Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
TWENTY FIVE STATES ALLOW
RESIDENTS TO VOTE BY MAIL
National Women's Party Prepares Sum
mary of Laws for Special Benefit
of Voters of D. C..

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There are twenty-five states with
provisions in their election laws for
voting by mail and the national wom-
ems party is directing it's attention to
women residing in Washington who
have voting residences elsewhere. To
aid in this matter announcement is
made that careful and complete
compilation of the laws of the states
in question has just been completed
| by Miss Elizabeth Kalb, literature Sec
rotary of the party.
Thirteen states, Alabama, California,
Iowa. New Jersey, North Carolina.
North Dakota, Ohio. Oregon, South
| Dakota, Tennessee, Utah. Virginia and
Wisconsin provide for voting by mail
for all persons absent from the state.
Registration in person is required in
Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, South
Dakota and Virginia. The other seven
states allow absentee voting by affi-
| davit. signed before notary public
and sent by mail to the county clerk
! or registrar.
| Some Special Provisions.
| In addition to the above states, vot'
! ing by residents absent in the civil
service is provided for in Arizona
Colorado, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Michigan
Minnesota, Montana. New York Tin
the primaries only and Vermont.
| The privilege o. absentee voting is
| extended to students also by Idaho
| Montana and Vermont.
| Laws providing for voting by mail
| by those in the military service only
exist in Connecticut, Delaware, Loui-
siana, Maryland. Massachusetts, Mis-
sissippi, New Hampshire, Nebraska
and West Virginia.
States which have no provisions for
voting by mail are Arkansas, Florida.
New Mexico. PENNSYLVANIA. Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah
and Washington.
A table has been prepared giving
residence, which must have been .es-
tablisheed, registration required and
provisions for absent voting in those
states which allow voting by mail by
those in the civil service, students or
those unavoidably absent, as follows:
The Law in Alabama.
Alabama-Residenc in state two
years, in county one year, in district
three months; registration required in
person. date to be set; absent voting
allowed by mail in the primaries,
apply probate judge.
Arizona-Residence in state one
year, in district thirty days; registra-
ton May to October 16; absent vot-
ing provisions for those in govern
ment service, must be accompanied by
affidavit.
California-Residenc in state one
year, in county ninety days, in district
one month; registration, by affidavit,
January 1 to October 2; voting by
mail, apply county clerk for ballots.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in state one
nj in
cinct ten days; registration, by vouch-
err of another registered voter, cities
of 5000, three to five days beginning
OCTOBER IL; cities over 5000, october
and II; elsewhere. three to five days
beginning October IL; absent voting
by mail, those in government service
or absent from the county in the state.
Idaho-Residence in state six
months, in county thirty days; regis
tration closes October 2, other local
dates; absent voting for government
employees and students.
Rules in Illinois.
Illinois-Residence in state one year,
thirty days; registration in counties
of third class October 2 and 26; else
where, October, IL and Is, may be
made by affidavit; voting by mail for
government employees.
MISUNDERSTANDING in state six
trict thirty days; registration April
IL to october 4. by affidavit; voting
by mail for government employees.
Iowa - Residence in state six
tration up to election day; voting by
mail for all persons sending affidavit
with ballot. apply county clerk be-
tween October Is and 80.
kansas-Residence in state six
months, in district thirty days: regis
fra fs1n fol
made in person; voting by mail for
government employees, apply county
clerk between October and 49,
Observation-Disclosures in state one
year, in county six months, in district
sixty days; registration October to
Is; may be made by affidavit ten days
before election or by absentee on cleo
ton day; voting by mail for govern
ment employees, apply county clerk
within mins,s sixty days preceding election.
months, in district six months, in ward
twenty days; registration in person in
towns over 10000 to October is; small
Ter towns to October 26: those unayoid-
ably absent by affidavit; voting by mail
for those in civil and military service !:
apply county clerk between October 2
and 80.
Minnesota's Voting Laws.
Minnesota-Residen in state six
IIiOHIlS, Ill uIStTlCt Thirty Gays, regis
| tration in cities of first-class, October
| %. other cities October 26, may be made
by affidavit; voting by mail, apply
| county clerk. between October and 26.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in state one
| year; registration closes October 2 vot-
| ing by mail for students and those in
| civil service.
| New observation-disclosures in state one
| year, in county five months; registration
cities over 10000, September IA, rs
| October 10: cities less than 10000, by
canvass, by affidavit, by mail, before
I October 20 voting by mail, apply fol
ballot by October 26.
| New York-Residence in state on.
| year. county four months. distric
thirty days; registration. in New Yorl
! city, six days. beginning October 4
cities over 5000. October s, 9. Is, JIG
same dates elsewhere, required in per
| son in other cities over 5000; votint
| by mail in primary for those in civil
and military service. no absent vot