Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1917 — Interpretation of Voting Laws. [ARTICLE]

Interpretation of Voting Laws.

The report cf the special commission, named by Gov. Goodrich to interpret the woman suffrage, absent voters, new registnataon and constitutional convention laws, has prepared its report for the governor. Among other paints decided by the commission is one that 'the new absent voters’ law will not apply to the coming municipal election in the state and that, therefore, absent voters may not cast their ballots at those elections. T he lanlgriage of the law ■provides that its provisions shall apply to “general, special and primary elections.” The municipal elections do not fall within either class, occordmg to the interpretation of the state. It also pointed out the methods of voting under the absent voters* statute, and the commission decided that absent voters could cast their ballots at the special election in September, at which delegates to the constitutional convention are to be selected. The interpretations of the laws are to be printed immediately. The commission decided that women now can vote, sign the petitions for nominations of candidates for the constitutional convention and be elected 1 to sit as members of that convention. The commission decided that no registration is provided for municipal elections in cities of the third fourth and fifth classes.