The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-08
WOMAN AND THE BALLOT
Data Furnished by Chairman of DEM
ocratic Woman's Auxiliary Which
Should be Read by Every Wo-
man in the County

man IN Lne SOuNly
Every woman in the State OF New
Jersey, as we'll as every other Statei
should know whether or not she IS en-
titled to vote under the ratification OF
the nineteenth amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, and
every woman who cannot vote should
know why, and also how to quarry
for the right of suffrage. In order
that all of the women of Salem county
can know Just what are their rlghts
under the constitution as amended, the
following important information has
been compiled by Mrs. Truman ID.
Clayton, chairman Of the oalein
county committee OF the woman ;
Auxiliary of the Democratic state
Committee of New Jersey n 1ur-
nished for publication in the Sunbeam;
We recommend that every man ana
woman in the county acqualnt them
selves with this data.
To the Women Voters of Salem
County, New Jersey
All women over 81 years of age, who
are citizens of the United States n
who have resided in the State of New
Jersey for the period of n year n
in the county of Salem for the period
of five months are entitled to register
and vote at the primary and general
election (By virtue of the Proclama-
ton of the Secretary of State OF n
limited States, declaring the 18th
Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States as having been adopted
and made part of said Constitution;
See opinion of the Attorney General
of the State of New Jersey, dated
August %, 1920
Women who nay register and vote:-
/. All single born in the
limited States. or who have been
legally naturalized by obtaining a GER
tificate of naturalization IN h same
manner as foreign born male cltlzens.
2. All married women born IN the
United States, whose husband are
natural born citizens OF n Unlted
States, or who have become natural
lied citizens thereof.
8. All married women born IN a
foreign country whose husbands are
natural born citizens of the United
States or who have become natural
lied citizens thereof. ,
a. All widows, born in the Unlteo
State whose husbands were citizens
of the United States by birth or natur-
~alization. ~
<. All widows, born in a foreign
country. whose husbands were citizens
of the United States by birth or natuf-
alization.
Women who may not register or vote:
1. All single women born IN a foreign
country. who have not become citizens
of the United States by naturallza-
ton. IT,
. All married women born IN the
limited States, whose husbands were
horn in a foreign country and VINO
hove not become n~aturaliZed citizens
of the United States. -
Further information secured ITor q
the Naturalization Service OF the O:S
Department of Labor, Federal bulio-
ing, Philadelphia, Pa. 49,. l..
Relative to United States Cltlzenshlp'
/. The wives of citizens OF the
limited States are themselves cltlzens'
2. The wives and children of natur-
allied citizens are themselves citizens
of the United States by virtue OF the
naturalization of the husband
father. Of course, the children must
have been under age of twenty.one
years at the time of the naturallza-
ton of the father.
3. The wives and children (under Il
wears old) of the aliens naturallzed
in Salem County Court on October l.
1920, will be deemed citizens OF tne
United States by virtue of said natur-
a~lization.
4. The status of American women
who are wives of aliens, notwithstand-
ing long residence in this country, is
that of aliens, as they take the natlon-
atty of their husbands.
S. The wife of any American (oorn)
who became the subject of a foreign
country during the war, is hersen
subject to that foreign country or n
is required to assume n husoahu 3
status.
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