The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
WHAT YOU MUST DO 10 BECOME ELECTOR. Applications Must Be Filed With Registrars By oc-
 tober 12, at 5 P. M.
FACTS PRoSPECTIvE
 VOTERS SHOULD KNOW
Information for Those Eligi- ble to Vote for the First
 Time This Fall

All persons who desire to be made voters in order to. take part in the election on November 3rd must file ap- nIica8ions with the registrar of voters before D. m. on October 12th. Any citizen who has attained the age of 21 years and is not already voter may make application. Women can be electors in this state to vote for mem- bers Of the board of educa tion- A residence of one year in the state and six months in the city is necessary qualification Persons who are not natives of Bridgeport must be able to prove a residence Of one year in the state and six months in the city be- fore they can receive the electors g oath
 The selectmen will be in session with the town clerk in the common council chamber at the city hall from October 1S to October 2S, inclusive, from o'clock in the morning until $ o'clock in the evening. for the pur- pose Of administering the electors g oath to those qualified to receive it. A later date will be set for making voters those who may attain their majority at any date after October 2s must file application prior to p. m. on the Afternoon Of october 12.
 No person who fails to comply with this rule can be made voter and persons entitled to be made from Oc- tober Is to 23rd cannot receive the Ioath at the time specially designated lfor those who attain their majority after October g.
 All naturaIi7ed citizens must show their naturalization papers to the se- lectnen and establish their identity iForeigners who attain their majority here may be made on their fathers papers provided they have resided one 4a-- S o.f-r f-- Bridgeport.
 Former voters who have returned to the city may have their names re- stored to the voting list without ap- bearing before the sedectmen by prov ing to the registrars of voters that they have lived six months in the town, or if they have been residing outside Of Connecticut, proving that they have lived one year in the state.
 The eelectmen are James Grinen, Samuel Thomas, Jr.. Edward Iselnery, Daniel Smith and Robert c. Horton
 The registrars Of voters prepare lists of those entitled to be made which are 1ectmen begin their sessions Those whose names are placed on these lists when appearing before the se1ectmen to be made voters, are required to give to a clerk in the council cham ber lobby. their name, residence, age, place Of birth. occupation and the vot- ing district they. reside in
 The clerk fills in a. slip containing this information which the applicant takes to the first in line of the select men in the council chamber. This member of the board requires him to repeat this information and make oath to it. Another member of the board then administers the constitutional oath. which in substance is that he will support the constitution of the United States and the State of Con- necticut Another member of the board then requires him to read, usually a section of one Of the stat ufes. This ends the procedure and the successful applicant gets his name on the voting list. Only those who can read and write may. be made vot- CTS Tn Connecticut.
 Tn facilitating the work of making voters one of the most inportant po- eitions in the procedure is the post o1 6Ierk who first sees the applicant and hands. him the slip to the selectnen.
 Thomas Y. White, deputy reafstraz