The Daily Missoulian., 1913-01-21
EG|STRAT|ON OPENS
THIS DAY
T. WOMEN AND SUCH ELECT.
9ORS AS DID NOT VOTE MUST
REGISTER AGAIN..

Deputy County Clerk Jack Harrah
Up has been assigned the duties of
#istration clerk by his chief, an
anced yesterday that the great reg
&r for Missoula and Missoula county
IA be thrown open this morning.
aier the registration law it will not
Nnecessary for those who registered
\ year to register again unless they
Ne moved from the precinct in
3ch they were living at the time Of
|Hr last registration or unless they
Ned to vote at the last general cleo
IA. The names Of those who for
Fly registered and voted nave been
|hed into the great register which
H be opened for additional names
|lMr. Harrah this morning.
h Women Mus. Register Again.
|Shere is ore exception to the gen.
N rule concerning registration that
n mentioned by Mr.. Harrah yester-
II which concerns the women of the
|nty because it makes it necessary
n them to register again this year.
n reason for this is best explained
|feferring to a section of the regis
Zion law and by the opinion of the
Erney general constituting the sec
H The Law.
Efction % of the act reads in part
Follows "The county clerk of each
khty shall, between the 1st and goth.
Il of January, 1913, and biennially
Eeafter, copy into the great register
names of all electors contained
Ehe great register for the preced-
4 two years, which are upon such
HI register for the preceding two
HIS and which said names Of elect
l shall have voted at the general
ftion in November, 1912, and bien-
Ny thereafter. The county clerk
u not enter upon the great reg
II the name of any elector which
have been entered upon the great
&ster for the preceding two years
Ith shall have been cancelled for
cause or which does not show that
elector voted and exercised the
[ilege of franchise in the general
ember election preceding it,"
women were not qualified to vote
he regular election in Novem Der,
only at the school election, their
es cannot be copied into the great
ster and therefore they will be re-
ed to register every two years in
Er to vote at the school election.
eerning this, Attorney General
ens opinion reads:
Tho Opinion.
~ the provisions of the law, the
aty clerk every two years must
e a new great register and into
register he must enter the names
hose electors previously registered
have voted at the preceding gem
election together with the names
hose electors who may register
equent thereto. Women not be-
Eligible to vote at the general cleo
referred to would not be entitled
ave their names transferred to the
t register prepared by the county
after each general election and
hat reason women are required to
ster every two years."
Law Unfair.
hny of the officials here are of
opinion that the law is unfair in
regard and that something should
one to correct this feature of it,
here seems to be no just reason
women should be required to go
his extra trouble or why the extra
should be necessary in the
bty clerks office. About 1,4O0
zen registered for the last school
ion and they must all register
n to secure a vote in the coming
ol election in April.
| those whose names are not on
great register, according to the
isions of the law as quoted above.
register now to be entitled TO
at the city election, April Z.