General Election Law and Additional Laws Regulat- New York and Brooklyn COMPLETE WITH AMENDMENTS TO DATE. ALSO PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL CODE, GENERAL LAWS AND PUBLIC WITH NOTES FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. By F. G. JEWETT, MATTHEW BENDER, LAW BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER, ALBANY, N. Y PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION. Since the publication of the 1894 edition of this manual, the Election Law of the state has been materially changed in respect to the nomination of candidates, the registration of voters and other provisions of equal importance. The adoption of the so-called "blanket ballot" has radically changed the form of ballot, the tickets of all party and independent organizations being now upon one ballot, distinguished, aside from party or other name, by the use of appropriate devices or emblems. The manner of voting is also changed, necessitating the observance of defined rules by voters in indicating their choice of candidates. In all about fifty sections of the Election Law have been amended. In addition to the alterations in the Election Law the senate and assembly districts of the state have been reapportioned and changed by the adoption of the new Constitution; the number of senate districts being increased to fifty and assembly districts to one hundred and fifty. All these changes have been embodied in this edition and new forms have been prepared in accordance therewith, preserving, however, the general plan heretofore adopted in this work of treating the different laws under subjects and making each subject complete in itself. The special election laws relating to the cities of New York and Brooklyn are also contained in this edition, thus making this manual a complete work on elections throughout the state. ALBANY, July 15, 1895. F. G. JEWETT. |