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Show Now York's Election Law. New York, SepL 10. Tlie Slate election law adopted by the Legislature Legisla-ture of 1S30, alter ytars ot public clamor for ballot reform, had Its first practical test In Uiu State at a loru! election In the village of Far Itock-away Itock-away yesterJay. It cannot be raid that Uie test was a fair one, and genera! dissatisfaction is manifested by Uie village voters, more due to the Imiwrfcct manner lu which me taw was auministerea man to any material defects lu Uie new system. Many luIiUciana of New i oik wentdown to see how the new system worked. That the confusion which prevailed front lheOiciiliig tu the cloning of theissllx, thequarrels and bickerings between Uie election officers and the voters an 1 Uie blunders blun-ders and disgust thereby occasioned were all due to Uie Inefficiency and Incompetency of the election officers were universally admitted. Kx-Assemblyman Uines was tbe second voter to come Inside the rail. He received tbe two ballots, entered tbe booth, and returned with bis ballots properly folded In Just half a minute. When asked why ho did not remain In tho booth the thrto minutes required by law, he said that such a law was unconstitutional and Uiat he should stay only as he found it necessary. KvidenUy his opinion was shared by all tbe other voters, for not many of them remained re-mained in tho booths tbe required length of Unit, No attempt was made to enforce this part of the statute. |