Daily Republican., 1880-10-20
who Are Voters.

A treat deal Of Misunderstanding
exisss in regard to the election laws,
many persons not knowing scarcely II
tAsy have 3 right to vote even II they
aIs assessed. At the city election fol-
City Council and for City officers, be-
dafs being a year in the State and enc
no,uth in the county, a residence
d sAirty days is required in the Ward
beIOEs . legal vote can be cast. This
la& qualification is not required in a
Umsral or State election. In order
tlas all our readers may know exactly
Ehaa ia required Of them, for their
sasat we quote the following Section
ia foil kOm Article w Of the Constitu'
l5gn II she State of Delaware:
~All elections for Governor, Senators,
Representatives, SheriffS and Coroners,
anal be held on the Tuesday mex,
atsr the first Monday in the month o.
Moenber Of the year in which they
are to be held and be by ballot.
And in such elections every free
Rhite male citizen, Of the age Of
8Wsnty.two years or upwards, having
sSoided in the State one year next be
1css the election, and the last month
tesfsof in the county where he offers
10 vote, and having within two years
1sxt before the election, paid a county
TAX, shall have been assessed at least
ak months before the election, shall
eajoy the right of an eleotor and
Eyury free white male citizen Of the
lss Of twenty one years and under the
Sge Of twenty-five years having resided
M aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote
without payment Of any tax; Pro
yiasd that no person in the military
aayal or marine service, Of the United
BATES, shall be considered as acquiring
residence in the State, by being sta
Hiaeed in any garrison, barrack, OF
military or naval place or station with
in thSs State and no idiot, or Insan'
person, pauper or person convicted o
Ierime deemed by law felony, shsl
+sUjoy the right Of an elector and tina
MS legislature may impose the for
Allure Of the right OF suffrage as
punishment for crime"
Rr3m the foregoing 1: will be seen
hst in the first place person befor
hs can vote, must have resided In tn
Rata one year and in the county on
Mpath before he can vote. Beside
AAlg he nnst pay county tax whicl
has been assessed to him at least 81.
Munths before the day on which tn
Slsstion oeonrs. 1t Ia entirely q mif
askAn Mss that residence Of eithe
NIFTY sr zen days is required in tn
W.sd, Hundred or election distric. b.
ira > person is entitled to vote. .
man oan move from one election distrit
into another and be entitled to vote i
ahs one to which he has removed th
same hour he has moved into II, PR
Tiasd he has moved into II to stay an
make It his home. But no person ca
move from one county into anoth,
-Dsnty,and vote in the latter until /
has been there one month. We pr
Inxe this is sufficiently plain net to
misuI derstood.
1t will also be seen from the for
g,iDg article which we have quot
that no person can vote in either cou
yOf the State even II he Is qualifi'
By residence, unle 8 he has paid II
which has been assessed to him
ls1,. ak months tsfore the election.
Uthjs mas all been done the pers,
go qualified hes right to vote, al
Ne Insp ctor that refuses TO take Il
Aeket Of such voter Is liable to pu
iShnsn! under the law.
Many persons also have a mistak
idea that as the ticket is the ear
throughout the county that they CT
lawfully vote in any election distri
To the county without gaining rel
aeRce. This il, unlawful as Section
Ehapter 1G of tbs Revised code viii,
reads as follows shows:
SAT all elections for state or coun
g&cers, the electors shalt vote with
ahe hundreds In which they shall r