The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-15

/ Acknowledgement Richie yester-
! day addressed a letter to all of the
county Boards of Election Supervi-
| horS calling their attention to the
| fact that under an amendment TO the
election laws, passed by the Legisla-
! ture Of 1916, a registration must be
| held throughout the State, except in
Baltimore city, on the Tuesday pre-
ceding the primary election. AS the
| primary Will be held on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER ii, the registration will have
j to take place on Tuesday, September
| 4th. Baltimore has itself exempted
! from the provisions of this amend
ment for number of reasons. Here,
as has been the rule for many years,
| persons who have come of age since
| the last election or who will come of
age before the general election in No
vember Will be permitted to vote in
the primaries by presenting themsel-
yes before the election officials on
the day OF the primary. stating the
facts in connection with their age
and pledging themselves to support
in the general election the nominees
Of their respective parties.
Persons who vote in the primaries
under the above provisions, however,
must, in order to be entitled to vote
at the general election, have them
selves registered on one of the regu-
lar registration days between the
primaries and the general election.
In the counties the provision relat-
ing to the registration on Septem-
Der 4, according to Mr.. Richie, APP
niles 10 hot 31nlfS and
attaining their majority as follows:
/. Adults who have not been reg
istered prior to September 4 and
who will be entitled to vote at the
general election in November are en-
titled to register on September 4 ana
to vote in both the primary and gem
eral election.
=. Persons who become Il years
of age bewteen the last preceding
general registration day and Septem-
Der may register on that date and
vote at the primary and, of course. at
the general election.
Mir. Richie then states that such
persons will not be entitled to vote
at the primary election unless they
do register on September 4, because
Section 1872 of the Election laws.
which allows persons not q years
old to vote at d primary provided
they vii become II years old before
the general election succeeding the
primary, only applies to persons ar
irving at the age of u years after
the close of the next preceding regis
tration.
The Acknowledgement, in elucidat-
ing this goes on to say that in the
case under consideration the next
preceding registration to the prim-
AIRY election OF september l will be
the registration of September 4, so
that persons who become q years
old before September 4 will not ar
rive at the age of q after the close
OF the next preceding registration
Therefore, persons who become Il
years old before September 4 will
not be entitled to vote at the primary
election on September IL unless they
register on September A.
Mr.. Richie adds that persons who
will become 21 years old after the
registration of September and be-
fore the general election may regis
ter on September 4 and may vote in
both the primary and general cleo
tlon. But, he asserts, such persons
NlHdt Is, persons coming OIL age after
September 4 and before the general
electlon), are not required to regis
ter September 4 in order to vote on
September IL. They may vote at the
p + fnrrry- without registering at all,
but in order to be permitted to vote
in the general election following they
must register on one of the registra-
ton days between the primary and
the general election.
The following are the registration
dates for this year:
Registration days in 1917 in the
counties (Section 800; First sitting.
Tuesday, September a; second sit
ting, Tuesday, October 8, and fourth
sitting, Tuesday, October 16.
No new names added at fourth sit
ting
Registration days in Baltimore
city in 1917 (revision): First sit
ting, Tuesday, September rs; second
sitting, Saturday, October 10, and
fourth sitting, Tuesday, October 16.
No new names added at fourth sit
ting.