The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-18

Section l. Every male citizen OF the ar,
~ twenty.one years, who shall have been
tant OF this state one year neS. preceding
an election. and for the last four months
thirty days a resident OF the election dis.
trict IN which he may offer his vote. shall
be entitled TO- yoi. a, such election In the
time be a resident. and not elsewhere, for
all officers that now are or hereafter may
questions which may be submitted to the
vote OF the people, provided that In time
OF wa, no %,,es'0r n the actual miIi,ary.
be deprived Of his vote hy reason OF his
the Legislature shall have power to provide
the manner in which and the time and
vote. and for the return and canvass Of
their votes In the election districts In
which they rsspectively reside
accept, or offer TO receive. or pay. oner or
promise TO pay. contribute. offer or prom
.se 20 contribute to another. TO be paid or
used. any money or other valuable thing
as a compensation or reward for the giving
or Withholding a vote at an election. or
who shall make any promise to influence
the giving or Withholding any such vote,
or who shall make or become directly or
depending upon the result of any election.
shall vote At such election. and upon chal-
lenge for such cause. the person No chal-
leuged, before the officers authorized for
thlt purpose shall receive his vote. shall
swear or affirm before such ~oticers that he
has not received or offered, does not expect
10 receive. has not paid. offered or prom
ised 10 pay. contributed. offered or prom
ised to contribute to another, to be paid or
used. any money or other valuable thing
AS q compensation or reward for the Civ
ing or Withholding a vote at such election.
and has not made any promise to influence
the giving or Withholding OF any such
vote, nor made or become directly or in.
pending upon the result of such election.
The legislature shall enact laws excluding
yie,ea Of b bfib"s % or u OF any mi psFsSns sr i1m-
Sect'.H 3 For the purpose OF voting. no
person shall be deemed 70 have gained or
or absence. while employed in the service
% the United states; nor while engaged in
or OF the United States. or OF the high
seas. nor white a student of any seminary
o. learning nor while kept at any aims
wholly or, partly, supported at public ex-
pense, or. by charity: nor while confined In
any public prison,
regulation Of elections and for ascertaininS
H. l,a Sy IphhSps5 prSS DC ne !si,izsnsl
Of suffrage hereby established III and for
Lthel their annual registration fof v%oters;I j,
least Gtenl fifteen days before each general
election. Such registration shall not be re-
auired for town and village, elections ex-
and villages having I'VE thousand inhabi-
tan,s O., more acGordtng to the last pre-
W v WI NAhit NfUNuN Or enliDpr a =
ton lof Inhabitants, yotersl, electors shall
only. Laws. may be made proviiinx for
special regis ration therein IN personal An
plicatiOn before such boards or Officers ~
the legislature shal designate, on u day or
days not more than hye months prjOr 10
the day Of election, ~ such electors as
engaged In y regular vocation or Occun..
ton which Will occasion. their absence
from the county during each of the rcsmis1
day. q rssi.'ra'ion. snch law. shall re-
!ablish, On the Mr., regular day u regis
Election district Tor which thew w w.,s ~ me
tered but shall not require further person:i
appearance but votersl. Electors not
r%esidins In sash cities or villages shall not
~tration at the FIRST meeting Of the oitieer.
having charge OF the registry OF tvUtersI
electors.
Abstract 1t has been claimed that nm
annual registration for general election.
when revised for, a special. election. must
be 80 revised at least ten days before Inc
special election. The amendment clears
up ambiguity on this subject and CONFIRMS
Nots:-Aattsr In boldface 10 new: mat.
Ter IL brackets ] 10 to BE- omitted.