New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-14
QUESTIONS as 10 VOTERS RIGHTS.

The provision of the present Constitution
OF this State with regard to the qualification OF voters Is
that every male citizen Of the age of twentyone years
who shall have been a citizen for ten days and an in
habant Of this state year next preceding an cleo
ton. and for the last four months resident Of the
county ana for the last thirty days resident OF the
election district in which he offer his vote shall be
to vote at election in the election district
OF which shall at the time be resident ana not else
where etc" Under constitutional provisions of Call
fornis substantially the as those OF NewIork on
this point It was recently held IN San Francisco that
citizen who moved from election district to another
within the thirty days preceding election day did not
thereby lose his right to he could register and
vote 1t was held in the district from which he bad
moved. The ground for this opinion was that man
could not lose his old residence until no had acquired
new one and that he did not acquire residence In
his new abode until he lived there thirty days MS
former home con inued in the meantime TO be his resi-
denoe, and that therefore ne cOulu register anu o'o
from there
CORPORATION Counsel Whitney was asked yesterday
what he thought of this ruling He smiled
If amused at the suggestion ana
then said that IL novel and had an air OF pausDty
abont IL ut first mention. He that the inspectors
ordinarily under their instructions refused 10 allow
man to register or vote IN TINS city VINO nae Sa sy
preceding election; but ne did not know whether t'e
question had ever been passed upon by tne G1 or t
Of his assistants for further Information Mr.
Francisco ruling wrong man when he moved
from district to another, Mr.. Andrews said, did
actually change bis residence the day he moved. IL
was true that IL would not lose his residence until
he acquired one; but lie acquired new one by
moving with the intention TO change his domcile.
Therefore be could not g1back To the polling or registry
place of old home aud claim that that WAS still his
residence The Constitution intended to provide, aud
did provide that the moving from one election district
to another witain the thirty days preceding election
pTecluded man FROM voting. -,
Mr. Andrews also asked his opinion OF the question
raised by the following letter, which has been cent to
The TRIBUNE Off1ce - a.,
AZ sIn the owner Of and for many years was the
occupant Of house In the Twenty first ward OF this
city Last spring leased the house for term or years
aud have been in the country. expecting 10 return
10 the city about iii of November My nome IS IN
NeW-YoiR desire to know II | eau register and vote
Al the ne 1t election or have lost that right T.
Mr. Andrews said that he thought what lie hhd already
stated answered the question. II the writer hIter
leaving his old home, had continued 10 entertain lne
Intention 10 return purposed that that election
district should sill be his home, he nndoubledy coVId
oome back and register and vote from that ciecton
GisIict But 81 heacSaay came back 10 another eiecon
district he would lose his hight to vote provang ne Id
NOT return to NewYork un the beginning OF the thirty
days preceding election day.