Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

married my husband, an alien. would
like TO know If am eligible TO vote Ia
Ohio What would I have to do in
order to claim my vote?-E. S. D.
A. Your eligibility to vote in Ohio de-
ponds entirely on the question of resi-
dence. If you are in the Government
service. you would not lose your resi-
dence while so employed, but If not and
you have abandoned Ohio for residence
purposes and do not intend to return.
you are not eligible to vote. 1t is pos
sible to both register and vote by mail
in Ohio and you can secure the forms
from either party headquarters.
G. My home has been in Wheeling,
w. Va, but / am at present living in
Washington, D. C. Do I have to APP
pear in person to register or can have
my father to register for me? He re-
sides there.-ANXIOUS TO VOTE.
A. You can register by mail aff1davit
in West Virginia. The forms are avail
able At party headquarters and the last
date for ab5cntces to register is Octo-
Der 90
@. viii you kindly send laws for reg
istration ana voting in the States of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania to me?--
w. B. s.
A. Registration in the State of New
Jersey must be done in person and the
dates are october Is, daytime; october
II and 10. evenings. Voting also must
be done in person, as there is no pro-
vision for either registering or voting
by mail, that law having been repealed
at the last session of the Legislature.
The last day for precinct registration
is over in Pennsylvania However. in
SO third-class cities and for Govern
ment employees and their families in
Pittsburgh and Scranton registration
may be effected by petition. In Philadel-
phia one may register at the city hall
any time from the 10th to the eth.
There is also tax requirement for vot-
ing in Pennsylvania. One must have
paid some State or county tax within
the two years preceding the day of cleo
tion. There is no provision for voting
by mail.
g. am a permanent registered voter
in Minneapolis. Henncpin County.
MINI. find it necessary to be absent
In Florida on disaster relief work with
the American National Red Cross for
secure for me my ballot and forward
it TO me. I want to cast my vote for
Herbert Hoover.-B. R. P.
N.
for any one to secure the official ballot
for another Application must be made
by the individual desiring to vote. How
ever. we can mail you the blank APP
plicaticns for registration and the Of
ficial ballot.
q. / am DESTROYS of voting In the
Forthcoming election in New Jersey and
would like you to advise me II 1t will
be in order for me to vote by proxy
A. A. D.
A. The vote-by -mail law in New Jer-
sey was repealed by the last session of
your Legislature; therefore 1t will be
necessary for you to vote In person.
g. I have a vote for Hoover, but l
need information about how to make 1t
count. Will you please tell me what
process have to go through to vote
by mail In Kansas? Also please tell
me the most common mistake that in
validatcs ballot.-E. @. c.
A If you are In Government service
you are eligible TO vote by mail In
Kansas. provided you are registered, If
you live in a. city or town where regis
tration is required Write some re]a-
tive or friend to 60 to the office OF the
county clerk in your home county and
there subscribe to an affidavit which
recites that you are a qualified voter
in that county and that you arc in
the Federal service. This must be done
before October Is, after which you will
receive, from the county clerk, the Of
ficial ballot, with full instructions as
to how to mark, execute and return
same.