The sun., 1918-10-07
8 DAY REGISTRATION
PERIOD OPEN TO-DAY
Booths will Ee Placed in 1922
Districts for November
Election Rolls.
WOMEN PLAN BIG DRIVE
Estimates Place Number of
Voters in New York at
= 100000.

This Is the frst day Of registration In
New York city for the coming general
election. The registration places, Hist
OF which in Manhattan may be found
elsewhere in this paper. will be open to-
day from 6 p. NJ. to 1880 p. NJ.
Under the law this city has the dis
tinctiop OF being the only one in the
State which has registration period
for six consecutive days. Each day this
week until Saturday the booths will be
open at the hours given above. On Sat
urday. which will 10 the last chance 70
register, the booths will be open from
I o'clock in the morning until 1880 at
night.
Voters are advised not to put off reg
istration until the last day, for although
the number OF election districts has been
increased 1t is probable the addition OF
the women this year will cause a rush
on the last day.
No person qualified to vote 'on Novem-
Der may do SO unless he or she Is
registered. On the qualification OF
voters the law reads:
"A person is q qualified voter In any
election district for the purpose OF hav-
ing his or her name on the register II
he or she Is or will be on the day OF the
election qualified to vote at tho election
for which such registration is made.
"A qualified voter 10 q citizen who Ii
or will be on the day Of election Il years
Of age, and VINO has been an inhabitant
OF the State for one year next preceding
the election, and for the last four
months a resident OF the county. and for
the last thirty days a resident OF the
election district in. which he or she offers
his or her vote.
"If a naturalized citizen. such person
must, in addition to the foregoing pro-
visions, have been naturalized at least
ninety days prior to the day OF election.
or IL a citizen by marriage, must have
been an inhabitant Of the United states
for five years prior to such day."
Outside OF this. city, in all cities And
villages Of 5000 Inhabitants or over. the
days Of registration are October IL and
~ and IS and 10 from A. NJ. to 10
p. NJ. In the rural districts the regis
tration Ia non-personal and takes place
| ON October - and 10.
Figuring. as many politicians do. that
as many women as men will register, the
| number Of persons qualified to vote or
| election day should be In the neishbor'
hood Of 2,s0o,0 900 In the State. about one
half OF whom will be In New York city.
The registration Of men by boroughs
| in this city last year was:
Manhattan ..... c55.?s7 Queens ........ 1857:
The Bronx. 1oo,ets Richmond $50. N2l
Brooklyn %. 6Se
The way in which the Board OF Elec.
tions has made provision for the in.
creased registration due to the addition
| OF the women to the electorate is showr
by the following comparison OF the
| number of election districts last yeaI
| with this year:
Borough. 1917. 1915: Borough. 1911 1918
Manhatan... 7se $50 Queens IS.
! I pfs, Bronx. g. 81 Richmond. IS !:
Tot ..6si
As usual, it will be the duty Of thu
| individual election district captains ir
all parties to see that the members o.
their parties are registered The womer
are making a particular effort to secur,
large registration. They are rims
TO eradicate the Impression that enrol
ment in May entitled the women to vot,
| this fall