue; Second district, 147
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