Wichita eagle., 1889-02-09
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.

QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
Tho Laws Now In Force in tho Various
States Of the Union.
In all States your age must be twenty-one.
AIabama-Must be citizen, or declared
your intention Of being such; must have
lived one year in the State, three months in
the county, and one mouth in the precinct;
registration may be regulated BY the Legis-
lature; idiots and Indians convicted Of crime
excluded from voting.
Arkansas-Citizen or declared intention; !;
must have lived one year in the State, six
months In the county and one month In the
precinct; registration prohibited as bar of
suffrage; idiots and Indians convicted Of
crime excluded
California-Actual citizens; lived in thate
State one year, county thirty days, precinct
thirty days; registration required by law;
idiots, Indians, convicts and Chinese ex-
cluded
Coiorado-Citizens or declared; lived in
the State six months; registration required
by the State constitution; persons in prison
excluded from voting.
Connecticut-Actuel citizens; lived in the
State one year, in county and precinct six
months; registration required by law;
those unable to read and convicts excluded.
Delaware-Actual county taxpayers; lived
IN State one year, in county one month; no
registration required; idiots, insane. paup-
ers and criminals excluded.
Florida-Citizen or declared; lived in
State one year, in county six months; idiots,
insane, criminals, betters on elections and
duellists excluded.
GeorRia-Actual citizens; lived in the
State one year, in county six months; Legs
lature may regulate registration; idiots, in
sane criminals and non-taxpayers excluded.
nlinois-Actual citizens; lived in State
one year, in county ninety days, in precinct
thirty days; registration required by law;
convicts excluded.
Indiana-Citizens or declared; lived in
State six months, in county sixty days, in
precinct thirty days; no registration law;
fraudulent voters and bribers excluded.
Iowa-Actual citizens; lived in State six
months, in county sixty days; registration
required by law; insane and criminals ex-
cluded.
Kansas-Citizens or declared; lived in
State six months, in precinct thirty days;
registration required in cities only; idiots,
insane, convlcts and rebels excluded
Kentucky-Citizens; lived in State two
years, in county one year, in precinct thirty
days; no registration required; bribers,
robbers and forgers excluded.
Louisiana-Citizen or declared; lived in
State one year, in county six months, in pre-
cinct thirty days; Legislature may regu-
late registration; idiots, insane and paupers
excluded.
Maine-Actual citizens; lived in State
three months; registration required by con-
stitution; paupers and Indians not taxed
excluded.
achusetts-Citizens; lived in State
one year, in precinct six months; registra-
ton required by law paupers, persons
under guardians, non-taxpayers and men
unable to read and write excluded.
Michigan-Citizens or declared; lived in
State three months, in precinct ten days;
registration required by law; duellists ex-
cluded.
Minnesota-Ci;izens or declared; lived in
State four months; in precinct ten days;
registration required by law; idiots, insane
and convicts excluded.
Missouri Citizen or declared; lived in
State one year, in county sixty days; regis
tration required by constitution in cities
only; inmates Of asylums, poor-houses and
prisons and the United States army ex-
cluded
Nebraska Citizen or declared; lived in
State six months, registration required by
law; idiots, convicts and United States
army excluded.
Nevada-Citizens or declared; lived in
State six months, in county twenty days;
registration required by constitution, idiots,
insane and convicts excluded.
New ampahire-Actual citizens; lived
in town six months; registration required by
law; paupers excluded.
New Jersey-Actual citizens; lived in
State one year, in county five months; reg
lstration required in cities of O,Go0; paupers,
idiots, insane and convicts excluded
New York-Actual citizens; lived in State
one year, in county four months, in precinct
thirty days; registration required in cities
of 10000; election betters or bribers and
convicts excluded.
North Carolina-Actual citizens; lived in
State twelve months, in county ninety days;
registration required by constitution; con-
victs excluded.
Chio-Actual citizens; lived in State one
year; registration required in Cleveland,
Columbus, Toledo and Cincinnati; idiots and
insane excluded.
Oregon-Citizens or declared; lived in
State six months; no registration required;
idiots, insane, convicts, United States army
and Chinese excluded
Pennsylvania-Actual citizen; lived in
State one year, in precinct two months; reg
istration required by constitution; non-tax-
payers and political bribers excluded.
Rhode 1sland-Actual tax-paying citizens;
lived in State one year, in township six
months; registration required by law; per-
sons without property to the value of sl34.
The Legislature adopted resolution sub
mitting to the vote of the people the ques-
tion of removing the property restriction
above mentioned, and it failed to carry.
South Carolira-Actual citizens; lived in
State one year, in county sixty days; regis
tration required by constitution; insane; in
mates of asylums, alms-houses and prisons,
United States army, duelists excluded.
Tennessee-Actual citizens: lived in State
twelve months, in county six months; no
required; non-payers of polltax
excluded.
Texas-Citizen or declared; lived in State
one year, in county six months, in precinct
SIX months; registration prohibited by con-
stitution; lunatics; idiots, paupers, convicts,
United States army excluded.
Vermout-Actual citizens; lived in State
one year; registration required By law;
bribers excluded.
Virgrnia-Actual citizens; lived in State
twelve months, in township three months;
registration required by law; lunatics,
idiots, convicts, United States army, duel
lists excluded
West Vrginia-Actual citizens; lived in
State one year, in county sixty days; regis
trstion prohibited by constitution; lunstics,
paupers and convicts excluded
Wiscousiu-Citizeu or declared; lived in
State one year; registration required By