STATE OF NEW JERSEY&nbspCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947

COMMITTEE ON&nbspRIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AMENDMENTS AND&nbspMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Tuesday, July 1, 19471 These minutes were prepared by the Secretary of the Committee.&nbsp(Afternoon session)

(The session began at 1:00 P. M.)

PRESENT: Carey, Delaney, Ferry, Glass, Katzenbach, Park, Pursel, Randolph, Schenk, Stanger and Taylor.

Chairman John F. Schenk presided.

The Chairman called the hearing to order and stated that the following was the schedule of the July 1, 1947 hearing:

• Location – Room 5, Music Building
• Subject Matter:
  • Preamble
  • Article II: Right of Suffrage
  • Article III: Distribution of Powers of Government
  • Article VIII: General Provisions

The Chairman stated that he had advised Senator O’Mara, Chairmanof the Legislative Committee, that it was the feeling of the Committee that the so-called gambling amendment, which is in Article IV of the present Constitution, comes under his Legislative Committee for hearing. He stated further that a hearing on this subject matter, along with other subject matter coming under the Legislative Committee, would be held on Wednesday, July 2.

The Chairman then inquired if anyone present desired to be heard on the subject matter scheduled for July 1.

Mrs. W. B. Heinz, representing the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, came forward at this time and stated that each delegate had, no doubt, received a copy of the constitutional changes recommended by the League of Women Voters of New Jersey.2 Excerpts of the League’s brochure, “Constitutional Changes,” containing its recommendations relative to the several subjects referred to the Committee on Rights, Privileges, Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions, appear in the Appendix to these Committee Proceedings.She further stated that she wished to speak regarding the provisions for election and suffrage.

Mrs. Heinz read the following:

“General elections shall be held annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; but the time of holding such elections may be altered by law. The Governor and members of the Legislature shall be chosen in odd-numbered years at a general election.”

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