The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-05
THOSE WHO MAY VOTE
The Required Qualifications
Under the New Law.
PLACES FOR REGISTRATION.
senator Kinnesr States Briefly What Are
the Requirements for Those
Who May Register.

being as important that the public should
Know WHO are qualified to register as voters as
!. ~ lnsl al qualified should register, Senator
Aihnear, the father OF the registration and cleo
t.on olls, was interviewed on the subject yester-
gay he stated that the first of the series of
election laws was .he primary cleo ion law,
uuoer winch any party may held primaries.
Urinary elections may be held in the same way
ss oLnef elections. voter is asked whether he
IS Republican, and on his statement that he
Il, Is allowed TO vote If lie lies about IL he is
snol CT 10 the same penalties as are provided in
me law regarding other elections
lie qualifications for voters regarding which
some doubt hss existed. are that the man must
De citizen OF the United States and must have
resided In the state one year. in the county
ninety days. and In the CITY, town ward, or pre-
cinct thirty days Immediately preceding the
election. IL is provided further in the consti-
Ton that all persons who. at the tine of the
adoption CT the constitution were qualified
electors OF the territory, shall be electors. AS
the requirement under the territoral law was
SIX months residence IN the state. and more
tnsn an additional six months have elapsed
since the adoption of the constitution. all per.
sons who are qualified under this proviso are
qualified in any case under the general provis.
Ions OF the law. Thus tcis provision is practi.
caliy out of date.
The Constitution also provides: ''For the pur-
pose OF voting ana eligibility Office no person
Shall be deemed TO have gained a residence by
reason OF MS presence or lost 1t by OF his
absence while in the civil or ilitsry service Of
the state or of the United States, nor while
student st any institution OF learning, nor while
Kept a. the public expense at any poorhouse or
asylum, nor while confined in any public prison,
nor while engaged IL the navigation of the
waters Ct the state the United States or OF the
high seas
AS the law provides that the county commits
sioDers SHALL meet and divide the county into
election districts ia the August of every general
election year, and hold q registration, another
registration viii be made in August Thus any
persons who are not qua fled 10 vote at the
coming municipal election but viii be qualified
oy the time the registration is held in August,
can register in time to vote at the fall election
This provision will admit large number of ad-
ditional voters
All citizens must register before the closing of
the books Monday evening, July z, in order to
be qualified to vote at the coming election.
The registration made two weeks ago does not
qualify voters az the coming election.
The following places OF registration have
been established:
First ward-Market street school house.
Second ward--City Hall
Third ward-Davls' store, near Madison street
power-house. Viii also receive registration for
Second wari.
Fourth ward-Rolf's house. corner Third and
Depot streets.
The penalty for false registration is defined by
the law as follows:
Section Is. II any person shall falsely person
ate another and procure the person so person
ated to be registered, or Ii any person shall rep
resent his name TO the city or town clerk or Of
fcer of registration to be cliff rent from what it
actually is, and cause such name to be regis
tered, or II shy person shall cause any name to
be placed upon the registry lists otherwise than
in the manner provided in this act. he shall
upon conviction, be punished by confinement
and hard labor in the penitentiary not more
than FIVE nor less than one wear