The Citizen's Handbook Author:Rupert Sargent Holland Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter III ELECTIONS—QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS Elections Election Divisions. In order to facilitate the election of public officials the entire State is... more » divided into election "divisions." These range in size from three city blocks to much larger areas in the sparsely settled districts. The territory is so divided that between two and four hundred voters live in each division. Within each division is a polling place at which all elections are held. Primary Elections. Nominations to public office are usually made at conventions composed of delegates elected in each election division at the party "primaries." The delegates are elected to represent wards, counties or the state according to the office for which the convention is to nominate. The dates on which these primary elections are held aredesignated by the Executive Committees of each party. Usually they are held three or four months in advance of the general elections. Only those persons who are regular members of the party holding the primary election are entitled to vote there. In general it is safe to assume that any person who has voted for the first name in the party column at the last previous general election, and who expresses a willingness to support the principles of the party, may vote at its primaries. The precise qualifications which a voter must possess are set forth in the rules of the various parties. General Elections. General elections are held twice a year. The election for Federal, State and County officials takes place on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, while the election for City and Ward officers is fixed for the third Tuesday in February. Qualifications of Voters Age. Every male citizen, twenty-one years of age and upwards1 is entitled to vote at allgeneral e...« less