White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-06-13
VOTERS SHOULD
REGISTER FOR
FALL ELECTION

Registration books for voters nj
the primaries and the general cleo
tion opened last Tuesday. June 1.
and will continue open, except Sun
days and holidays, until twenty days
before the primary election. which Is
the first Tuesday in September. The
registration books for the general
election will remain open until twen-
ty days before the general election In
November.
Every citizen OF the United States
of the age of 81 years or oxer who
has been resident of the state of
Nevada for at least six months. =
resident of the county for thirty days
and a resident for ten days in the
precinct In which no wishes tn reg
lister may vote at the primary or gen.
eral election.
Under the election laws OF 1913
any qualified voter who wishes to
register and voted at the last general
election will not be required to again
register as the name OF a registered
voter will remain on the registration
books until such elector fails to vote
Iat general election.
The county clerk of each county
is ox-officio county registrar and has
the power to appoint deputy registra.
ton agents il each precinct distant
more than five miles from the court
house. The deputy registrar receives
as compensation the sum of Is cents
for each name registered which is
paid by the county.
When an elector applies 10 regis
ter It will be necessary for him or
her to state to the registrar the poll.
tical party to which the elector be-
longs, If the person wishes to vote
at the primary election. II person
does not designate the political party
to which he belongs. he may vote at
the general election but not at the
primary.
When an eiector declares for one
party at the time of his registration
and wishes TO change his politics.
before he may vote at the primaries
1t will be necessary for him to re
register and declare his political
party at lest thirty days before the
date of the primary election.
Every candidate for domination
for any elective Office in the county
must file with the county clerk, not
later than 80 days prior to the pri-
mary election, his declaration or ac-
eeptanee of candidacy.
Candidates for United States Sen
ator or Congressman file their papers
with the secretary of state while all
candidates for district officers voted
for wholly within one county, state
senator's. assemblymen. county and
township officers with the county
clerk.
The fee for filing for any district
office is $50; for any county office
s25 or state senator, s25; for as
seinblyman, s12.50 and for justice of
the peace $40. No fee Ia repaired
from candidate for an office. tho
holder OF which receives no colnpen-
sation.
Under the corrupt practice act
every political committee shall have
a chairman and treasurer. aad shall
cause the treasurer TO keep detailed
accounts of all its receipts. payments
and liabilities a true statement OF
such accounts verified by the affidavit
of the chairman and treasurer. Ghaii
he filed with the secretary of state
FIVE days before and again within
fifteen days after the election. Sim
liar accounts shall be kept by every
person who In the aggregate receives
or expends money or incurs liability
to the amount of more than fifty
dollars for political purposes and
every political agent and candidate
shall file an account and statement
of such expenditures with the county
clerk If the candidate is for county
office.