Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16
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By the Ex-Committccman

George d. Thorn, superintendent
of elections in Pennsylvania, has
issued his annual booklet setting
forth election dates and a digest of
the rules under which elections are
to be held under the revised laws.
The fall primary elections will be
held Tuesday, September 16, and
the general elections Tuesday, No
vember A. The political parties
which must nominate their candi-
dates at the primary are the Re-
publican, Democratic, Socialist and
Prohibition. The last days to be
assessed in boroughs and townships
for the November elections are:
Tuesday and Wednesday, September
and 3, and assessors will sit at the
polling places on these days The
last day to pay poll tax to qualify for
the November elections is October A.
Every voter in cities of the
first, second and third class must be
registered to vote at the primary or
the general elections as all previous
registrations have expired. The
personaf registration date for Phil
adelphia are Tuesday, August 90.
tuesday, September and Saturday
September 6, and the hours when
registrars will sit are from Z. a. m.
to 1 p. m, and from to 10 D. m,
The registration days in Pittsburgh
and Scranton are Thursday, Sep
tember 4, Tuesday, September 2 and
saturday, September IS, and the
hours are from a. m. to 10 a. M,
ana from 4 p. m. to 10 p. m., while
registration days in third class
cities, of which Harrisburg is one,
the registration days will be Thurs
day, August 2S, Tuesday September
2, and Saturday. September 13. The
hours when the registrars sit are
from a. m. to p. m., from 2 p. m.
to pm. and from p. m. to
p. m.
Mr.. Thorn outlines at length the
laws governing the filing of nor,ina-
ton papers by independent bodies Of
citizens, the pre-emption of names of
parties, the voting of soldiers. sail
ors and marines and the changes in
the method of marking Tho Novemb Der
election ballot. If the voter desires
I" vote for every candidate of a po-
litical party, hc may make a cross-
mark in the appropriate square. on
posite the name of the party of his
choice in the party square, but it is
provided that lhe voter may make n
cross mark in the appropriate square
and may also make a cross mark in
the square opposite any individual
name whom he favors, in which case
his vote shall count for that candi-
date and not for the candi-
date for similar office in the column
in which he has marked the party
square. III any case, where more
than one candidate is to be elected to
office the voter may divide his vote
among candidates of different
parties by making a cross mark in
the appropriate square to the right
of each candidate for whom he de-
sires to vote, not exceeding the total
number to bc elected. and no vote
shall be counted for any candidate in
such group not individually marked.
the mark in the par
ty square.
The names of candidates for the
office of judge will be printed on
the ballot in the order that they are
drawn by lot, the old alphabetical
order having heen abolished by the
new judicial law. New methods are
provided for the computing of the
total vote in order that former com
pllcauons involving the majority
vote whereby a candidate was en-
titled to the sole place on the ticket
can be avoided. In third-cla cities
the law has been changed by in
creasing the length of councilmanic
terms to four years, the former pro-
VISION being for two and the nom
partisan provision is stricken out,
the old party system having been
resumed. In addition the city treas
urer Is to be elected by popular vote
instead of by council, as under the
original provisions of the Clark
small council act.