Milford chronicle., 1931-02-13
ASKS FOR CHANGE
IN REGISTRATION
[Continned from First Paael


Each member of the boards, as
compensation, would receive $40 for
each day of actual session, not ex-
ceeding 120 days in any one year in
which there is a general or special
election.
Conviction for wilful neglect of
duty by any members would result
in Imprisonment for not more than
two years, fine of not more than
5000, or both. Corruption of fraud
in the execution of duties would re-
suit in the same penalties.
The respective bonds of registra-
tions would he empowered on or be-
fore June I, 1881, and biennially
thereafter, to divide election dis
tricts which are found, by the cleo
tion last preceding, to contain
greater number of voters than can
conveniently vote there. Each of
these election districts would be at
all times wholly within one repre-
sentative district.
The boards of registration would |
appoint all registration officers in !
their respective election districts. In
the month of June in the year in
which a general election is held, the /
respective boards would select three !
persons as the local registration Off |
GERS for each election district, one !
of whom would be registrar, and the /
other two, assistant registrars. Not /
more than two of them would be of /
the same political faith. The exec I
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party would furnish Il list of names
of qualified persons for the offices.
The terms of Office of local registra- /
ton officers would begin the first
Tuesday in July next after their ap-
pOintment would continue for two
years.
The bill provides for the naming
of an assistant registrar in each
election district. If Il register con-
tanning a general registration for
1926 or any supplementary registra
ton in any election district is lost
or destroyed or mutilated, so that
they are no longer available. the re-
spective Boards of Registration
could notify the Governor, who
would supply the necessary books
for neG general registration in
such Il district. If one of the reg
lister and one of the books or regis
tered voters are available, it would
be the duty of the Board of Regis
tration to make a full and exact
transcription into the new register
supplied by the Governor.
Seeks Drastic Changes
Every person whose name appear
ed as Il qualified voter on the reg
listers and books of registered voters
used at a general election held in
1890, shall be entitled to vote at q |
subsequent election, unless disqual- !
flied by law, and whether or not the t.
word voted" shall appear opposite e
their names, it shall have no effect u
rs to their right to vote.
The measure further sets out that II
he general object and purposes of II
he measure are for the boards of
in the Registration De-
lartment Districts, in cOntradistinc- q
ion to the local registration officers ="
n the respective election districts as " :,
low provided by law, who shall have e
general supervision of the registra- ie
ion of voters throughout their Reg "
stration District, without in any +,
manner conflicting with or interfer-
ng with the general duties to be nj
performed by the local registration b,
Ulcers.
Representative Virden also intro u
uced bill to provide four registra- II
ion boards.
The bill provides that beginning
yith this year in Wilmington and
eginning with next year for the
eneral registration, the registra-
ion officers of the various districts Cl
hall be furnished with two new
ooks known as Voting Books of M
qualified Voters for Primary. Elec- I'll
ons before the first day of regis w
alton in each district. These books, co
is stipulated, must be furnished
Y the Board of Registration of each pI
egistration Department District of ~ ~
lie State. The bill further provides: g., (
THE books known as Voting "F
OOks of Qualified Voters for Pri- ~.
ary Elections which were used in NJ,
lie years 1926, 1928 and 1890 shall ~,
so be used in making up the vot- M,
g books of qualified voters for pri- Oh
ary elections in succeeding years "a
It'll such books shall become so fill Mr.
d with entries that they can no Ha
nger be conveniently used for such lev
lrposes, or until replaced by sup Mr.
ementary or duplicate books as ma
in this section provid- Mr.
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Duties of registration officers set
1t in the bill provide:
'"They shall enter in the said Z
'Oks, in its proper alphabetical or ClI
II, the name of every person whose me
lme appears as registered vo- rui
+ in the registers of said election
strict, and also his residence and er
tie of registration, so that the said cor
)ting Books of Qualified Voters for of
'imaTy Elections shall contain the ing
mes of all the qualified voters of wa
id election district who were reg OF
cred during the general registra- eve
IN of the year 1926 and any sup wo
registration up to and
cluding the last registration day eie
the month of August of the year oi ga
which said books are made up" Sl''
In the city of Wilmington it is uel
divided that the new primary cleo "iit
N books shall contain the names Hnu Htn
all the QUILTED voters of said ruo tl"
.ctiOn district who were registered I'm
ring zach and all Of the five reg 81