White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-06-20
MACHINERY FOR COMING
ELECTIONS IS SET
IN MOTION

Registration agents for the fafi-
ous election precincts have been ap-
nointed by County Clerk Oldfeld and
all legal forms were forwarded to the
different precincts during the past
week.
The county clerk and his deputy
are the official registers Tor the en-
rire county and an elector may regis
ter ut the court house in Ely for any
precinct In the county. The deputy
registrars may only register the per-
cons Within their precincts.
Zach deputy registration agent has
been furnished with a supply OF reg
istration cards which they have peen
reouested TO return to the county
clerks office each day in order that
the name of the voter may be piacea
on the official register and from
there transferred to the precinct reg
isters which must be completed and
checked and forwarded to the dh-
ferent precincts for the primary eiee-
ton In September.
Eaturallzed citizens are required
IN exhibit their naturalization papers
shen applying to register and II un-
able TO do so are required to hli OUT
the affidavit on the back OF the reg
istration card.
Only those citizens who failed 10
vote at the last general election are
required to register this year as tue
recent law provided for the carrying
OF the name of each voter on 'une Oh
s,cial register as long as he or she
votes at a general election and does
not lose residence within the state.
One of the weak points in iahe new
election law is that voter may 'ote
At n general election. leave the state
and return in dime for a next genera
alectIon and unless someone cnai
,enses his vote on the question oil ao-
sa-eo from the strife. ne nay vote.
The Law provided that the county
clerk clerk may remove the name OF
voter from the list " the clerk
Knows of the death Of such per
Ason or his removal from the STATE
Shut IL does not provide that the clerk
shall investigate the qualifications Oh
all voters listed.
II person registered for The last
general election voted af the pri-
mary and failed 10 vote at the sener-
:, election. IL will be necessary for
sueh an elector to register this year
as IN. name has been removed from
,he register.
ANY person who Is In doubt aoou,
mis- or her name being on the onielsi
register should call at the ONCE Oh
tho county clerk and make certain OF
Il at an early date.
When registering oil persons are
required TO state to what poiitieai
,arty they belong aud this party Is
designated on the card. II voter
docs not wish to state his political
Marty, he will not have the privilege
of voting at the primary election, but
may vote at the general election
There is nothing To prevent a No.er
from changing his political party
proyided he notifies the conuty clerk
or deputy register thirty days before
any election.
FOR example. those who are regis
tcred at the present time in one par
" may change TO another party ana
ryote for the candidates of the desired
party at the primary BY having the
change made on the registration
cards at least thirty days before the
primary election.
Deputy registration agents Tor III"
different precincls are as follows
McGILL-Max Herman.
RUTH. c. Oliver.
lSIMpFRLY--Laird Wilcox
CHERRY cREEK-Geo. =. Me
Murray.
osCEOLA-Henry J. Marriott
SNAKE vALLEY---Gco. 7. Smith,
at Baker.
NEWARK vALLEY--Wm. h.
Smith, at Strawberry.
PRESTON-Eioise Windows
HAMILTON--R A. Dean.
Y. s. TUNGSToN--J. L. Ramsay.
MELvIN--Gcorge Bennett at
,chelibourne.
PLEASANT VALLEY. X. Fer
w. at Parker.
rIPPETT-Frank Bassett.
TArT-John Yeliand at Cleveland
Z Ranch.
BOTHW1CK---W. G. Bradley.
SHOSHONE--R. r. Swallow
LJND--Allen Wakeling.