The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-28
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ANOTHER STATEMENT
/, OF The THE: REQUIREMENTS u !
~ eas'. --4 = ..a4 :s.i II. ~
ANDERSON PEOPLE MUST BE
! ENROLLED
LITTLE TIME LEFT
What ID Necessary In Order To
Exercise Right of Suffrage In
Coming Primary Election
LITTLE TIME LEFT

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Time and time again the newspa :
pers OF this state have printed the FULL
requirements for voting in the next
primary election. but even now there
arc many people In Anderson county
In ignorance what must tc done be-
fore they will be allowed to vote III
the coming election. / norder that
this situation may be remedled 80 far
as possible, The Intelligencer gives
herewith an Interview In the shape of
questions and answers which should
onablc every voter to clearly undor-
stand the requirements.
@. II man lives outside of ON in
corporated city or town where shall
he vote?
A. He must vote in his own county,
a. the voting place OF tho nearest club.
! G. What has the township got to
do with It?
A. The township lines have moth
Ing to do with 1t. The voter goes to
the nearest Club to register to vote
G. Do not the rules require a club
| In each township
A. Yes. but there is no penalty for
q violation Of this rule This was
simply a pnrt of the original idea.
Every person must vote at his nearest
club regardless OF township lines. Any
other construction would be q great
hardship. because some times q man
Mrca 1T gre cnA &C q tc"nehir, cnA {.
woull be very inconvenient to force
hial 10 go away down to the other end
| to vote. This was discussed thorough.
| ~ in the conference and the original
draft wGs amended SO as to allow the
| person. to go to the nearest club In his
| county.
G. IN cities OF over 10000 inhabi-
tants, may d person living outside of
the city vote therein?
A. No. In cities OF over 10000 no.
body can vote except those living
within tile city limits. and then man
| must vote In the ward whore nc lives.
| There IL no exception to this rule.
According to tho census of 1910 this
! rule applies to only the following cit
ties: Charleston. Columbih,s' Green
ville% and Spartanburg. 'i,g 'bluowi
1 G. Suppose q man lives lust outside
I tho city~lim.ts OF. Belton, for instance.
and the box inside the limits is nearer
to- him than any other, can he go into
town. and lyotea & g ~ ~ !,
lss.s;;iA. Yes. He can go into any town
/ In. thet state to vote II tho town box lis
snsas ser tc him, except In the four cit
l lies OF Charleston. Columbia, Green
Vile and Spartanbrg. ~, saucM !
15t,Q. Is IL necessary In enroiltnEtdh
1 the city; of Anderson to write down
the postoiIice address In addition to
/ the street and humber?
r. A. Nobody can enroll in tho city Of
Anderson except those whose post
Office address Is Anderson. 8. c."
and. all that Is necessary to write on
the book is the full name, tho Age, oc.
cgpation,s the street, and the house
number. II the house has no number,
I Of course, that cannot be given. 1t is
obvioIsIy useless to write Anderson,
49, c.. after every name liz. The city,
when nobody except residents rf this
pity can enroll. When 1t comes to the
1districts outside OF the city, however.
Ithe person must write his full post.
! Office address. l.. .s
IN other words. tho whole purpose
of the rules "a to- get down In, tm4 Of
4 s1ery shah In full; with his a se. cccu-
4 patton and complete, addrass. i: Tie
fnles are not intended. % rnt iitne
!: tfary to the spirit Of tho rnlcs end
!, against plain Justice 10 deprive any
!. itian OF his vote. These ,requiremcnts,
/. however, do, enable us to detect nom
1 residents and rcpeaters. and to put in
iforce the criminal statutes which Inn
pose, q flne and frnpri s3nment for
| fraudulent .oting. 5.
| q. Sui,rosc q man n;oytj from a
club district after heS hha ENROLLED
[ WHero does he vote2 !. as
Each man must eprol. IN The
club sdistripts Where be Is living at tile
ftifhe OF roilt1ent. = II he moves out
df the Glib district within Sixty days
Epsl6r to the, 1fst pS mary he can 30
6ask % vote 81 Il Tie was oTls staaIly
| & s tounty I, chairmarInt Z Dan .Pearmas
says: AZ will hl very glsf To- have any
ipAfsop call on me at tny office or on
the ;telephons rs isnsw6r amy question
ft1 the best OK LAY ability Scontsrning
tlR ruieB. regardless 3f1Whaf, fatt,oh
Ab ba1ohgs to. II am ,iiore interestesi
IN slfesrs, the rules under slcod' and fol-
| IoEeH Sthan Il. the succes3 hf !anySs5p.
/ tdtdsts, I also save ,soIne cofllts i6f the
! tuteslwhich 1 Will bill Glna to diAtributs
las long ag they hold ont. 4 -
| 4; NAY WIFHDRAYY NAME !,