Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

q. have been a resident of Massa-
chusetts for number of years before
becoming Government employee. naval
service. Do I lose my legal residence
In Massachusetts, If I have registered
and voted in Virginia, having resided
IN this State one year? Can register
and vote by mail in Massachusetts?
Please give me information about APP
plying-K. NJ S.
a. A you vote In Virginia you lose
your voting residence in Massachusetts,.
You cannot regain it until you return
to Massachusetts, and remain there for
one year. You can vote by mail in
Massachusetts,, but registration is per-
sonal. ReregiStration is not required if
you have voted regularly and paid tax.
Application for ballot is made to the
city clerk or the secretary of the COM
monwealth, on form obtainable at either
headquarters.
@. am the wife of a naval officer
residing at present in Washington.
am resident of South Carolina and
have my registration certificate Please
tell me what will have to do to vote
by mail in South Carolina. I got nv
certincate this past Summer.-H. j. w.
A. There is no provision in the South
Carolina law for voting by mail except
In the primary elections
Q. Ny husband and have lived in
washington for the past eight years
out have retained the State of Louisi-
ana as our legal residence. Can we
register and vote by mail from our
State? What have We to do to claim
our vote?-F. w. r.
A. There is no provision in the
Louisiana law either for registering or
voting by mail outside the State.
@. am resident of Pennsylvania,
my official residence being in q small
town therein, where registration is prac-
tically automatic. Though eligible to
vote last year, did not cast my ballot
since was attending school in Wash
tngton. Since my situation this year
has not materially changed, would like
TO know If I could vote by mall
w. H. K
A.-The Pennsylvania law does not
permit voting by mail
Q.-For many years I have been an
Army officer: born in Ohio and appoint
ed to the military service from that
State. Have voted in my home town
about three times during the period
since my ma jority and have never voted
elsewhere. Can vote in November by
mail and what preliminaries are neces-
sary?-'Inquirer."
A.-You can both register and vote by
mail In Ohio, and you are eligible to
vote in the November election. Call at
the Republican Information Bureau,
623 Fifteenth street northwest, or the
Democratic Information Bureau, 14l1
q street northwest, for the blank appii-
cations. If your Ohio residence has
more than 1890 population, registra-
ton will be required, and the last day
for filing absentee registration AFFIDAVIT
is October 90
Q.-I lived in small town in South
ern New York and am in the Govern
ment service. My registration has been
attended to up there and now want to
know how to secure the ballot.-H. M. j.
A.-Absentee voters are required to
make application for the official ballot
on prescribed form which can only be
obtained by addressing the Board of
Elections at the county seat of your
county. This application must be filed
not later than october 20, or II days
before election.
Q.-I registered in Los Angeles, Calf,
in 1925 and voted while there. have
been in the Army for the past year and
will be discharged october II, 1928,
after which I will go to Florida. If
there is any way that I can secure a
ballot would appreciate this informa-
ton. Since January Is have been
stationed here at Fort Hunt. H. deY
A.-Write the county clerk of Los
Angeles, Calf. for the blank applica-
ton for the official ballot, stating that
you are in the Army service.
@. If one has been registered in a
New Jersey town population, $1,000 for
four years. is it necessary to do so now
for the presidential election? If so, can
it be done by mail and when?-S. o. S.
A. In municipalities of $4,000 or less
the boards make a canvass of all legal
voters nj their districts entitled to vote
and even though temporarily absent
when such canvass is made your name
will be entered. On the third Tuesday
preceding election, October Is, the
boards revise and correct the list. Thi:
Is done by adding thereto any names
entitled to be included on personal APP
plication. You should write to some
person who knows that you are eligible
to see that your name is placed on the
list, and, unless the board is willing to
do this, you would have to appear in
person on the 16th provided, however
that because of failure to vote two years
ago your name was stricken from the
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