The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-06-08
DETAILS OF The
REGISTRATION LAW
Provisions Of New Law Are Appplie-
able to the Entire state

On JuIy 10 and IL every quaihed yO- |
Ter In the state of Kentucky, male or |
female. will be required 10 register, il |
they expect TO vote In the regular elec- |
tion In NOVmbcr next 1here wiz be |
another day for the registration OF such |
persons az were unable, Tor one reason
ar another. 10 perform this duty on the
regular days set apat Tor Jhat purpose
Tbis registration will suffice for all
time for those registering, aud il will
moi bee necessary To register again so
long as the qualified voter remains in
that precinct.
Registration of qualified voters APP
niles 10 those OF the city and county
nreejncts. without registration Ii will
be impossible To take part IN the cleo
fion in November. of any primaries
preceding or following Three days are
fxed for the registration this year. the
tbird being set for sixty days just pre-
cedine the November election. In the
wears following this there VIII be one
registration day, the second Monday in
July of each year This - Tor those
who may have reached their majority
ar NAV have moved from one precinct
10 another. or into the state and be-
come qualified voters
IL is estimated by the county officials
the counties less than $500 the first
wear. and less than One-half that sum
each succeeding year. IL is believed by
lpoliticians that il VIII Obviate much ir-
regularity in voting and that dishonest
elections viii be thing of the past
The law was passed at the last session
of the Legislature.
Officers for the registration shall be
appointed on June 20 by the election
commissioners. These officers shall be
the same as heretofore, judge from
each of two dominant parties, sheriff
| from one and a clerk from the other.
Qualified citizens must be named by the
committees from each party on June
-, in writing, and certified TO the cleo
ton commissioner for the purpose Of
choosing the officers.
Little change il made in the law, ex-
cept the permanency OF the registration.
| Citizens who have lived in the state for
one year, the county six months and the
district sixty days are eligible to vote
and. of course. for registration. 4 rec
ord Of the vote of every citizen shall be
kept By the polling officers, a place be
ing set aside on the permanent registra-
| ton book to indicate each time "a voter
Exercises his franchise.
Other facts TO be noted on the regis
tration books, which become permanent
records are : Date of registration name
and address OF registrant terms of res
idence in the state. county and pre-
cinct color, age and occupation party
affiliation; sex; apparent weight, APP
parent height and other means of iden-
tificatiOn, such as color OF hair and
eyes the signature OF the voter, attest
ed by the clerk and sheriff OF election
e.
registration is required 10 post for ten
DAYS prior TO the registration written
or printed notices, furnished him by
the county court clerk, in at least six
conspicuous places In said precinct.
stating the time and place Of such reg
istration. and with information con
tanned i'm such notices as To the require
menfS of the law. that all persons eiigi-
BILE 10 vote must be- duly registered.
Whenever a registered voter changes
his or her place OF residence from one
election precinct TO another in same
county. or whenever the boundaries Of
the precinct . are changed by Law, II
shall h, lawful for such voter 10 apply
in person to the county court clerk for
a new registra ton. and IL shall be the
duty of the clerk, who l. the custodian
of the registration books. To register
such person I'm such precinct as provid
ed for, and IL Is made thu duty OF the
clerk To cancel the right Of the voter TO |
vote In his former precinct by striking |
his name from the book from which he |
was originally registered.
II is made the duty Of "a voter In re- |
moving from one county within the |
state to another. 10 apply TO the county |
clerk from which he is moving, TO have |
his name cancelled ON the registration |
books of that county and get from the /
clerk a certificate OF that fact. This /
certificate shall be taken TO the regis /
tration officers of the county to which /
he il removing on the next regular reg
istration day, and this shall be author /
ity for registering him in the county.
Change in party affiliatiOn may be /
noted on the registration books by per- |
sonaI application Of the voter to the |
county clerk not less than sixty days |
preceding a regular election or primary |
For violation of the law by disturb /
ing or mOlesting any registration off L
GERS i'm the performance of their duties. i
punishment il fixed at a fine OF from
so to 500. The same punishment is
fixed for any officer OF registra ton will L
fully failing to perform the duty as
signed under the law
When the governing authority for
any city or county OF either Of the DO
litical parties casting the highest and
next highest number of votes at the pre-
ceding election shall desire it, II shall