The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-09-01
HOW WOMEN VOTERS SHALL QUALIFY
by REGISTRATION BEFORE VOTING
INFORMATION WHICH EVERY QUALIFIED VOTER SHOULD
POSSESS in ORDER TO BE READY FOR THE ELECTION
(From Florida Times Union.)

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| Spffragists! Women who are abou
to register and cast your votes In tn
general election in November! D
you know how tall you are? Hav
you figured up just how old you are
And have you at your tongues en-,
your addreHs and occupation an,
place of nativity for these are som
of the questions which you will b.
asked, and will be forced to suppl,
under oath when you present your
selves for registration, the prelimi
nary step in the voting game.
Oath Of Electors
Sec. 17S-Oath and Identification
of Electors for Registration: Upor
application for registration each cleo
tor shall be required to take and sub
scribe the following oath:
Il do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that | will protect and defend the
constitution Of the United States and
Of the State of Florida; that l am
twenty-one years of age and have
been resident Of the state of Florida
for twelve months, and of this coun-
ty for six months; that l am a citi-
zen of the United States, and that |
am qualified to vote under the con-
stitution and laws of the State of
Florida The Supervisor Of Regis
tration and district registration off,
GERS provided for are hereby author
lied and required to administer this
oath, and the elector shall also be
required, under oath, to be admins
tered by the registration officer to
give such description Of himself a.
will be sufficient to clearly identify
his person with the act of registra-
ton.
Registration Certificate
The form of registration certificate
as given in Section 1872 gives an ac-
curate idea Of the information which
will be demanded of women on reg
istering, this being the form used for
men in this state
State Of Florida
County Election District No..
Inc bearer, ......., Is at the date
hereof qualified elector in the above
district. He resides at -. is
.....,.... years Of age, by occupation
IL ............. He Is feet !.
inches in height; his color is. and
ne Is entitled to vote in said district,
unless hereinafter disqualified.
Registered on this :. !. day of
A. D. H..
supervisor of Registration for said
county
So while the women are waiting FOR
ne due notice that they can regis.
or, they can prepare the necessary
alta as outlined above.
Do you know the many disoualia. :,
atoms as we'll as qualifications for
oters? If not, read the following
xtracts from the laws governing the
eneral election and primary cleo. {
ons in Florida, and be ready when :
ora comes that the Florida women :
Jay register and vote. Although tbe
omen do not have to state their !
olitical aff1liation when registering :
u participation in the general cleo !
on out it is the Democratic women i
Florida who are being urged to a
tie.
The qualifications are best ex- :
aimed by the laws of Florida Coo ;,
On 17O-as follows: :.
Qualified Electors 4
Who Are Qualified Electors--Ev- i
y male 1.-THE word male to be strick- i
from the statute in view of the rat N
cation OF the nineteenth amend II
ent granting suffrage to women, !;
rson OF the age of twenty-one year.
u upwards, that shall at the time +,
registration be a citizen n, tho :,
a'ed States and shall have resided n,
a mad his habitatlon, domicile, home m
u pace OF permanent abode in Flor W
Ior one year and in the county ~