Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-06
WOMEN TO VOTE
MUST REGISTER
Women Who May Have Registered -
Vote Upon . Bondine or School
Msttsr Mvst Register Again


Re the Women Of Michigan:
The next general election-your
nrst opportunity To vote-wIl DO held
April Z. 1912.
f-On that day important constitu
tlonal amsndmsnts will be voted On ~
ne votsrs AZ Michigan
birth. Aatur~lisatieo or marriage. who
ere n years Of age. or who VIII be
q years q sgs on election day. are
voters for all purposes. But no voter.
pnan OF woman. can vote whose name
\ not upon the proper registration
book
%Registratsoo u . listing. for use
N election day by election inspectors.
q all qualified voters This II done TO
prsvent illegal voting The City CLERK
90 Township Clerk IL the oficisi be-
Rors whom yoa mus register. In or
der to be surs you can vote on April
Z. 1919. you should 70 to his offios,
and register NJ once. You do not
have TO write oUt any statement The
CLERK viii write the proper matter -
his book
S-You must register IN your own
given name. You do not have TO give
your age All you need 10 do In that
regard 10 60 state that on election day
you will be II years old o. upwards
Yos must give your residence and
street and numbsr. any.
"a woman born In the United
States IL an American oitisen whether
her parents were citizens or not. but
q woman citissn Of the United States
who marries an alien loses her citisen
ship by reason OF said marriage and
she cannot vote thereafter unless she
becomes nsturalixed through court
proceedings. The naturalization OF
her husband alone would not be suf-
hoient. nor would the death Of her
alien husband restore her TO American
citizenship. A subsequent marriage to
. United States citizen would. how
ever make her a citizen.
Tin order 10 vote in Michigan .
woman must be
(a) Fl years Of age or 40
wards on election day
(b) A resident OF Michigan for
months prior TO election day.
Co A resident OF the town
ship. village or ward for 20 days
before election day Except In
case OF change OF residence from
one precinct 20 another In the
same ward OF township
(d) A citizen OF the United
States, the wife of q citizen Of
the United States or the wife Of
an inhsbitAnt OF foreign birth
who. having resided in the state
two years and sir months prior
TO November 6. 1884, declared his
Intention 70 become a citizen Of
tho United States Al least two
years and six months prior to said
date.
sEREGISTER RT6HT AWAY. A
tremendous amount of work viii Tan
lpon City and Township Clerks be-
tween the present time and the next
general election by reason OF the q.
tension Of the vote TO women
certain cities may have special timss
Tor registration Of voesFv othsr than
- In addition to the times above
mentioned But under the 1917 regis
tratioo law. every voter has the right
10 register with the City OF Township
0srh Il explained herein DO NOT
WAIT FOR ANY REGISTRATION
MEETINGS. Go and register with
ys11 TOWNSHIP o. Guy Clsrk. DO RI
NOW.
ls-Any forD~ rsgissrstio. II
vS0aa 10 enabss hss - vo<s on Q
hsadinG proposittoe O. ~ sehesl
nSsttAss. 70 ao< ssmeieas nov. Every
VIENNA must register WITH the rswn-
ship - CRY cseSk new 10 sstitis hss
- vots ~ stesftons
i1-Oa ApsG T. 1913. he voters q
nssAigna vu1 va. nss oniy ADV The
election q many omosrs. including 10
81 oAsess. Justices Of the Supreme
cssrt. . 6upsrhtsoAsnt OF Public In
stRuetioa. Aembsys of the State Board
u Agriculture. Members Of the State
Board of Edaestton aAl Regents Of
NE University. but thsy viii vote up-
q several important amendments TO
Siehiss.'s coussfsss.Os. Aeiudins an
Ansndnsat relating 10 the LIQUOR
tyN0e and an Amsndmsnt PROVIDING
fsr good roads More THAI half . mil
Ma women should register h Mlchi-
- bstweea the prsseat time aad
Apru 7. 1913. ne Rspsbiieaa party
n Michigan has advocated Woman
Suffrage. The State Central Commit.
tss Of The Republican party adopted
resolutions favortns Woman ssffrass
many time. Many Repubiieas State
Csaventtoas declared In favor Of Wo-
nan SsfRrsee bctors II vas adopted.
within tie last six ysass Rspubiieaa
legislatures h Michigan have submit.
~ the question Of Woman Suifrass
70 the voters a the state three times.
n vas beaten In 1917 ~ the polls. b
vAs again beaten st the polls IN 1919.
n carried In 1918. and 10 new a -
tahiisheA fact Unlsss ne women q
nieAieAa rsgisaSy ana vets generally.
little COED yin result fsen giving them
The vote. nd they cannot vote n they
10 not REGISTER. The Rspsbiioan party
Of Michigan saiis upon every woman
In Michigan Who vfli - II years old
or over o. April 7th NEXT TO 10 to her
Township or City Clerk NOW and re-.