Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01

Question: My residence is in south
ern Maryland, and I have been away
from the State at various times for
short periods. am at present en-
ployed in the District of Columbia by
the Government. What are"the require
ments for absentee voters in my State?
p. L. B.
Answer If you have never filed All
affidavit declaring your intention to be-
come resident, you are not eligible IT,
vote and will not be until one year from
the day you do make this declaration
unless you were a resident of the State
on August &c, 1920, the date OF the pas
sage of the suffrage amendment, and
have continuously resided there since,
in which event you may register and
vote at this election without declara-
ton. There is no provision for abb
sentees to either register or vote IL
.Maryland. by mail.
Question: My home is In Westmore-
land County, Va, and l have never
voted. Please tell me what I must do
to be able to vote this year, l.. B.
Answer: The Virginia law requires
that poll tax assessed or aSSesSable
must have been paid at least six
months before the election and 1t will
be necessary for you to register if you
have paid this poll tax and you have
until october to do this. Once regis
tered, you will not be required to re-
register, unless you change your resi-
dence. You can vote as long as You
pay the poll tax required. There is
only one exception to this law; that Is,
if you moved into the State OF Vir-
ri,1ta eel, Tn
have the right to register and vote
without paying poll tax.
Question: I live in Missouri but am
employed in the District of Columbia
by the District government. The friend
who works beside me married man
from Pennsylvania. She is told that
she cannot vote with him because she
has never lived in Pennsylvania; that
women there have a separate voting
franchise. Will you please state If there
are other States having the same law?
F. r.
Answer: You, evidently, refer to the
law of independent dOmicile. The Penn
svlvania law gives married woman
the same status for voting and holding
office as if she were single. The States
of Massachusetts. Mississippi, New Jer-
sew. Ohio and Wisconsin, also have
lives separate and apart from her hus-
band Wisconsin. optional whether the
wife takes the husbands residence or
retain her own.
Question: My home is in Texas and
I have been attending school here for
the past year. Am I permitted to vote
at the coming election, and If so, what
must I do?-D. L. II.
Answer: Texas law requires the pay
ment of a poll tax on or before Feb
ruary / preceding the election and this
payment constitutes registration. If you
have paid this poll tax, you may appear
before any notary republic not more
than 20 or less than 10 days before
election and deliver to him your poll
tax receipt or, in case Of loss, make
affidavit to that effect The notary pub
lie will forward to the county clerk of
your county the poll tax receipt or af-
fidavit, upon receipt of which the
county clerk will mail to you the official
ballot with full instructions. If. how
ever, you have not paid the poll tax re-
quired on or before February l, 1923,
and are not exempt from poll tax, you
will not be permitted to vote.