Jewett's Manual for Election Officers and Voters in the State of New York ...

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M. Bender & Company, 1917 - Election law

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Contents

Publication of enrollment
23
Party committees
25
State committee
27
Election of members of state and county committees
29
Formation of committees other than state or county com mittees
30
Review of election of committees
30
ARTICLE 4
31
Designations how made
34
Filing of designations
37
Certification by secretary of state
38
Delegates to national party conventions
39
Presidential electors
40
Contests judicial review
41
Emblems Repealed
44
Official primary ballot
45
ARTICLE
48
Primary pollclerks and pollbooks in primary districts out side of cities of over one million inhabitants
53
78a Primary pollclerks and pollbooks in cities of over one mil
54
Ballots booths books blanks and supplies 546
54
Delivery of ballots and manner of voting 81 Unofficial ballots 82 Preparation of ballot by voters
57
Persons within the guardrail 84 Watchers challengers electioneering
58
ARTICLE 5
73
ARTICLE 9
93
Posting town and village nominations
72
Meetings for registration 79
72
Additional meetings for registration 80
72
Adding and erasing names on register 80
72
Register of voters 85
72
Register where personal registration is not required 91b 157 Preparation and distribution of registry lists
72
Registration in cities and in villages of five thousand in habitants
72
Registration elsewhere
72
Registration for other than general elections
72
Registration for town or village elections 92
72
Gaining or losing a residence 93a
72
Illiterate and disabled voters 94
72
Preparation of challenge affidavits 95
72
Challenging applicants for registration
97
Investigation into truth of affidavits
98
Duplicate book of challenge affidavits
99
Production of naturalization papers
100
Certification of register
101
Custody and filing of registers after registration in cities of first class
102
Certifying changes in registers
103
Delivery of blank books for registration certificates and instructions
104
182a Special instructions to voters to be prepared for the year nineteen hundred and fourteen
105
Penalties 105a
105
ARTICLE 7
106
of elections
108
Organization of board rules and reports 108b
108
ARTICLE
118
ARTICLE
127
Publication of notices
130
Times Places Notices Officers and Expenses of Elections Section 290 Date of general election
131
Time of opening and closing polls
132
Filling vacancies in elective offices
133
Notice of elections
134
Notice of submission of proposed constitutional amendments or other propositions or questions
135
Publication of concurrent resolutions proposed constitutional amendments and other propositions 135b
135
Creation division and alteration of election districts
136
Abolition consolidation or changing of election districts in towns
138
Maps and certificates of boundaries of election districts
139
Designation of places for registry and voting
140
Equipment of polling places
141
300a Display of American flag
142
Election officers designation number and qualifications 143a
143
Appointment of election officers in cities
145
Authentication of party lists
146
Examination as to qualifications
147
Oath of office certificate of appointment J
148
Certificates of service exemption from jury duty payment
149
Appointment of inspectors of election in towns
150
Appointment of poll clerks and ballot clerks in towns
151
Supplying vacancies and absences
152
Organization of boards of inspectors
153
Ballot boxes
154
Apportionment of election expenses
155
Fees of election officers and others
156
Delivery of election laws to clerks boards and election officers
157
Official ballots for election
158
Form of ballot for questions submitted
162
Sample ballots instruction cards and stationery
164
Blank forms for election officers
165
Form of ballot clerks return
166
Description of tally sheets Repealed
168
Forms of return and tally of votes for officers other than presidential electors
170
Forms of returns and tally of votes upon questions sub mitted
171
Number of official ballots
173
Public inspection of ballots
174
Distribution of ballots and stationery
175
Errors and omissions in ballots 175a
175
Unofficial ballots 175b
175
ARTICLE 10
176
Persons within the guardrail
177
Watchers challengers electioneering
178
General duties of ballot clerks
179
General duties of poll clerks
180
Delivery of ballots to voters
182
Objections to counting disposal of ballots 200b 370 Proving the tallies 200d
201
General provisions as to canvass
201
Statement of canvass to be delivered to police
202
Preservation of ballots
205
Proclamation of result
208
Delivery and filing of papers relating to the election general provisions
209
Delivery and filing of papers in the city of New York
210
Additional requirements in the metropolitan election district Repealed
211
Destruction of books records and papers relating to the elec tions 214d
214
ARTICLE 11
215
Examination of voting machine
216
Adoption of voting machine
217
Payment for machines
218
Number of official ballots
219
Instruction of election officers
220
Instruction of voters before election
221
Unofficial ballots
222
Irregular ballots
223
Manner of voting
224
Disposition of irregular ballots and preserving the record of the machine
226
Disposition of keys opening counter compartment
227
Provision for recanvass of vote
228
Application of other articles and penal law 229a
229
When ballot clerks not to be elected 229b 419 Number of voters in election districts 229b
229
Definitions
230
Saving clause
231
ARTICLE 12
232
Production of returns and tally sheets
234
Correction of clerical errors in election district statements
235
errors
237
Proceedings of state board of canvassers upon corrected statements of county boards
238
Mandamus to state board to canvass corrected statements of county boards
239
Proceedings upon corrected statements
240
Decisions of county boards as to persons elected
243
Transmission of statements of county boards to secretary of state and board of elections 243a
243
Organization and duties of board of canvassers of the city of New York
244
Organization of state board of canvassers
245
Canvass by state board
246
Certificates of election
247
ARTICLE 13
248
Representatives in congress
249
Secretary of state to furnish lists of electors
250
ARTICLE 14
251
and terms
253
Aid by private persons and public officers
254
Subpoenas by state superintendent
255
Administration of oaths by superintendent and deputies
256
Reports by lodginghouse and hotel keepers
257
Affidavits by hotel keepers holding liquor licenses
258
Filing such reports and affidavits
259
Reports by police and certain departments
260
Card lists of registered electors 261a
261
Challenge lists 261b
261
Salaries and expenses 261d 488 Report to governor 261d
261
Authority of state superintendent of elections 2610
261
ARTICLE 15
262
Poll books and oath
263
Official war ballots
264
Official envelopes for war ballots
265
Delivery of official war ballots poll books and envelopes
266
Opening of the polls
267
Conduct of elections
268
Count of the votes
269
Returns not to be rejected because of informality of election
270
Canvass by inspectors of election
272
Canvass by state board
273
Elections may be contested
274
ARTICLE 16
275
Personal expenses defined
276
Treasurer of political committee
277
Statement of campaign receipts and payments
278
Campaign contributions to be under true name of contributor 278a 548 Filing and preserving statements 278a 549 Secretary of state to provide form...
278
Who may maintain proceedings 278b 552 Undertaking for costs 278b
278
Time within which proceedings must be brought
279
PART 2
288
N Y Constitution
295
PART 3
308
U S Statutes Provisions Concerning Elections Elective Officers
317
Presidential elections
323
Citizenship
329
Naturalization regulations
344
The elective franchise
349
PART 4
353
Senate districts and apportionment of the members of assembly
365
Enumeration of the inhabitants of the state
372
Judicial districts
378
Provisions of penal law etc relating to crimes against the elective
385
Short title and definitions
403
PART 7
417
PART 8
431
Miscellaneous provisions of Town Law 481466
481
PART 10
491
PART 11
505
Act To Prescribe Rules For Construction Of Consolidated Laws
516
PART 13
563
Canvass of votes 69
574

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Page 319 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 299 - Legislature and all officers, executive and judicial, except such inferior officers as may be by law exempted, shall, before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: " I do solemnly swear (or affirm...
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Page 268 - ... or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to convict him of a crime or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture: but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, and no testimony so given or produced shall be received against him upon any criminal investigation or proceeding.
Page 315 - All children heretofore born or hereafter born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth, citizens thereof, are declared to be citizens of the United States ; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fathers never resided in the United States.
Page 296 - The electors of the several towns shall, at their annual town meetings, or at such other time and in such manner as the legislature may direct, elect justices of the peace, whose term of office shall be four years.
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Page 300 - Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
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