The Washington times., 1908-09-30
VOTERS INF ORNATION
COMPILED BY c. 0. P.
Election Laws of Various
States Collected for Bene-
fit of District Citizens.

/ The interstate Republican heaGquar-
/ tiers is compiling data relative 10 the
! registration and election laws Il the
. various States for the guidance Of resi-
dents OF the District WHO may desire
+ 10 return to their home precincts to
/ participate in the November election.
Copies Of the laws OF the following
States have thus far been filed with
/ the headquarters:
/ COnnecticut-Reglstr day, Octo-
Der Is. No new names can be added
20 the list after October .. The name
OF an elector omitted may be added by
consent Of both registrars on election
day.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS day, October
liz.
Illinois-In Chicago. Springfield. and
East ST. Louis registration IN person is
required. In all other parts or the State
voters may register by proxy. Regis
tration days, October and Is.
Indiana-No registration.
KentuCky-RegistTati days. October
6, 26, q and IS. Voters IN fifth and
sixth class towns do not have 70 regis
ter
New Hampshire-No registration.
Observation-Disclosures Registration on the
twentieth day preceding the annual
state election. The board meets for re-
vision on the Saturday last but one
before the state election. Voters must
register in person Last registration
day, October a.
Maryland Baltimore registration days.
September y, %, %, and 30, October and
Z. Outside or Baltimore registration
13. Voters must register in person
Minnes0ta-In cities OF the frss, sec
ond, third. and cities and villages OF
the first. fourth class. registration day
on Tuesday seven weeks preceding any
general election The board meets on
Tuesday preceding the day of election
to correct errors. and shall az the time
add 10 the list names Of persons entitled
TO vote at the next election Voters
may register by affidavit
acknowledgement day. ST. Louis,
October . last day. Amdavit required
that the voter was unavoidably absent
prior to that date St. Joseph, October
8 and To- Kansas City, October s. 10.
and Is.
Observation-Disclosures begins first
Monday Of October; three TO I'VE days
third Tuesday and Wednesday preced-
ing any general fall election. Voters
may be registered on the day OF election
under certain circumstances. Registra-
ton in person.
New Jersey Registration in person or
by affidavit Registration days in cities
Of $1,000 o. more fourth Tuesday Of Sep
TENDER, on Tuesday four weeks. and
Tuesday two weeks preceding the ger
eraI election. Registration dsys in other
cities on the first Tuesday in September,
the second Tuesday in Scptembtr, and
Tuesday next preceding the genera!
election.
New York-New York city registration
DAYS October ., 8, 10 and J. In all
other cities except New YORK city and
in all villages Of 5000 or more, October
O. 10, Is, and l. Personal registration
required. In all places other than cities
or villages of 5000 or more personal reg
istratiOns are not required
NebraslIa-ReSi stratiOn required in all
cities having a population less than
5000 and more than 500, on Thursday
of the third week. the Friday Of the sec
oud week, and the Saturday OF the nrst
week Immediately preceding the day %
the November election Of each year In
other cities the Saturday Immediately
preceding the November election.
North CarOlina-Reg.stra are re-
Quired in every precinct In the State.
Books are kept open for twenty days
preceding the day that the registrations
are classed, on the second Saturday be
fore the election.
OhiO-In all cities having a population
of 200 or more. annual general regis
tratiOns are required. In all cities nav
ing a population Of 1850 and less than
100000 a general registration OF all cleo
tors therein shall only be had at each
Presidential election. Registration days
Thursday in the fifth week, Thursday
I'm the fourth week, Friday and Saturday
in the third week before the day Of the
general election in November. Registra-
ton by affidavit.
Registrations last week in
October.
PennsyIvania-The registration days in
Philadelphia, PittsburE. Allegheny, and
Scranton are September ?. September =.
and October 3. In all other cities above
~, 900 population registration days are
September / and 10, and October II. Reg
istratiOn In person. no registration re
CURED IN cities of less than $1,000
West Virginia-Voters may register
at any time prior to ten days before
the election and may register by Aft
Gayit.