New-York tribune., 1908-09-28
BAN ON FL0ATERS"
Nezc Election Ldzcs Gre Them Lit
tie Chance to Operate.

One week from to-day viii oe the Arst day os
registration IN this city for the coming election
and at that time important amendments 70 the
election laws regarding registration q voters Win
be put into practice for the first time Taes.
amendments passed ar the last session of thA
Iezisatu-s on the recommendation % the New
York County Republican COMMITTEES and other o.
ranizatfons interested IN the suppression OF us<al
registration and voting. make radical changes
which uroba bIv will cause some DELAY and possibly
confusion anoEg voters uniformed about ne rev
laws on the first day OF two Of registration
As one OF the best preventives ot "aoats-' vet
ing the new laws require tat eaca person register
ing shall sign his name on the registration BOOKS
and again on the poIloooks when ne votes On
the razfstration books a column - provided On
which the clerks viii enter the name q The house,
holder CT lessee with whom the eiector lives Z Ne
bannens to be a guest. Iodgsr or boarder
II the voter through lliteracy or physical IL
s1fff+v is unable 10 write. the law provides an
Ella borate scheme Of ident1hcatlon- Wnen such
,,otsr anpears TO register and SAYS he Is uasbA
- write. IN addition the questions contained n
-. -aqizrration books thers are eight other 91ss
ions IN = book labelled 'Identiacat-on statsrszta
g. vagts+rztion Day. which he must aasEe-.
The questions are
/ What is your true na-nez e--r -.-.,
& Mnat = OF or vss ~aS your u1oIHer.s f1I na-s,
= what is your oecupaton -
: (aJ What is the name Of your present en-
pl0yf5 IS, If unemployed. what is the name Of gOu
iast Xhers is or was his place Of businsss'
Are Won married single
-Efor 10 taxing Up your present residence. State
Aoor and character os premises
r..b statement is numbered. and the number Is
entered in the column headed signaIIrs o
E-Iactora- On Election Day when ne sLsetor votes
=. - answer the same questions. which are
contained in another book labelled 'Identlaeatian
STATEMENTS for Election Day The Signature Tads
in the poll book or the answers u me qles1lons n
che hook labelled Identification Statements ior
r-1sc-for TsvH must be compared wl-n ne sisna-
--e made in the registration book OF with ne
- -,a5A in the book labelled Identification
STATEMENTS Tor Registration Day before ths
eIector receives his ballot
II there is any doubt as 70 The idenr-ty q tas
voter the law says IL is the privilege OF any Gu
nan watcher or challenger, and rHe duty q sac1
Inspector. 10 chaIenge the voter. in which event
the usual preliminary and genera oalas 1Is % %
administered the voter
These changes IN the laws. OF course VII -1roW
huge volume OF new work On the registry c-erAS
and the clerks AZ the polling places OF zlsclioa
Dav Tamuany Hall men il ne Legislsture IolsnI
rbA hills on that account and for the alleged rsa-
go, -5a+ such laws would diseranchise many East
Side voters District leaders. though. hope oy
work with Their district captains and among ms
voters 70 accustOm them 70 the new oruel o.
things. and by this preparation 70 tacl.i'ats rs
work as much as possible
A rerson is a qualified voter IN this STATE Il re
is q citizen os the United States who mas lived u
-hA state one year in the county four months ana
in the election district thirty days prior 70 tas
election He shall not be deemed 20 have -osr a
residence by reason Of absence in the service o.
the state or the United States, While engaged In
navigating the waters of the state or the hsh
seas while a student any seminary % learn
ing nor while kept at any alnshouse OF otas-
asvIrrn or institution wholly or partly supported
az public expense or BY charity. nor while con
fined in any public prison