Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
INSPECTOR MUST
HUNT THE VOTER
COUNTY ATTORNEY MALLOi
RULES LAW MEANS SUCH BY
TIIE WORD "CANVASS."
A MAJORITY HAS SIGNED
Correction of Registration Rolls J.
Thing Contcmplated--ncepers
of Books Don't RcIis II,

Instead Of voter having to hum
oinct in order to get the little certlfi'
cate that entities him TO vote In the
primaries this month and the Other
elections during the year, the precinct
inspector win have to hunt up the
voter, according to an opinion handed
down by County Attorney Malloy yes.
tCrday. The county election board
has issued orders TO all precinct in
spectors TO begin at once systemat
canvass OF their precinct and see that
the names of all the legal voters re-
siding therein are procured. Most OF
the Inspectors are rather hostile over
this ruling. They are allowed three
cents for each voter who registers
with them, according to one member
Of the election board, but the payment
of even that amount is questioned by
some. The Inspectors say that they
are loyal enough to spend several
hours each day in their home or place
Of business receiving voters who de-
sire to register but they are not over
ly anxious to tramp around from door
to door looking up each voter.
1t is very probable that most voters
will not wait to be found, but Will
hunt up the precinct inspector in
stead, so as TO insure their right to a
yote. Registrations will not be made
after Saturday night. The registra-
tion already is larger than was count
ed on, and the election board was busy
Yesterday sending ont registration
supplies to the various precincts.
The county attorneys opinion fol.
lows;
County Election Board.
Tulsa. Oklahoma.
Gentlemen:
Section 1925, Snyder's Laws, 1909,
being a part OF the registration act
has been submitted to me by your
board for construction, and provides
"Beginning thirty days before any
general, special or primary election to
be held in his precinct and continuing
for ten days thereafter, the election
inspector. shall. canvass his precint
and shall keep open his registration
books for the purpose of adding there
to the names Of all persons who have
become qualified to vote in said pre-
2inct since the last registration there
in, or who win become qualified to
vote at such general, special or pri-
mary election, and to strike off from
such registration list the names of all
persons whose names have been inn
properly placed on such reglstra tion
list, or who have become disqualified,
by removal or otherwise, TO vote in
said precinct"
To put it plainly, the question pre-
sentcd is, must the inspector "go" to
the voter in order to. comply with the
registration law provided in municipal
primary elections?
| am of the opinion that the in
spector, In order to canvass his pre-
cinct, must so to the voter. The above
section provides method for the cor
rection of the registration rolls which
were made up at the general election
previous to holding such special or
municipal election. 1t does MOI con
template the REGISTRATION Of those
qualified voters who have registered
at the previous general election.
PAT MALLOW.
County Attorney.
In accordance with the above op.n-