The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-23
DECREE DECREASES
UNIVERSITYsVOTE
JUDGES DECISION DETERMINES
STATUS OF STUDENTS AT
REFERENDUM SATURDAY

A small percentage of University
of Idaho students over the age of q
will be allowed to vote at the city
referendum on Sunday moving picture
shows Saturday at the high school
according to decision reached by
judges of the election and announced
Thursday. The principal prediction
question was whether or not a student
attending the University of Idaho is
qualified voter in the city of Moscow
Only Few Qualify
Under the decision Of the judges
and signed by two of them, A. H.
Oversmith and Chris Hagan, only a
small percentage of students will be
allowed to vote. B. c. Spencer, the
other Judge of the election, is pre-
sumed to be willing to sign the de-
cision, but The Star-Mirror was un-
able Thursday afternoon to determine
whether or not he would concur with
the other judges.
IF any student over the age of 21
has permanently left his home or for
mer residence, and moved to Moscow
and maintains his residence here dur
ing the entire year and claims no
other place his home than Moscow,
Idaho, he would be entitled to vote, y
reads the decision. Under this ruling
very few university students will cast
votes for or against the Sunday
movies" at the election on Saturday
Decision Settles Question
The decision, requested by DR.. A.
H. Upham, president of the University
of Idaho, for the benefit of university
students in regard to their qualifica-
tions as voters, is as follows:
'The question has arisen as to
whether or not a student attending
the University of Idaho is a qualified
elector in the city of Moscow, if such
student has been a resident of the
state six months and of the city thirty
days, and is over 21 years of age. Sec
tion of Article vi Of the Constitu-
tion Of the State of Idaho, provides as
follows:
For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained
or lost a residence !. :. while stu
dent of any institution of learning >
Cite Michigan Case
"The state of Michigan has similar
and almost identical provision in it's
constitution. The question of a stu
dent voting has been decided by the
supreme court Of Michigan, in the
case Of People VS.. George A. Osborn
40 L. R. A. (N. 81 1853. Under the
Michigan decision, which the under
signed believe to be good law, no stu
dent attending the University of Ida
no, who has a residence elsewhere in
the state of idaho, or any other place.
is qualified elector in the city of
Moscow. If, however, any student
over the age of 21 has permanently
moved to Moscow and maintains his
residence here during the entire year.
and claims no other place his home
than Moscow, Idaho, he would be en-
titled to vote The fact that student
at the university has registered from
some other point in Idaho and is re-
,eiving funds in part or in whole from |
lome to carry on his educational work, |
would in the opinion of the under-
signed Judges of Election preclude |
such students from voting.
"The people of Moscow are anxious
o have fair expression of the legal
voters on the question OF opening the
picture shows in the city on Sunday |
It is therefore quite important that
,nly those who are legally qualified |
o vote should participate therein.
(Signed)
A. H. OVERSMITH,
CHRIS HAGAN
Judges Of Election.