Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09

g. My husband retains his legal resi-
cIence in New Jersey. am Washing
tonian and would like to know il I am
eligible to vote in New Jersey? What
would l have to do in order to claim
my vote?-G. H. b.
A. II your husband is resident Of
New Jersey and is entitled TO vote, you
will be entitled to take his residence for
voting purposes. 1t will be necessary
for YOU TO register in person II you live
in city or town Of over $4,000, and
the registration dates are october is. in
the daytime, and the evenings of october
II and 10. If you live in place OF
less than $4,000 inhabitants, your name
can be added to the voting list by some
one in your voting precinct who knows
you to be eligible 1t will be necessary
Tor YOU to appear in person to vote on
November 6. as there is no provision in
the law for voting by mail
G. Does declaring his intention to be-
come a citizen Of Maryland deprive
person employed by the Government in
washington of his right to vote In the
State from which he came? He owns
property in Maryland and resides there,
but has not followed up the declaration
Of intention by registration and voting.
r. S. 0.
A. AS residence is largely question
OF intention, forfeiture of residence in
one state would naturally follow dec
laration of intention to become RESI-
dent of another. especially when the
declaration follows the actual purchas-
ing of property and living in that State.
nhanGe HE i1tRnftNn
and the fact that you have not actually
registered and voted in Maryland might
not prohibit your voting In the State
from which you came. This depends
upon which of the States You came
from.
@. lived four years in Syracuse.
N. Y. and voted there in 1928. Last
year l lived in New York City and now
/ am in Washington. D. c., having re-
ceived an appointment to Federal po-
sition through civil service as resident
of New York state May I register by
mail 10 vote In New York State and
should I vote In Syracuse or New York
City? I shall be able to vote in person
in either place. but / should like to
register by mail. at least.-F. K. F.
P. S.-May speak one good word for
Voting Information? Your column
IDS DEtu very IlSlDtuI anu lloe GAOOSNA
more than one person to the point OF
going about the business OF voting
r. K. F.
A. 1t is not possible to register in the
State of New York by mail in places of
over 5000 inhabitants. If you lived in
New York City four months and in the
election district 80 days you should reg
lister there. but IL you did not live that
length of time in New York City you
should register in Syracuse. After reg
istration you will then be permitted to
vote by mail The registration dates
are: For Syracuse. October IL. Is, 10
and 20; for New York City, the week
October and ending the
18th (the first Ave days evenings and
Saturday all day and evening". Thanks
for the kind words Of encouragement.
C., Prior to 1925 / was in the civil
service and had legal residence in
distant State. In 1928 l resigned from
the civil service and went to Minnesota,
where l lived for IL months, during
which time I registered for voting.
then, in 1926. returned to the Govern
ment service IN Washington. but am not
under the civil service. l have been
residing in Virginia, although working
in washington since June Is, 1928. Can
/ vote in Minnesota by mail? II so,
what is the procedure?-F. H. S.
A. Yes. you can both register and
vote by mail in Minnesota. II you will
call at either party headquarters-S23
street northwest, Republican
headquarters, or l4l1 G street north
west. Democratic headquarters-you can
secure the blank forms.
@. am from the State Of Ohio. in
the Government service. and married
my wife in the District of Columbia.
We have two sons who we're born here
and never lived in Ohio. One of the
boys married District of Columbia
girl. Is my wife eligible to vote in Ohio
and are my sons. and is the married
sons wife eligible also to vote?'-E. C. T.
A. Neither your wife nor your sons
wife are eligible to register and vote in
Ohio until they have actually resided
there one year. which complies with the
constitutional provision regarding the
time necessary for actual presence in
Ohio in order to acquire residence. The
residence of minor children is the same
as that of their parents in Ohio II,
therefore. you we're citizen of Ohio,
entitled to vote, and your sons contin-
ued to live with you on their twenty
first birthday, they would be entitled to
the right of franchise as well.