his party affiliation upon the enrollment books of this election district. Matter of Kirk (1910), 66 Misc. 535.

As to who are entitled to enroll and vote at primaries, see Report of Atty.Gen. (1903), 354; (1904), 269, 292.

Enrollment envelopes should be numbered. Report of Atty.-Gen. (1908), 536. § 8. Delivery of enrollment blanks to voters on days of registration.

When, in any political subdivision of the state, a voter shall, at any of the regular meetings for registration in any year, present himself personally to the board of election inspectors in any election district for registration, or if, where his registration was not re quired to be personal and he was registered without personal application, he shall present himself personally to such board for enrollment only, his name and residence address shall be entered at the proper place in the two original enrollment books for that district. After he shall have been registered, and not before, as a qualified voter of that election district for the next ensuing general election, the board of election inspectors, or a member thereof, shall forthwith and before such voter leaves the place of registration, enter his enrollment number, beginning with number one for the first voter enrolled on the first day, and so on in numerical order, opposite his name, in the first column of the registration books and the enrollment books, and shall write the name of the voter on the blank having the enrollment number which shall be opposite his name on the registration and enrollment books, and shall fill in the other blank spaces on the enrollment blank, and shall deliver to such voter an enrollment blank having his name on it. No voter shall be given more than two enrollment blanks in any event, nor more than one blank unless he shall spoil, deface, improperly mark, or otherwise destroy the first blank given him. In case a second blank is given him, the member of the board of election inspectors in charge of the enrollment books shall draw a line through such voter's enrollment number in the first column in said enrollment and registration books, and shall insert in such space in said columns the number which shall be upon the new blank to be given him, which number shall always be the lowest number of the enrollment blanks then unused in such election district.

Derivation: Formerly § 27. Renumbered and amended by L. 1911, ch. 891, § 9; and amended by L. 1916, ch. 537, in effect May 15, 1916. Originally revised from Primary Election Law, § 3, pt. of subd. 2, as amended by L. 1900, ch. 225, § 2; L. 1908, ch. 456, § 2.

The

Consolidators' note. The words "in any event" have been inserted to make the third sentence say what it means, and "or" made "nor." first column in said book " made "books."

The law as it stands requires the highest number of unused blanks to be handed to a voter requiring a second set. The purpose of the provision and the actual practice require the lowest. The word is accordingly changed.

§ 9. Delivery of enrollment blanks to voters on election day where registration is not personal.

When, in any town or village in which personal registration is not required, or in an election district a part of which comprises territory in which such personal registration is not required, a registered voter whose registration was not personal nor required to be personal, and who was not enrolled on a day of registration, shall present himself to the board of election inspectors in an election district at a general election for the purpose of receiving an official ballot to be voted thereat, his name and residence address shall be entered at the proper place in the original enrollment books for that district. After he shall have voted, the board of election inspectors, or a member thereof, shall forthwith and before such voter leaves the polling place, write his name on the enrollment blank having the lowest number of the blanks then unused in such election district, shall fill in the other blank spaces on such enrollment blank, shall deliver to him an enrollment blank having his name on it and enter opposite his name in the first column of the registration and enrollment books the number on the blank delivered to him. No voter shall be given more than two blanks in any event, nor more than one blank unless he shall spoil, deface, improperly mark, or otherwise destroy the first blank given him. In case a second blank is given him, the member of the board of election inspectors in charge of the enrollment books shall draw a line through such voter's enrollment number in the first column in said. registration and enrollment books, and shall insert in such space in such column the number which shall be upon the new set to be given him, which number shall also be the lowest number on the enrollment blanks then unused in such election district. Enroll

ment blanks shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the one succeeding the last number used on the last preceding day of registration.

Derivation: Added by L. 1911, ch. 891, § 10; and amended by L. 1916, ch. 537, in effect May 15, 1916.

§ 10. Enrollment by voters.

Such voter desiring to enroll shall then enter a voting booth in said place of registration or polling place, and, after having closed the door thereof, may make a cross X mark with a pencil having black lead in the circle underneath the emblem of the party of his selection and thereupon fold said enrollment blank so as to conceal the face thereof, and, before leaving the place of registration or polling place, shall forthwith deposit the same, as so folded, in the enrollment box in said place of registration or polling place in the presence of the inspectors of election, without in any way indicating the party with which he has or has not enrolled, and the inspectors shall thereupon enter in the enrollment books in the fifth column thereof the word "yes." If a voter declines to enroll, he may return the blank to the inspector in charge of the enrollment box, and such inspector shall indorse the name of such voter thereon and deposit the same in the enrollment box; and a like entry shall be made opposite his name in the fifth column of the enrollment books. The entries in the enrollment and registration books required by this and the two preceding sections shall be made by a member of the board designated by the chairman.

One mark crossing any other mark at any angle within the circle shall be deemed a cross mark within the meaning of this article.

Derivation: Formerly § 28. Renumbered and amended by L. 1911, ch. 891, § 11; and amended by L. 1916, ch. 537, in effect May 15, 1916. Originally revised from Primary Election Law, § 3, pt. of subd. 2, as amended by L. 1900, ch. 225, § 2; L. 1908, ch. 456, § 2.

Consolidators' note.-"Ballot box" changed to "enrollment box" to corresponde with [former] section 31 [now § 14]. The reference to "the preceding" section is required by the new arrangement.

§ 11. Examination, sealing and custody of enroilment boxes.

Before the entry of any enrollment number or the delivery of an enrollment blank to any voter, in any year, the said enrollment box shall be examined by the board of election inspectors and when empty shall be locked and sealed by them in such a manner that should it be opened such seal would be broken; and the same shall remain so locked and sealed until the same shall be opened by the custodian of primary records as hereinafter provided. Said boxes shall be in the charge and keeping of the custodian of primary records at all times except during hours of enrollment.

Derivation: Formerly § 29. Renumbered and amended by L. 1911, ch. 891. § 12; and amended by L. 1916, ch. 537, in effect May 15, 1916. Originally revised from Primary Election Law, § 3, pt. of subd. 2, as amended by L. 1900, ch. 225, § 2; L. 1908, ch. 456, § 2.

Consolidators' note.-"Ballot box" changed to "enrollment box" and "said ballot boxes" to "said boxes," to harmonize with [former] section 31 [now § 14].

§ 12. Certification and secrecy of enrollment occurring on a day of registration.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two hereof, at the close of the last meeting for registration in each year the board of election inspectors shall severally subscribe and verify duplicate 'declarations, one of which shall be printed in or attached to each of the original enrollment books. Such declarations shall be to the effect that the persons shown by such enrollment books are the only persons who registered personally as voters in that district on any of said days of registration, or who, having been registered on any of said days without personal application, thereafter applied for and received enrollment blanks, and such declarations shall set forth the number of the last enrollment blank used on such last day of registration. Immediately upon the close of each day of registra

tion, and before leaving the meeting place, the board of election inspectors shall publicly inclose the said enrollment books, together with all records pertaining thereto, in a sealed envelope, upon which shall be written or printed in distinct characters the number of the election district. Such envelope shall remain in the custody of the chairman of the board until the meeting on the next day of registration, when it shall be publicly opened. The envelope sealed at the close of the last day of registration shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, be delivered to the custodian of primary records. Such envelope shall remain sealed until the next Tuesday following the next ensuing day of general election, except that in any election district in which personal registration is not required or comprising territory in a portion of which personal registration is not required such envelope shall be returned to the board of inspectors before the opening of the polls on the day of general election, to be by them opened and used and again delivered to the custodian of primary records as prescribed in section thirteen. No member of the board of election inspectors shall make, or allow to be made, a copy of, or a transcript or statement from, the enrollment books.

2. In a city of over one million inhabitants, at the close of the last meeting for registration in each year the board of election inspectors shall severally subscribe and verify four declarations, one of which shall be printed in or attached to each of the original registers. Such declarations shall be to the effect that the persons shown by such registers are the only persons who registered personally as voters in that district on any of said days of registration and shall set forth the number of the last enrollment blank used on such last day of registration.

Derivation: Formerly § 30. Renumbered and amended by L. 1911, ch. 891, § 13; and amended by L. 1915, ch. 678; L. 1916, ch. 537, in effect May 15, 1916. Originally revised from Primary Election Law, § 3, pt. of subd. 2, as amended by L. 1900, ch. 225, § 2; L. 1908, ch. 456, § 2.