The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-11
RI GIS TRATION LAWS


the Ardmoreite has furnished US with
an excerpt of the laws governing the
approaching election. His letter will
be Of special interest to all those
who live wherc registration is requir.
ed. Mr. McGil says
"lf YOU have registered do nc lose
your registration certificate. The law
requires you to present II when you
go TO vote. Section IS OF Article \
Of the General Election law Is as fol.
Iowa
when an elector iu cities Of The
first class presents himself for bal.
lot at an election hereafter he shan
present first his certificate OF regis
tration as above provided for, and
such certificate OF registration shall
entitle uch voter 20 vote. provided.
It Is found to be in regular form, as
compared with the carbon copy in
the hands OF the Inspector OF Fee
TONS
what 30 do IN case of loss Of Ger.
tihcate. Section 10 of said law is as
follows:
Any person who loses a certificate
Of registration, shall be entitled
vote provided ne makes affidavit TO
the fact that he has lost his aid Ger.
tihcate and Is unable to produce tn
same and provided further, that said
Inspector of Elections Is satisfied that
such person Is the elcctor mentioned
in the duplicate in his hands. and
should such Inspector not be person.
ally acquainted with such elec'0r.
uch elector may prove his identit,
by so No citizen wro knows iha; hc
Is cntirls to vote aud II such Insp'c.
tor becomes satisfied from sue" '.'
dence he may issue TO such a,actor
a duplicate of said certificate. ami
such olccior shall be permit..l To
vote theron
II you cave moved from your .i'-
cinct where YOU were registered. yuu
must get your certificate transferred
during the last week before the elec.
zion.
Section q. should any elector
without losing hi right to vote.
change his residence. by moving from
one precinct to another. he may Sc.
cure transfer Of his certificate of
registration by appearing at she Of
fee of the Inspector of Elections. who
issued the said certificate during the
last week preceding any election In
which he desires to vote. and. upon
sworn statement as to his removal
from said precinct. Said Inspector
shall endorse upon the back of such
certificate statement as follows:
Transferred to ................... 4"
(He shall write in the blank the mum.
her Of the Precinct and the number OF
the ward also his street number TO
which the elector claims 10 have mov.
cdD and such endorsement shall be
made 10y said Inspector with the
date Of such signature
Registration During the Last Week in
October.
Section % During the last week
Of the month Of October preceding
the general election to De held in
November, as provided by this Act.
the Inspector OF Elections shall open
and keep open he registration books
i'm their possession IN the same man
ncr rs required of them during 7he
month Of July, for the registration
of electors of their respective pre- T.
cincts who from any cause have be. /.
come legal voters in uch precinct
since ana subsequent to said August
election. or who will be entitled 10
vote AT said general election IN No .
vember and the same rules and regu-
latIons provided for the registration .
of voters preceding said August prl- .
mary, shall prevail and be applied 10 .
such special registration.