Arizona republican., 1910-06-21

made, it would call for an immediate
and considerably outlay of funds to
meet the expenses. Only those voters
whose names are not on the great re-
gister of 1908 will need to be regis
tered for the election of delegates to
the constitutional convention, the cleo
ton for the ratification of the consti-
tuition, and the general election at
which all state and county officers
will be elected.
Following are the provisions of the
act which define the qualifications of
voters and relate to registration:
"A qualified elector within the mean
ing of this section shall be any male
citizen of the United States of the
age of twenty-one years who shall
have resided in the territory at least
twelve months next preceding the date
fixed for the election of delegates to
the constitutional convention, as here
in provided for, and who shall passes
in other respects the qualification of
an elector as provided by title twenty,
Revised Statutes of Arizona, August
second, nineteen hundred and one.
Within ten days after the issuance
of the governors proclamation order
ing the election of delegates to
the constitutional convention, as here
in provided, the board of supervisors
of each county of the territory shall
meet and authorize and require
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said county: Provided however, that
there need not be a reregistration of
the qualified electors whose names ap-
pear on the great register of said
county for the year nineteen hundred
and eight, but all such names, together
with such as may be registered under
the provisions of this section, shall
constitute the great register of said
and be used at each of the cleo
tons herein provided for; and so far
as the same is consistent with the pro-
visions of this act, such registration, as
also the making up, printing, distribu-
ton, and use of such great register,
shall in all respects conform to and be
governed by the provisions of chapter
three of said title twenty, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, nineteen hundred
and one. And the provisions of this
section shall apply to all voters at all
elections for the election of delegates
to the constitutional convention and
for the ratification of the constitution,
for state officers, members of the state
legislature, representatives in con-
gress, and all other officers named in
said constitution or in any manner
herein provided for or mentioned"
Assuming that the governors pro-
clamation ordering the election of de-
legates to the constitutional conven-
ton will be issued this week, and that
the election will be on or about Au-
gust %, as suggested in these columns
the period of registration
will begin about the 10th of July and
end about the 9Th of Augustine re-
gistration must cease, under the Ari- |
zona election laws, q days before the
election.
1t seems clear from the wording of |
the foregoing action, that the regis |
tration of this summer will be the |
only registration that can be had for |
any of the elections that are to be |
held during the progress of state
The citizen who fails to get |
his name on the register within the |
next six weeks or so will probably be |
unable to vote at the big election of |
next spring, at which the governor
and state officers, our member in con-
gress, our county officers, and the |
legislature which will elect United /
States senator's. will be selected.