The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-25
ANOTHER STATEMENT
OF The REQUIREMENTS
ANDERSON PEOPLE MUST BE
ENROLLED
LITTLE TIME LEFT
What Is Necessary In Order To
Exercise Right of Suffrage In
Coming Primary Election
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Time and time again tic ncwspa
| pcr5 OF ihis state have printed the fIl
requirements for voting in the nex
primary election. hut even now there
arc many people in Anderson county
In iEnoranrr what must - done be.
fore tiry vi! be allowed TO vote IL
iE" conim; election. | nor.lcr thai
| this situation may be rcmedicd so raI
as possible. The Intclligcnccr giycs
! herewith, IN Interview in The shape ol
| questions ard answers which should
enable every iOtcr In clearly under
stand Tie requirements.
q. II man lives outside or ali In,
| corporitcd city or town where shall
! lie vote:
a. !.c must vote IN his own county
Il the voting place 0f the nearest club
G. What has the township got tC
do wi.l IL?
A. The township lines have moth
ing TO 10 with It. The voter goes to
the nearest ciIb To register to vote.
=. ,iu not the rules require a clnt
in cuci' township
y. irJ. hut il:are l.; no penalty for
a violation of this rule This was
sirIr'; u Part of The original idea
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club regardless Of township lines. ANY
other construction world be great
hardship, because some times 4 man
iivos nt one end of L township. ard il
would bc very inconvcnicnt to force
him 10 go away down to tho other end
to vote. This was discussed thorough.
ly In the conference and the original
draft was amended SO az to allow the
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county.
Q. In cities of over 10000 inhabi-
tants, may person living outside OF
the city vote therein?
a. No. In cities OF over 10000 no.
body can vote except those living
within the city limits. and then man
must vote in the ward where he lives
There Is no exception to this rule
According to the census of 1910 this
rIlc applies TO only the following cit
ties:> Charleston, Columbia, Green
willie and Spartanburg.
q. Suppose "a man lives just outside
the city limits OF Bolton. for Instance
to him than any other, can he go into
town and vote?
n. Yes. He can go into any town
nearer to him, except In the four cit
les or Charleston. Columbia, Green
vile and Spartanbrg. 81
q. Is 1t necessary In enrolling In
the city OF kndera.,n 10 write down
tho postoilicc address in addition to
the street and number?
A. Nobody can enroll in the city OF
Anderson except those whose post
nm m {e, uApdoreon
and all that Is necessary to writo on
cupatiop, tho street and the house
number. If tho house has no number
Of course. that cannot bo given. 1t is
obviously useless to write Anderson,
9. c." after every name In the city
when nobody except residents rf this
city can enroll. When 1t cones t0 the
districts outside of the city, however
the person must write his full post
Office address.
In other words. tho whole purpose
Of the rules Is to get down ,h, I'm OF
every man in full, with his age, cccu-
patton and complete addrsss. Tie
ruios are not intended . eat thC
trary to the apir:t of the rules end
against plain Justice to deprive any
man of HIS vote. These requirements
however, do enable us to detect non
residents and repeatcrs, and to put in
force tho criminal statutes which i'm
pose fine and impri risonment for
fraudulent ~oting.
q. SuI,CoSo man n:Oyt; from n
club district after ho has enrolled
w here dors he vote?
A Each man must enrol, In thu
club district where he is living at the
time Of enrolment II he n:oves OH,
Of the club district within sixty days
prior to the FIRST primary he can 60
back to vote whore lia was originally
enrolled. SS-'i - ,3t.t
County Chairman Dan PcaTiMas
says: "is viii he very glad to have eny
person call on me at ny Office .cr OH
tho telephone u answer any question
to the best OF Ihy ability concerning
the rules, regardless of what 7ati;on
lle belongs toll ain moro Interested
In S'aeing the r;;tes :n.!e. stcnd ami ful-
flowed tinn IN tho succoss nf any can.
didate. / also ave soJIie uUi;i,.s CO the
rules which will be- glad 10 rilstrlbut.
AZ long % They hufd oht.'
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