The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-02
NEW REGISTRARS
TO Be APPOINTED
List Will BE Completed
Some Time Thursday
Moore Says
TO COMPLY WITH LAW
Show Of Certificates Before
Voting VIII BE Insisted
UpOn

Tho appolnimcg' OF R j. Moore, /
.53s East sixth, 1a county registrar /
was announced mere Wednesday /
Moore succeeds vernon r. scamon,
who resigned. Nooro's appointment
was sent him hy W. G. McAilistcr. |
secretary OF tho state election board |
ana tho new registrar entered upon
his duties u' once.
Moore, who seryod one term ~
treasurer lu Okfuhkce county was
Endorsed hy Harry Fair, chairman
or tho democratic central committee.
nnd also by other democrats. Tho
now registrar has lived In Tulsa
slnco 1907.
The first work ~ tho new reg.
ipirar was the appointing of precinct
registrars I'm the city. He had not
completed his list lhtc wednesday
but Will have n complete set Of pre-
cinct officials by Thursduy. when
the now registrars will DO an
nounced. Rogistration books will
open, however. under old registrars
in all precincts Thuraday morning
Moore sad, but new appointees will
take their places az rapidly as pos
sible. A great many OF the old
registrars are TO re'iain In office
according 10 Moor
Moore Issues Statement.
After warning all voters to dis
regard any other information In rc-
gard 10 registration which had been
published Moore issued tho follow
ing statement:
II have been In tclcphonlc com.
municatlon this morning with w. G..
McAlllstcr, secretary of the state
election board, and hc tells mo that
there is considerable confusion ro-
FardinE registration, not only IN
Tulsa but In tho entire state. I'M
der his instructions voters who have
registered more than once In tho
past, sometimes enrolling In several
precincts without canccllinR their
previous certificates as they move
from one-part OF the city to another
are cautioned that only their last
registration certificate will be con.
sidcred valid and accepted when
they Eo 10 tho polls 10 vote.
IAN electors are required by law
20 have their registration certificates
with them and present thom TO tn,
election inspector before they cast
their ballots. This should not be
overlooked as Il will be ins'sted up
ON nt tho coming election.
Although tho registration book,
open tomorrow, voters who have mo-
registered are warned not TO do ~
with the present precinct registrars
With my appointment as county reg
istrar their tgfms OF office expir,
and they will bo reappolnted at onct
or new ones appointed in their stead
Appoint New Registrars.
''Since I was appointed only toGn.
myself, II Is impossible for mo 4
announce the list OF precinct regis
trars at this time. II Is being mad
up now and Will DO made public a
soon as completed. All electors ar
asked to defer registration until
appears, then reg with tho per
son named for their precinct. II the
have not already registered and sc
cure a cancellation aud transfe
where n 'ossnry.
ANY person who has moved fror
the precinct In which no In regis
tered and become an elector In hi
new precinct may at any time pre-
sent his registration certificate I
the registrar OF the precinct {
which he was an eleCtor ana I
which he holds his registration cei
tiflcate and have II marked car
celed' then take the Cancelled certif
cate TO tho registrar OF the precint
In which he has become an electc
and receive new certificate.
''If the registration certificate M
been lost or become mutilatod or d'
stroyed a new one may be obtaint
by applying to the registrar of yol
precinct satisfying him that you ne
a registration certificate, that yC
were at the time you received q
certificate an elector and that "
are now an olector,
ELECTORS In a newly formed pr
cinct must present their old regi