Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — CHAHGE REGISTRATION HOUR [ARTICLE]

CHAHGE REGISTRATION HOUR

Polls Open From 8 A. M. to 9 P. M., -Under New Amendment. < Unless Governor Goodrich should see fit to call another special session of the legislature within the next few days to rectify errors of the last regular qr special sessions and also amend the voters' registration law again, the polls for taking the registration on Sept. 4 and Oct. 4 will be open from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m. The registration law passed at the regular session in 1919 provided for the polls being open from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m. But the second special session of the legislature, held in July, 1920, amended the law and provides for the polls being open from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m. t The following questions and -answers will be of interest to voters, all of whom are required to register at either the first registration, Sept.' 4, or the second registration day, Oct. 4, in order to be a legal voter at the November election: What are the qualifications of a voter? He or she must be 21 years old or over,, live in the United States a year or. more, live in Indiana six months or more, live In the township 60 days or more, live in the precinct 30 days or more. Is it best to register on the first date, Sept. 4? Yes. If you should move to another predict, you can register again on Oct. H. Can an absent voter register without coming home? ’ Yes. Ask for a blank from the county auditor, who will mail it with proper instructions, or send them a blank similar to the one you have. Can a young man or woman at college or absent, vote this fall without corning home? Yes. If they are properly registered. They can get proper papers 10 days before election and send their votes In by mail. The same is true of any voter absent at election period. If a votdt waits till registration day to register, does he, need to have two voters attest his application? No. In that case simply take your blank or get one at the registration place and fill it out. The clerks will do the rest. Can a foreign born resident register? Yes, if he has been naturalized or hks declared his Intention of taking out his first papers. A naturalized voter uses the blue or pink ap-

plication blank and the one who has declared his intention uses the yellow blank.. ', Are the wife and children born before coming to this country (if 21 years old) ot a foreign born eli gible to. register? Yes, if the husband and father has been naturalized. But not if he has only declared his intention or has not taken out his first papers. Can a. foreign born woman mar ried to a native born man register? Yes. She uses the white blank, the same as her husband. Can the native born wife of a foreign bom register? Yes, if her husband nas been naturalized. If he has not, she cannot register. She uses the white blank. Can a young man or woman who is not 21 - years old but who will be 21 before election register? Yes. Does a voter forfeit his right to vote if he registers properly and then moves from his precinct after Oct. 4? < Yes. The voter must register and reside in the precinct at least 30 days just before ejection. Should a married woman sign her name or use the initials of her husband? She must sign her own name in full, without using initials. For example, “Mrs. Mabel Rice Smith." If a woman married after she registers Sept. 4 should she register again? No, unless she moves out of the precinct.' Provision will be made on election day for a woman to vote under her married name if registered under her mialden name. Can a woman serve on a registration board? Yes. Any voter can serve on the board if properly appointed.