The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-21
Democrats Could
 Drop Fusionists
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stitute prima facie evidence that such e person Is no longer a mem- Der of the party in which he is en- rolled. Another statute (Sec. 70l) provides that when a person is charged with leaving his party he shall be given a hearing before the registrar or deputy registrar of his former party and the town chair man of that party or his represen- tative. These two, after hearing the evidence, have the right to order the persons name stricken from the rolls of the party on which it ap- pears.
 Obviously, from the statute, Mir. Culhane, Miss Egan and MT. Bar. bieri could be removed from the en- rollment lists of the Democratic party. The local Democratic or- ganization has made no effort to do this and apparently does not plan to do 50.
 Statutes Are As Follows
 Section. TOO. Erasure From Party
 Lists.
 Whenever the registrar of voters of any political party, or any dep- uty registrar thereof in cases where 1t is provided by law that the dep- uty registrar shall act in the place and stead of the registrar, shall be of the opinion that any person on the enrolment list of the political party which such registrar or dep. uty registrar represents is not afil- lated with, or in good faith 6 Snem- Der of, that political party, and does not intend to support its principles or candidates, such registrar or dep- uty registrar, as the case may be, shall cite such person to appear be- fore himself and the chairman of the town committee of such political party. or before himself and the chairman of the same party com- mittee of the ward or voting dis trict, if in town divided into wards or voting districts; or, where there Is no such chairman, or in the ab- sence or disability of such chairman, before himself and any enrolled member of the same political party chosen by such registrar or deputy registrar, to show cause why his name should not be erased from such enrolment list. Such citation should be in writing, and shall state the time when and place where such person shall appear, and shall be served upon or left at the usual place of abode of such person at least two days before the time fixed for such hearing upon such citation, which time shall not be less than one week before the next succeeding caucus or primary of such political party. The. person leaving or serv- ing such citation shall make a rec. ord of the date and time of leaving or serving the same, and shall make a return to the registrar or deputy registrar, within thirty-six hours thereafter, of the date and time when such citation was left or served. If, at any such hearing, 1t shall apepar to such registrar and such chairman or party member or to such deputy registrar and such chairman or party member, as the case may be, that 1t is not the bona fide intention of such person to af- filiate with, or that such person Is not afiiliating with, such political party, and does not intend to sup- port the principles or candidates of such party, his name may there. upon be erased from the enrolment list of such party. In case any elec- tor upon whom . citation to appear, as herein provided. has been served shall fail to apepar at the time and place fixed for such hearing, such