Williams news., 1916-05-18
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
 RECORDER
Flag. Ari. May 9th, 1916

The Election Laws of Arizona provide for the complete reglstra- ton of all electors in the state every two years on the even year. In comp liance with the require ments of this law registration for the November election will begin at the office of the County Recorder on the first day of May, and will continue until ten days before the County primary election, or until Septem- Der 1st at , o'clock P. M., at which time the books will be closed for seventeen days, and no registra- tons will be made until Septem- Der 18th, at which time the books will again be open and registering continue until October 18th, when it will be closed until May 1st, 1918.
 The qualifications of electors are as follows: Must be twenty-one years ot age or over; citizen of the United States, either by birth or naturalization; a resident of Arizona for one year prior to cleo tion, and of the County and Pre- cinct for thirty days; must be- able to read the Constitution of the United States in the English language and write his or her name, unless physically unable to do so.
 If elector is a naturalized citizen he must present h1s second or final papers to the registration officer, else he can not be register ed, If, however, such papers are lost or destroyed, the elector will be permitted to register upon ex- ecuting and filing with the register ing officer an affidavit giving the time, place and court of issuance of such pBpers, and the fact of their loss or destruction and cir cumstances connected herewith.
 The above applies to women as well as men, except that women of foreign birth become naturalized citizens upon their marriage to citizens of the United States either by birth or naturalization, or if already married, the naturalization of the husband carries with it citi- zenship of the wife. On the other hand when 9 woman who is a citizen of the United States, either by birth or naturalization, marries all alien, her citizenship ceases with such marriage In short, the citizenship of the wife is that of the husband.
 Electors must register in the precinct where they reside, to en- able them to vote at any primary or election. The law by which a person, if not on the register, could register at the polls, has been omitted from the code now in force, and in order to vote at any prim- ary or election, the electors name MUST appear on the register of the precinct wherein he or she re- sides. If, after registering, the elector moves to another preclnCt or county, he or she must cancel such registration and then re-regis- ter in the precinct or county where elector then resides. A perso n must not register more than once, without first cancelling any prior registr ltiOn. TO fraudulentIy regis ter more than once or to knowing ly register in any precinct where he IS not resident at the tim O1 registering, is criminal offense and subjects the offender to fine in a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, or imprisonment not ex- ceeding three years or both.
 EVERYBODY M UST REGIS. TER THIS YEAR if they wish tc vote at the primary election on September 12th or at the genera election on November 7tb, or a any other election that may bt held within the next two years
 No registration of former year.
 will suffice.