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OCT 6 1921

POLITICAL CALENDAR 1921

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

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 assembly 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.)

Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 4

Sept. 27 to Oct. 4....
Oct. 10
Oct. 14

Oct. 4 to Oct. 11...
Oct. 15

Oct. 18

Oct. 4 to Oct. 18.
Oct. 22

Oct. 25

.....

Oct. 14, 15......
Oct. 21, 22...

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.)

Oct. 15, 22...
November 8

INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS

To nominate independently signatures must be obtained to the number of

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. m.

12,000 for State-wide offices, with at least 50 for each county (Fulton and Hamilton considered 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.)

(§ 150.)

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

Personal Registration.

November 18

November 28

Boards of Elections or County Clerk should immediately 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.)

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

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

Non-personal Registration.

7 a. m. to 10 p. m. (§ 150.)
General Election.

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

} ($ 150.)

Statements under Corrupt Practices Act and Penal Law.

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

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

TABLE

SHOWING WHERE SECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING FORMERLY SEPARATE LAWS WERE INCORPORATED IN, THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION LAW.

10 pt. 10 pt. 10 pt. 11, subd. 1.

12 pt.

12 pt.

12 pt.

13 pt.

13 pt.

A.

Election Law (L. 1896, ch. 909).

Former Elec.
Law Section.

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11, subd. 2 pt. of ¶ b.
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11, subd. 2 pt. of ¶ d.
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12 pt.

12 pt.

12 pt.

14 pt.

14 pt.

16

Consol. Elec.
Law Section.

1

290

291

292

293

294

295

296

297

297

298

299

300

301

302

190

191

192

193

194

195

196

.repealed

197

198

199

200

201

repealed

303

304

305

306

307

308

309

310

311

312

313

314

315

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Law Section.

316 317

318

319

320

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

180

161

162

163

164

165

166

167

168

169

170

171

172

184

173

174

184

175

161

176

184

177

178

179

180

181

182

183