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Your vote and how to use it

Chapter 42: CHART OF OFFICIALS FOR WHOM YOU CAN VOTE
By Gertrude Foster Brown
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A practical civic handbook aimed at newly enfranchised women explains the structure and functions of local, state, and national government, how offices are filled, and the mechanics of elections, registration, ballots, and taxation. It outlines who qualifies to vote and how parties, primaries, conventions, and nominations operate, and discusses reforms like the Australian ballot and corrupt-practices controls. The book highlights public policy areas of special concern to women—public health, education, charities, labor, and child welfare—and urges responsible, informed participation, treating the ballot as a civic trust to promote human welfare.

CHART OF OFFICIALS FOR WHOM YOU
CAN VOTE

ELECTIONS WHEN HELD TERM SALARY
School Elections. School-meeting annually first Tuesday in May.
Board of Education, 3-5 in each town.   ”  ” 3 years.
School directors, 2 in each town.   ”  ” 5 ”
Village Elections. Annually, usually in the spring, the third Tuesday in March.
President.   ”  ” 1 ”
Trustees (2 to 8).   ”  ” 2 ”
Clerk (sometimes appointed). 1 year. varies.
Treasurer.   ”  ” 1 ”  ”
Assessors.   ”  ” 1 ”  ”
Collector.   ”  ” 1 ” percentage.
Police justice.   ”  ” 4 years. varies.
Special elections may be called to decide special questions.
Town Elections. Biennially, either in the spring or at the general election in November.
Supervisor.   ”  ” 2 years. by the day or salary.
Town clerk.   ”  ” 2 ” fees.
Assessors.   ”  ” 2 ” by the day.
Collector.   ”  ” 2 ” percentage.
Overseer of the Poor.   ”  ” 2 ” by the day.
Supt. of Highways.   ”  ” 2 ”   ”  ”
Constables.   ”  ” 2 ” fees.
Just. of the Peace.   ”  ” 4 ” ”
County Elections. At the general election in November.
Sheriff.   ”  ” 3 ” fees or sal’y.
County clerk.   ”  ” 3 ”   ”  ”
Treasurer.   ”  ” 3 ” fixed by b’rd of supervisors.
District attorney. At the general election in November. 3 years. sal’y varies.
Supt. of the poor.   ”  ” 3 ” by the day or salary.
County judge.   ”  ” 6 ” sal’y varies.
Surrogate.   ”  ” 6 ”   ”  ”
Coroners.   ”  ” 3 ” fees or sal’y.
City Elections.
Cities of the first and second class and usually those of the third class hold elections biennially, in the odd-numbered years.
New York City.
Mayor. Elected every four years at the general election in November. Next mayor elected in 1921. 4 years. $15,000
Comptroller.   ”  ” 4 ” 15,000
Borough presidents. Elected by the people of each borough. 4 ” 7,500 to 5,000
Aldermen. In odd-numbered years. 2 ” 2,000
Judges, City Courts. At any general election. 10 10 ” 12,000
Judges, Muni. Courts.   ”  ” 10 ” 7,000 to 8,000
New York County. At the general election.
Sheriff. 4 ” 12,000
District attorney. 4 ” 15,000
County clerk. 4 ” 15,000
Register. 2 ” 12,000
Judges of the Court of General Sessions. 14 ” 17,500
Surrogates (2). 14 ” 15,000
Bronx County. At the general election.
Sheriff. 4 ” 10,000
District attorney. 4 ” 10,000
County clerk. 4 ” 10,000
Register. 4 ” 10,000
County judge. 6 ” 10,000
Surrogate. 6 ” 10,000
Kings County. At the general election.
Sheriff. 2 ” 15,000
District attorney. 3 ” 10,000
County clerk. 4 ” 12,000
Register. 2 ” 12,000
County judges (5). 6 ” 12,500
Surrogate. 6 ” 15,000
Queens County. At the general election.
Sheriff. 3 ” 10,000
District attorney. 3 ” 8,000
County clerk. 3 ” 8,000
County judge. 6 ” 12,500
Surrogate. 6 ” 10,000
Richmond County. At the general election.
Sheriff. 3 years. 6,000
District attorney. 3 ” 5,000
County clerk. 3 ” 5,000
County judge and surrogate. 6 ” 10,000
State Elections. Biennially, at the general election in even-numbered years.
Governor. 2 ” 10,000
Lieutenant-Governor. 2 ” 5,000
Secretary of State. 2 ” 6,000
Comptroller. 2 ” 8,000
Treasurer. 2 ” 6,000
Attorney-General. 2 ” 10,000
State Engineer. 2 ” 8,000
State Senators. 2 ” 1,500
Assemblymen. 1 year. 1,500
Judges of the Court of Appeals. 14 years. 13,700 to 14,200
Judges of the Supreme Court. 14 ” 10,000 to 17,500
National Elections. At the general election.
President. Elected by presidential electors who are elected by the people every four years. 4 ” 75,000
Vice-President.   ”  ” 4 ” 12,000
U. S. Senators. At different general elec. 6 ” 7,500
Representatives in Congress. Biennially, in even-numbered years. 2 ” 7,500


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