Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-28
ELECTION
RULINGS GIVEN
Machinery for General EIec-
ton, Etc., Given--laWS on
Money Spent

TRENTON, Oct. 2S.-Candidates
for governor and United States SEN
ator in New Jersey are allowed
campaign expenses up to $4,000 III
the time between the primary cleo
tion and the general election. Can
didates for the House of Representa-
tfves of which there are twelve to
be elected in this state, may expend
sums aggregating $500 in their
efforts to win the general election.
State senator's may spend not more
than five cents for each voter who
voted at. the preceding general elec-
ton in which a President was elected
and candidates for the assembly may
spend the same amount. County Of
ficers with fixed salaries may spend
for the general election up to hall
lof their annual salaries: Next Fri
day and. Saturday. November 3 and
4, are the days set apart by the cleo
ton laws of the state upon which
candidates must file preliminary ex-
pense accounts. These preliminary
expense accounts must contain a list
of all campaign contributions for the
general election. Within twenty days
| after election day, the final expense
account must be filed. This account
contains all disbursements from tie
campaign contributions. Candidates
| for United States senator. governor
and congressman file these accounts
with Secretary of State Thomas f.
| Martin while other candidates file
the accounts with the county clerks.
On or before November f.. county
clerks are requested to deliver ballots
to, the municipal clerks and county
boards of elections must deliver abb
| sentee electors official ballots to mu-
nicipal clerks. November 4 and s
are the days when transfers are
granted to voters. by municipal clerks
excepting in municipalities which are
county seats of first class counties.
On November 6 likewise, municipal
clerks. will deliver ballots. ballot
boxes and keys to boards of registry
and election.
November Z is the general election
day when the polls will be open from
6 in the morning until Z p. m.
On election day municipal clerks
are required by the law to deliver
to boards of registry and election
the ballots of absentee. electors.
The day after election, not later
than noon. the district boards of
registry and election must return
| the registers of voters and signature
copy books together with the keys
of ballot boxes to the county clerk.
The county boards of canvassers
meet on November 10 for the pur-
pose of canvassing the vote reported
by district boards Of registry. All
| applications for recounts of votes
cast for candidates. at. the general
| election must be. made on November
is, while by four days later, on or
before November %, all bills incur
red by any candidate in connection
with hts candidacy at the general
election must be paid.
BY November 27 any person hav-
ing custody Of funds of the state,
| county. or. municipal committee must
file the account for the previous
wear, on or before this day campaign
MANAGERS must file statements or re-
ceipts. and "opens with the official
| with whom the candidates petition
of nomination has been filed. A
statement of this kind must also be
submitted by the cashier or treas
urer of the bank which has been
! designated by any candidate as the
repository. of his campaign FUNDS.
| On December 5 the State Board OF
| C~anvassers will meet at the State
House here, and within, thirty days
after completing its canvass, the
Secretary Of State will certify to
| each county clerk and county board
| of elections the names of. the polti-
| cal parties casting ten per cent. OF
the total vote for members of the
| general assembly.
December 7 winds up h ofhcial
activities connected with tie general
| election . This is the last, day for Ill
ing any petition contesting any cleo
ton to public office or the contesting
the approval to any proposition pre-
sented to the voters as a referendum
at the general election.