Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-04
Three Registrations of Voters.

2 There are to be registrations of voters
three times prior to January 1, 1904, when
either of the following qualifications shall
serve to entitle person to register: Soldier
of any army in any war in the states or the
United States; descendants of such soldiers
persons who shall pay taxes on property to
the amount of 81, persons who can read
and understand any section of the new con-
stitution or understand the same when read
to them. All of the foregoing section shall
expire by limitation January 1, 1904.
B. After January l, 1904, the voters regis
tered under the foregoing are to be placed
on the permanent list. Any person register
ing thereafter Is to pay poll tax for one
year prior to the election in which he Of
fers to vote, and shall make application in
writing in the presence of the judges of
election, without memoranda or assistance
Of any kind. setting forth age, residence
occupation. He Is required to prepare and
deposit his ballot himself. An amendment
was agreed to for this section removing
the requirement to give and resi-
dence Of parents, and another adopted pro-
viding that the general assembly should
adopt laws for the proper conduct of cleo
lions by secret ballot and securing order
at elections. No amendments were adopted
which were not agreed to by the majority.
Mr. Thorn of Norfolk made a great fight
to have the temporary understanding
clause stricken from the report Of the COM
mittee but he was unsuccessful. He de-
clared that the members of the convention
had surrendered a great principle when it
failed to make the understanding clause
permanent.
4. Exempting from registration and vot-
ing all persons who are insane, have been
convicted of forgery, embezzlement and
other felonies, and persons who have fought
duels or carried challenges to fight duels.
q. S. Military Excluded.
5. Providing that officer soldier or sea-
man of the United States shall acquire
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ing stationed therein; inmates of char
table institutions, schools and colleges
shall not acquire or lose residence in the
or schools or colleges.
6. All elections by the people are to be
by ballot, in representative bodies by viva
to be counted in public view and the box
es opened in public view.
Z. The general assembly Is to enact laws
providing for the furnishing Of ballots in
all elections, said ballots to have no dis
tinguishing emblem or mark, candidates.
names to be printed in clear type, bu:
voters may erase one name and substitute
another.
g. While going to or coming from polling
places voters are exempt from jury, wit
ness, road and military service, and shall
not be liable to arrest under civil pro;
cess.
O. Persons who shall become of age prior
to elections shall be allowed to register and
vote. provided they pay the poll tax for one
year.
TO- In elections for county officers per-
sons may be required to own and pay
taxes on property valued at $500, if the
general assembly shall consent to such ad-
ditional qualification at the request of the
representative of any county.
H. Electoral boards are to be chosen by
the judges of the circuit courts in the coun-
ties and by judges of city courts in cities,
said boards to name all election officers.
Provision for Appeals.
r. Requires the general assembly to
enact laws providing for appeals by per-
sons who shall be denied registration by
the electoral boards Of the state.
3D. Relating to who shall hold Office max
ing males and females who have attained
the age of eighteen years eligible for the
Office of notary public.
IA. The general assembly is to enact laws
for the proper conduct of all elections.
Is. Persons participating in primaries are
to possess the same qualifications as voters
In regular elections.
16. The general assembly Is to enact such
laws as may be necessary for the preven-
ton Of corrupt practices in elections ana
for the punishment OF persons guilty OF
such offenses: Persons convicted of this Of
tense are to be disfranchised.
II. Empowering the general assembly to
inaugurate system for counting by ma
chinery votes cast in elections. provided
such machines shall not In any way DESTROY
the secrecy of the ballot.
Ii. Requiring treasurers to file with the
clerks of courts FIVE months before election
the names Of all persons who have paid
poll tax; clerks to print as many copies of
said list as there are precincts In the said
county or city. furnish one to sherin or
sergeant for posting at precincts, and to
give to judges of election at time poll books
are delivered a copy of said list. all of
which are to be certified under oath as be-
ing correct; persons whose names may have
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within thirty days thereafter Owe months
prior to election), and have his name In