Arizona republican., 1919-05-14
WHO MAY VOTE AT ROAD BOND
 ELECTION SAT.

Just who can vote at the county road bond election next Saturday is often asked In answer to it County At torney Laney hae prepared the follow ing information A considerable number of citizens have put the question to the county attorney as to who will be eligible to vote at the election to be held May IT, 1919, to determine whether the bonds of the county shall be issued in the sum of Four Million Dollars for the purpose of building a paved highway system for Maricopa county The statute provides that all prop erty taxpayers who are otherwise qualified electors of the county may vote at such election.
 To be otherwise qualified within the meaning of this provision, of course q person must be a citizen of the United States, of the age of at least twenty-one years: must be, and must have been for at least thirty days prior 10 the election a resident of Maricopa county: and must be, and for at least one wear prior to the date of the cleo ton, must have been resident of the state of Arizona; and also must, un- less prevented by physical disability, be able to write his or her name; and must be able to read the constitution of the United States in such manner IS to show that he or she is not rec1ting from memory. The necessity of these qualifications is well known to the public, but the question most needing interpretation is: Who are property taxpayerS?'
 ~ Any person, male or female, whose name appears upon the last assessment roll of Maricopa county clearly is a property taxpayer whether the taxes are assessed upon real estate or per sonal property, or both. The election board of each precinct in the county will be provided with an alphabetically arranged list of all names appearing upon the assessment roll. If the name of a person offering 10 vote is found in this list and such person is other wise qualified, then the election board will have no difficulty in determining that such person should be allowed to vote.
 Such list of names appearing upon the assessment roll, however, will not be conclusive, in that some persons will be entitled to vote whose names do not appear upon the assessment roll
 The largest number of this latter class will be married women, otherwise qualified, whose husbands pay taxes upon community property owned joint ly by such husband and wife. Com munity property is property acquired by either husband or wife, or both, during their marriage, otherwise than by gife. devise or descent. except that property earned by the wife and her minor children while she was lVlng separate and apart from her husoano, is the separate property of such wife. Tn other words, community property is property earned during the marriage by either the husband or the wife, while living with her husband or by both If a woman'S name does not apear upon the assessment roll, yet ii she possesses the other qualifications above mentioned and her husband does pay taxes upon community prop erty, real or personal, such woman upon establishing these facts to the satisfaction of the election board where she offers to vote, will be entitled tc vote. Likewise, if a mans name does not appear upon the assessment roll yet if he is otherwise qualified and hls wife does pay taxes upon community property, real or personal, such mar upon establishing these facts to the satisfaction of the election board vii be entitled to vote.
 The question may also arise con corning members of partnerships. If { partnership is assessed in it's firm name upon either real or persona property, that will entiue each partner being otherwise qualified. to vote upol satisfactory showing made to the cleo ton officers of such facts. even thougi his individual name does not appea' upon the assessment roll.
 Any person owning stock in bank ing corporation which uses none. herewith to make money. if he or sh is otherwise qualified, is entitled t vote.
 A person merely owning stock in { corporation, other than a banking cor poration, but having no property quail fications, will not be entitled to vote even though such corporation pay taxes in Maricpa county.
 The rules herein set forth do no apply to school bond elections, sue elections being controlled by anothe statute.
 Respectfully submitted
 l.. M. LANEY,
 County Attorney.