Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-05-06
SIDE-LIGHTS ON REGIS
TRATION SEASON
(From Sundays Daily.)

County Recorder L. s. Colwell
rounding into form his staff of reg
istration officers and system TO
registering the qualified electors O
the county. The arrival of May
was the general signal at the ofic
to get busy in this department
New registration officers are bein,
named daily. In addition ever,
Justice of the Peace has been vested
with the authority to enact the rol
of registration officer. Yesterday
the county recorder filed the ap
pointments of L. J. Haselfeld o.
Kirkland and Morse Darnall of Hill
side as registration agents in Their
respective towns.
The paraphernalia and necessary
adJuncts to the registration officers
work were yesterday forwarded to
the agents already appointed. Ev-
cry point in the county will be pro-
vided for by the end of the present
week.
There is ample time for every
elector to register, providing that
he or she does not put it off until
the last day. In order to facili-
tate the work in the Office, as well
as avoid a stampede during the clos
ing day of registration, the record
er urges that every elector register
as soon now as possible.
Local electors desiring to register
at once can be accommodated when
the office opens tomorrow for bus
mess. The registration season clos
es on October IS.
The qualification of electors are
as follows: Must be twenty-one
years of age or over; a citizen of
the United States, either by birth
Or naturalization; a resident of Ari-
iona for one year prior to cleo
ion, and of the county and precinct
or thirty days; must be able to
cad the constitution Of the United
states in the English language and
write his or her name, unless ply
ically unable to do so.
IF elector is naturalized citizen
lie must present his second or final
'apers to the registration officer
Use he cannot be registered. If, |
however, such papers are lost or
the elector will be per-
nitted to register upon executing
nd filing with the registering officer
n affidavit giving the time, place
nd court of issuance of such pa
ers, and the fact Of their loss or
estruction and circumstances con-
ected Herewith.
The above applies to women as
'ell as men, except that women of
oreign birth become naturalized
itizens upon their marriage to citi-
ems of the United States either by
irth or naturalization, or if already
larried. the naturalization of the
usband carries with it citizenship
+ the wife.
"A person must register in the
recinct where he or she resides, to
nable him or her to vote at any
rimary election. The law by
hich a person, if not on the regis
II, could register at the polls, has
cen omitted from the code now in
'rce, and now in order TO vote at
ny primary or election, the, cleo
'r's name MUST appear on the
,gister of the precinct wherein he
: she resides. If, after registering,
lie elector moves to another pre- ,
net or county, he or she must can
i his or her first registration and
len re-register in the precinct or ,
,unty where he or she then resides.
person must not register more ,
AN once, without first cancelling ,
S or her prior registration. To
gister more than once is a Grim ;
al offense and subjects the of
nder to a fine in a sum not ex-
.eding one thousand dollars, or ,
lprisonment not exceeding five I
,ars, or both.