The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-23
VOTERS LIST
 IS ENLARGED Registrars af Work in All Counties. MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED Win Be Larger Than In
 1906. Ixesistration is Done Every I've Years .-Big Counties Are Allowed six- ty Dsys--Heavy ReEistratioa
 |. Expected In seeesa
 District.

The first indication of general ns- ture that the boards of registrars In the various counties of the state are losing no time in getting under way with their work comes with the bilis presented to the State Auditor for pay- fnent for notices to be posted in the precincts. The prediction Is freely made that the registration this year will far excel the aggregate lists made up at the last sittings of the registrars.
 Although the reglstrers have three months in which to so Into every pre- cinct of the respective counties there is no disposition to procrastinAte On the contrary many of them have start cd already on this important work. They are required by the new code to give the people of each precinct at least twenty days notice of their com ing to attend to the registration.
 In some of the counties the popuia- tion Is of course denser than In others and the territorial extent varies with every County. Therefore. it behooves the boards to get busy quickly in the larger counties. Otherwise they might Ind 1t difficuit to complete the work required to be completed In the ninety days between July 1 and october 1.
 General and unrestricted reGistra- ton is guaranteed to qualified voters every two years under the code. The books of registrars are required to be thrown open before every general or municipal primary or election for two days just prior to that election or pri- mary but they are supposedly open of disability or sickness or non-gesi- dence register at the regular biennial sessions of the registrars.
 That the registrations this year will outstrip those of 1906 Is commonly ad- uaitted. One reason Is that this Ia the national election and there is a class of voters who would miss participating President and Vice-President. Then, too, the reports of tax collectors which are coming in rapidly to the state Au- dftor these days show that there have been sharp increases in the number of men who paid their poll taxes over the years previous Tn some counties the political interest has brought about of these were paid In anticipation of registering and voting during the com. ing general election.
 The counties composing the Second Congressional District are expected ko show largely increased registered rolls on account of the special primary to De held september I to nominate a suc- cessor to the late Congressman A {. A. Wiley. Many there are who paid their poll taxes but who are not registered. These will call at the registrars' tables very soon and prepare for the battle of ballots September 12.
 The registrars have been appointed long enough to have acquainted them- selves with their duties fully. There. fore. 1t Is reasonable to expect that the voters will be given faiE service fn the matter of registration this year. They are not required to sit more than forty working days in each County where the population is under S0,000. Those of the latter class are limited to sixty working days. For this reason 1t can be seen that some counties need be if