The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-06
New Election Laws
Now In Effect
Full Details of Registry Days
and Manner of Conducting
the Election in November

Under the direction of Secretary of
state Thomas F. Martin, a chronicle
glcal index of the new election laws of
New Jersey has been prepared for the
benefit of election officers. The index
will be ready for general distribution
by August Is.
The first registry day for the gen.
eral election will be September ID.
when the polls will be open from 1 to
. r. III. In municipalities of $4,000
and less population the ho~use-to-house
canvass will be made the same day.
The second registry day will be Sep
tember %, which will also be the day
for holding the primary election, with
polls open from z A. M. to 9 P. M.
The third registry day will be October
II, with polls open from 1 to 8. P. M.
The general election will be held No.
vember 2, with polls open from 6 A.
M. to z. P. M.
Petitions nominating candidates to
be voted for throughout the State or
any subdivision or single county or
any congressional district shall be filed
with the secretary of state on or be-
fore August 80 Petitions nominating
candidates to be voted for in a single
county or in a subdivision more than
a single municipality shall be filed
with the county clerk on or before Sep
TENDER 3. Petitions nominating candi-
dates to be voted for in a single NUM-
cipality shall be filed with the munich
pal clerk on or before September 8.
Destinations of nomination must be
filed on or before September ID. The
house-to-house in municipali-
ties of $1,000 II less population shall
be completed on or before September
II. Sample ballots for the primary
election shall be mailed before IL
o'clock noon on September %.
Campaign managers must file pri-
mary expense statements September
% or "a. The state conventions shall
be held October 5 to nominate electors
for president and vice president. The
usual state convention of each party
shall be held in Trenton October 5.
The annual meetings of county COM
mitees shall be held October T..
Sample ballots for the general cleo
ton must be mailed to the voters by
noon on October 27. Campaign man
ager must file general election ex-
pense statement on October 20 to 30.
The state board of will
meet at the State House to
the state returns on November 80.
Under the new law voters may le-
gally write upon the primary ballot
the name of a person or persons for
whom they desire to vote as candl-
dates for nomination, regardless OF
whether or not the person or persons
voted for have filed the formal petit
lions for a place on the primary ballot.
Attorney General McCran reaches this
conclusion in his first opinion Of the
new election law. He bases it upon
the theory that a voter may vote for
any person to fill an office, even tho
the required petition for nomination
has not been filed.
County governments, the Attorney
General holds, must pay all general
election expenses, except the cost OF
printing primary election ballots. The
only elections for which municipalities
must pay the cost are those held for
the election of local officers separate
and apart from the general election.
The opinion holds that city clerks
are not entitled to extra compensation
for any services they may perform In
connection with general election.
The amount each candidate for Of
flee next fall may spend in his cam
paign is fixed by the number OF cleo
tors four years ago. This does not
include the candidates for sheriff who
may expend an amount equal to half
a years salary or $500. A candidate
for senator may spend ten cents for
every elector and as there were 8021
votes in 1916 he may go as far as
$500. 10. A candidate for the Assem-
bly is allowed to spend only five cents
for each elector so his expense cannot
exceed S401. 05-
County Clerk Ballinger has sent out
a circular letter to all municipal and
township clerks and election officers
giving the information needed for
conducting the registrations, primar-
les and elections this year.
Expenditures allowed at Primary
and General Electinns, 1920, by mum
icipal candidates; based ON vote polled
at last election for presidential
electors:
n-.,E+u yota 1915 Amt.