The Coconino sun., 1924-08-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is. 1924.

lttn, al WE4ch TIME the BOOKS Wltl
again be open and registering viii
again continue until October IS, 1924,
ut 500 o'clock 2. M.
I QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.
livery elector must be twenty-one
years Of age, or over, a citizen Of Che
United States, either by birth or na-
turalization; . resident Of the state
for ore year prior to the General Elec-
tion, and q resident OF the county and
precinct for thirty days; must bc able
to read the Constitution Of the United
States, in the English langua gge, and
be able to write his or her name NM
less physically unable to do 50. IGiots,
insane persons, and persons non com
pos mentis or under guardianship,
persons convicted OF treason or felony
shall not be qualified to register.
STANDARDIZATION:
If elector is a naturalized citizen
he must present his second on finai
papers to the registration officer,
else he cannot he registered If, how
ever, such papers are lost or destroy
ed, the elector viii be permitted TO
register upon executing and filing
with the registering officer an affi-
dayit giving the time, place and couta
Of issuance Of such papers, and the
fact Of their loss or destruction and
circumstances connected herewith.
The above applies to women as well
as to men, except that women Of for
eign birth become naturalHzed citi-
zens upon their marriage to citizens OF
the United States either by birth or
by naturalization, or if already mar
ried. tie naturalization Of the husbant
carries with it citizenship Of the wife.
On the other hand when a woman who
is a citizen Of the United States, eth
en- by birth or naturalization, marries
an alien, her citizenship ceases with
such marriage. In short, the citizen
ship Of the wife is that Of the hus-
band.
WHERE REGISTERED:
Electors must register in the pre-
cinct where they reside, to enable
them TO vote at any primary or gen
eral election. The law by which q per-
son, if not on the register could vote
at the polls, has been omitted from
the code, now in force, and in order
TO vote a any primary or general
cr speeial eiection, The electors name
MUST appear on the register of The
precinct wherein he or she resides.
Observation-Disclosures A.:
The registration officer shall, wnen
registering an elector, execute a Blank
a IN duplicate. Tie duplicate to be
issued to the elector and the original
mailed to The County Recorder. The
eleotor must appear in person and the
registration officer MUST witness the
signature The registration officer
viii PRINT the name of the elector on
the bottom cf the BLANK A. This is
as some signatures are IL
legible and as the names must be
copied IN this office we must depend
upon the registration officer to help
II This matter, DO NOT OVERLOOK
THIS. See that al blank spaces are
properly filled out.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B's:
II, after registering, the elector
moves to another county or precinct,
he or she must cancel such first req
istration by signing Blank B, which
viii issue in duplicate, jhe duplicate to
be delivered TO the elector and the
original returned 10 office Of the
County Recorder, and then re-regis
.er such elector in the precinct where
he or she resides. "A person must not
register more than once, without first
,anceliipg any prior registration. TO
register more than once or to know
ingly register in any precinct whore
be is not a resident at the time oe
is a criminal offease and
subjects the offender 70 fine in a sums
aot to exceed two thousand dollars or
TO Imprisonment not to exceed three
years, or both. EVERYBODY MUST
REGISTER THIS YEAR II they wish
to vote at the primary election on
9th, or at the general cleo
ton en- November 4th, 1924, or any
other election that may be held with
IN the next two years. No rogistra-
ton Of former years viii suffice.
This office viii make every reason
able effort to properly register all
legal voters before the primary elee-
ton. The public can aid materially
il cur work by registering with some
registration officer as soon after May
9Th as possible An amendment to the
laws made BY the Legisla-
sure OF 1915, provides that the eleetoa