The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-08-23
Supervisors Notice
OF
Registration Of
Voters.

OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
633- 645 TITLE BUILDING
Baltimore. Md, Aug. IA, 1917.
To the Honorable,
The Board Of Supervisors of Elections
for Garrett County,
Oakland, Nd.
Gentlemen
| beg.to call your Boards attention
to the fact that by the Act of 1916,
Chap. 500, codified as Section ia of
Article SO of Bagby's Code, and as Sec
ton ia in the 1917 Pamphlet of the
Election Laws of Maryland, regis
tration is required to be held in each of
the counties of the State on the Tues
day preceding primary election day. AS
primary election day this year tails on
Tuesday, September 18th, this regis.
tration will be held on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4th.
| am calling your Boards attention
to this fact because the 1917 Pamphlet
of the Election Laws inadvertently
omits references to the registration
required to be held IN the counties on
September 4th.
Several of the Boards of Supervisors
of Elections have made certain inquiries
of my Department with respect to this
registr alton, and | beg to submit my
answer thereto, for your information
Notice of the time and place of
the registration to be held on Septem-
Der 4th must be given tor the period
and IN the manner provided by Section
IA of Article SO of Bagby' Code. While
Section ia does not specifically provide
for such notice, yet section IA applies
to every registration held in the State.
2-Section ia, providing tor the
September 4th registration, applies
both to adults and to persons attaining
their majority, as follows:
a. Adults who have not been register
ed prior to September 4th and who will
be entitled to vote at the general cleo
ton in November, are entitled to
register on September 4th. and to vote
at the primary election on September
18th, and also, of course, at the general
election in November.
b. Persons who become twenty-one
years Of age between the last preceding
general registration day and the regis
tratlon of September 4th may register
on September 4th, and may vote at the
primary election on September 18th,
and also, of course. at the general
election in November
Such persons Will not be entitled to
vote at the primary election of Septem-
Der llth unless they do register on
September 4th, because Section lS2.
(which allows persons not twenty-one
years of age to vote at a primary, pro-
,riAal +harr mill Lorar1a -,
fore the general election succeeding the
primary, only applies to persons ''ar-
irving at the age of twenty-one years
after the close of the next preceding
registration. In the present case, the
next preceding registration to the
primary election of September 18th will
be the registration OF September 18th,
so that persons who become twenty. one
before September 4th will not arrive at
the age OF tWenty-one latter the close
of the next preceding registration.
Therefore. persons who become twenty
one before September 4th will not be
entitled to vote at the primary election
on September 18th unless they register
on September 4th.
c. Persons who will become twenty
Oneiyears of age after the registration
of September 4th and before the gen
eral election IN November, may register
on September ith, and may vote at the
primary election on September llth,
and also. of course, at the general cleo
ton in November
d. While persons who will become
twenty one years of age after Septem-
Der 4th and before the primary election
of September 18th, may, as just eX.
planned. register on September 4th. yet
such persons are not required to regis
ter on September 4th in order to vote
on September llth They may vote at
the primary election of September llth,
without registering at all. in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1872 But
in order that such persons may be en-
titled to vote at the general election in
November, they must, of course, regis
ter at one of the October registrations.
3. After the close of the registra-
ton of September 4tb, the registration
books must be returned by the Boards
of Registry to the Supervisors They
should not be retained until after the
primary election is held on September
18th. Section 81 requires the Super
vIsors to deliver to the judges of cleo
ton before the primary election of
September llth. sealed packages con-
tanning, among other things, the regis
tiers for such precinct This provision
could not, of course. be complied with
unless the registration books are re-
turned to the Supervisors, in order that
they may be placed in the sealed pack
ages.
Very truly yours,
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
Attorney General.