The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-05
Will Avail Themselves of Law
Which Permits Having
Vote.
INTEREST IN
SCHOOL TAX
General Belief is That 1t Will
Carry in Escambia by
Big Majority.

Capt. T. r. Hodges, U. S. NJ, was one
OF the first voters to exercise the abb
sent voter privilege here today under
which provision of the Florida laws.
voters absent from their county be-
cause of duties requiring them to be
elsewhere may cast their ballot in any
county in which they may be located.
Captain Hodges was formerly state
shell fish commissioner and is now
routing officer at Pensacola.
1t is expected that many men who
,, are in Pensacola today will take adj
vantage Of the law passed by the Flor
ida legislature in 1917 which gives
the voting privilege to all qualified
electors who are inavoidably absent
from their home county on election day
because OF duties or occupations
The law requires that the voter shall
present himself at the polls during
the regular voting hours provided by
law and that he shall present to the
inspectors Of election a certificate OF
registration. With this must be poll
tax receipts for 1916 and 1917 and he
must be personally identified by ono
or more resident voters in the pre-
cinct where he wishes to vote This
must be subscribed to in affidavit form
before an election commissioner.
Return to County.
These votes are sealed in an envel-
/ ope by the election commissioners and
| filed with the county judge Of the
county where cast The county Judge
is required by law to Immediately mail
them by special delivery postage pre-
paid to the county judge of the re-
spective county where such votes be-
long. In this way voters absent from
home for any necessary cause may
vote for the candidates of their homo
county.
Among those who will take advan-
tage OF the opportunity are over 130
men at the naval air station who halo
from Iowa. Governor Harding Of that
state has Commissioner George Gall
iarno here and the latter will receive
the votes Of Iowa men at the naval
station. for forwarding to their home
counties. Pennsylvanians and men
from several other states will also vote
here under similar provisions
Naval Men Vote.
nj accordance with an editorial sug-
gestion of The Journal on Monday,
and at the request Of the Supsrintend-
ent OF Education, A. s. Edwards, the
men of the naval air station and the
Pensacola Shipbuilding Plant, and
other branches of the service and in
dustries of this section, will be given
ample time today to go to the polls
and cast their vote in the general elec-
tion.
The men of the naval air station will
be given liberty at two O'Clock. leav-
ing the station at rs, and the men
OF the shipbuilding plant will leave ths
plant at 3:i5 o'clock
Mr.. Edwards suggests that friends Of
these men have automobiles at the sta
tion on Main street, to convey them to
the polling places, in order that every
vote possible may be cast in favor OF
the amendment.
Mr.. Edwards, who is member OF
both the state and county committee.
has worked Zealously for the success
Of the campaign and the passage OF the
amendment, and said yesterday after
noon that there is no doubt but what
the amendment will pass, If those who
are in favor Of it will only cast their
ballots, instead of resting upon a too
great sense of security.
Issue Statement.
The campaign committee yesterday
issued the following statement:
AS member for precincts Of Pensa-
cola working for the adoption Of the
constitutional amendment increasing
the amount of tax which may be
levied for the public schools we de-
sire to request your earnest co-opera-
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