The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-04
Voters Register
Permanently
Harrison Law Provides for
New System in
New Jersey.
Towns Less Than $4,000
Voters Who Participate in
General Election Nov. 2
Will be Automatically Car
ried Over on Book.

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Registration worries OF most OIL
the voters of New Jersey Will
cease with the general election OF
this year, for on January l next
the new Harrison permanent reg
istration law will take effect ana
will apply to all municipalities
having populations Of less than
$1,000.
Permanent registration will be
an experiment in New Jersey, but
in view OF it's successful operation
in many other States, those here
who are interested in getting out
the vote for primary and general
and other elections are confident
that it will prove TO be as popular
and effective in Jersey as 1t mas
been elsewhere.
Many long have been OF the
opinion that thousands OF persons
fail to vote each year because OF
the many restrictions placed upon
their qualification to participate
IN elections, chief among which Is
The requirement, under the pres
ent law, that each person ellglple
10 vote shall register personally
for each general election. EHorts
have been made to arrange the
registration days so that the least
Inconvenience will come to the
voter. but this has not Workeu
nut In the rural communities
farmers and their helpers In large
numbers refuse to leave tne'r
work TO register, and in cities
thousands refrain from reglstra-
tion because of business, pleasure
and absence.
Voters Register Permanently.
Voters who participate in the
general election of this year Oh
November 2 will be automatically
carried over under the new law as
permanently registered voters OF
the districts in which they live
eligible to vote in their district
for all time. except in case of dis
qualification by such acts as re-
moval from the district, change OF
residence or legal reasons. In
municipalities Of less than 15,O0o
population the registration IN the
future will be by house-to-house
canvass by the election boards, as
at present.
The County Board of Elections
in each county shall have charge
of the election machinery under
the Harrison law. In first class
counties the clerk of the County
BOARD will become the commits
--sioner of registration. In all 9TH
err counties with more than l5,O0O
population the Secretary OF the
board will become the commits
sioner of registration.
Voters whose names are not
carried from the general election
rolls of this year, and those who
are not eligible to vote this rail-
for other reasons, and new voters
may register after January l, any
time during the year up to the
third Tuesday before any primary
election by appearing in person
before the commissioner OF regis
tration during his office hours
For the convenience of voters,
municipal clerks, except In cities
of the first. class which is the
county seat, are empowered 10
register in the same manner as
the commissioner of registration,
such registration to be forwarded
To the commissioner by the clerk,
each day.
Provides for Next Two Years.
To bring about the registration
change with the least possible
confusion, the Harrison law pro-
vides that for the first two years
of operation of the act the county
boards shall cause to be held III
each permanent registration dis
trict registration days as now fix
ed by law.
The new law has no effect what
ever upon this years primary or
general election. To participate
in the primary this year it is nee
essary that the voter shall have
voted at the last general election
or have registered on the first
registry day. June /. To vote in
the general election the voter
must have registered in person on
any one of the three registration
days, June /, June Is or Oct. IL.