New-York tribune., 1922-02-16
Voting Machine
Bill Assured of
Quick Passage
Measure Reported Out by
Scnaic Judiciary Commit
tee Expected TO Become
Law Within Three Weeks
City Must Use Devices
Installation in Is Per Cent
of Election Districts TO
BE Completed by July l
From q SioT CorrcSpord,uf

FROM q SiOT fGlIrSp SpOl'd,U'
ALBANY. Feb 10 The Tolbcrt-
Jesse Voting Machine bill was reported
out by the Senate Judiciary Committee
to-day. and will be advanced TO the or
der OF third reading in the Upper
House to morrow II will be passed by
the Senate next Monday or Tuesday.
The only opposition to tho measure
Will come from the Tammany contin-
gent.
1t is provided in the bill. which un-
coubtcdly will be law within three
weeks. that not later than July ! Of
this ycar 10 per cent Of the 2.7l1 cleo
tlon districts in New York City shall be
equipped with voting machines. The
remainder arc to be installed in the
next two wears, 50 that the vote in the
next Presidential election in New York
City and every other large city of the
state will be recorded by the corrup-
tIon proof voting machines.
The Tolbert-Jessc bill gives to the
Board Of Elections of the City OF New
York until April Of this year to agree
on the type Of machine to be used in
the city II the board fails the act
provides that the Secretary Of State
shall perform this duty within ten days
thereafter.
Time to Name Districts
The Board Of Elections Of New York
City * given until July Of this year
TO designate the districts in which the
voting machines are to be used this
fail. If the board fails to act on or
before that date the Secretary OF State
is directed TO designate the districts on
or before July 10
BY the terms Of the measure the New
ork City Board of Elections is given
until May 10 Of this year to execute a
contract for the purchase Of the Meces-
sary number OF voting machines. Fail
urc TO do so imposes on the Secretary
OF state the duty Of making the con-
tract
The machines arc TO cost not moe
than $3.50 each. This viii mean an OK
pcnse this year OF 100000, which viii
be soon saved in the reduction Of the
number Of election inspectors. In u,,-
state cites a limos; 1000 vote arc cat
on the voting machines IN quicker .im"
than 1t takes to record 80 ballots bv
tho pencil and paper method
Next year 40 PEI cent additional q
the necessary voting machines arc TO
be installed IN the greater city. The
remainder arc to b" installed not later
IMAM July ~, l92A.
DIRECTION is given to the Comptrol-
lor Of the City Of New York to pav
for tho machines out Of special rev.
cnuc bond issues. Last year citing
machine bill was enacted. but was nul-
lltied by court action instituted Ly
Ismmany. Basis of the proceedings
was that the mach ines contracted for
were OF non-union make.
Theft Of Votes Alleged
Senator Ward Y. Tolbcrt, VINO spon-
sorcd the measure in the upper House.
said to-day:
Tin Legi stature has proof before it
now Of some Of the thcfts that arc
committed under the present ant;
quated method Of recording. or pre-
tending to record. tho vote in Ncw
ork City. In the Carroll-Katlin CON
test the Senate recently was given ev-
dcncc OF how tho ballots cast for the
Republican candidate for Senator we're
mutiatcd in a police station. and how
other ballots cast FOR him were marked
and counted for the Tsmmanv candi-
date. who. in addition. was given the
entire vote in many districts cast for
the Socialist and Prohibition caod
dates for state Senator
"i am informed that in the contcs,
now before tho Assembly judiciary
committee ballots cast for the Rcpub-
llcan and Socialist candidates in the
lNh Assembly District in Manhattan
were counted for the Tammany nom /
incc.
"Thcsc two instances alone would
Justify change in the present method, :
winch makes corruption at the ballot !
box 80 easy
In the Assembly contest referred TO
IT was said here tonight that the
judiciary Committee will file A rcrort
next week unscating tho Tammany
member, Asscmblyman Murray Fclcn- {
stein, and recommending tic seating of
August Clacsscns, Socialist MIR. Clacs
sens has been expelled twice from tho
Assembly as a mcmbcr Of the Socialist
party under orders from the former
Speaker, Thaddcus c. Sweet.
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