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JEWETT'S MANUAL

FOR

Election Officers and Voters

IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK

CONTAINING THE

Consolidated Election Law, Federal and State Constitutional Provisions Con-
cerning Elections and Elective Officers, United States Statutes concerning
Elections, Elective Officers, Citizenship, Naturalization, etc., Political
Divisions of State, Counties and Towns, Penal Law Provisions

Relating to Crimes Against the Elective Franchise, Public

Officers Law, Miscellaneous Provisions as to State,
County, City, Town, l'illage and School Officers and
Elections, General Construction Law, and Act to
Prescribe Rules for Construction of Con-
solidated Laws,

As Amended to the end of the Legislative Session of 1921, together
with Annotations, Forms and Instructions

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COPYRIGHT, 1902, 1903, 1904,
BY MATTHEW BENDER.

COPYRIGHT, 1905-1914,

BY MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY.

COPYRIGHT, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,
BY MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

OCT 6 1921

POLITICAL CALENDAR 1921

Issued by JOHN J. LYONS, Secretary of State, Albany, N. Y.

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PRIMARY PETITIONS

To designate candidates, petitions must contain 3% of the enrolled voters of party in political subdivision, but need not exceed the number mentioned below, namely:

1,500 signatures for judge of Court of General Sessions, judge of City Court, New York City, or any other office voted for by all the voters in a city of over one million inhabitants. (§ 48.)

1,000 signatures for any office to be filled by all the voters of any other city of the first class or of any county or borough containing more than two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants. (§ 48.)

500 signatures for any office in a county or borough containing more than twenty-five thousand and not more than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or city of second class or any congressional or senatorial district. (§ 48.)

250 signatures for any office to be filled by all
the voters of any other county or any
city of the third class or of any assem-
bly district. (§ 48.)

First day for signing petition. (§ 48.)
Dates for filing designating petitions. (§ 49.)
Last day to decline designation. (§ 50.)

Last day to fill vacancy after declination. (§ 50.)
Certification by Secretary of State, to custodian of
primary records, of designations filed in his office.
(§ 51.)

Fall Primary.

Hours for voting in New York City, 3 p. m. to 9 p. m. (§ 70.)

Hours for voting outside New York City, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. (§ 70.)

Last day for custodian of primary records to certify list of elected delegates and alternates to conventions to Secretary of State.

Last day for custodian of primary records to certify other results of election to Secretary of State. Custodian must also furnish to Secretary of State, on same date, names and addresses of nominees of various parties for Representative in Congress, State Senator and Member of Assembly, where original designations were not filed with said Secretary of State. (§ 89.)

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POLITICAL CALENDER.

CONVENTIONS

First day for holding State and Judicial.
Last day for filing nominations. (§ 128.)
Last day for filing declinations. (§ 128.)
Last day for filing new nominations. (§ 136.)

INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS

To nominate independently signatures must be ob-
tained to the number of

12,000 for State-wide offices, with at least 50 for
each county (Fulton and Hamilton con-
sidered as one). (§ 122.)

5% of total vote for Governor in any political
subdivision, except that

3,000 may nominate a candidate in any political
subdivision. (§ 122.)

1,500 may nominate a candidate for a borough
or county office. (§ 122.)

Dates for filing independent nominations. (§ 128.)
Last day to decline independent nominations. (§ 133.)
Last day to fill vacancy of independent nominations.
(§ 136.)

Boards of Elections or County Clerk should imme-
diately certify list of nominations together with
address of nominees of all parties to Secretary of
State.

TOWN NOMINATIONS

Dates for filing party nominations. (§ 121.)
Last day to decline party nominations. (§ 133.)
Last day to fill vacancy in party nominations. (§ 136.)
Dates for filing independent nominations. (§ 128.)
Last day to decline independent nominations. (§ 133.)
Last day to fill vacancy in independent nominations.
(§ 136.)

REGISTRATION

New York City.

Personal Registration.

Oct. 10, 11, 12,-13, 14.. 5 p. m. to 10:30 p. m.

Oct. 15.....

7 a. m. to 10:30 p. } (§ 150.)

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Cities and Villages of 5,000 or More Inhabitants (except New York City).

Oct. 14, 15..

Oct. 21, 22.

Personal Registration.

7 a. m. to 10 p. m.)

7 a. m. to 10 p. m.

} (§ 150.)

Outside of Cities and Villages of 5,000 or More Inhabitants.

Oct. 15, 22.
November 8

Non-personal Registration.

7 a. m. to 10 p. m. (§ 150.)

General Election.

Polls open 6 a. m. and close 6 p. m. (§ 291.)

Statements under Corrupt Practices Act and Penal Law. November 18 .........

November 28

Last day to file candidates' expense statements.
(Penal Law, § 776.)

Last day to file committee statements of expense.
(§ 546.)

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TABLE

SHOWING WHERE SECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING FORMERLY SEPARATE LAWS WERE INCORPORATED IN, THE

CONSOLIDATED ELECTION LAW.

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