Evening star., 1928-10-16

@. Please enlighten us on the follow
ing questions: "A and B married and
made their home in Michigan both
having made their respective homes in
that State for a number of years pre-
vious to their marriage. In May, 1918,
A enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps, and saw service in that organi-
zation until April 1919. A and B then
went to Denver, Colorado. where they
purchased a home and voted In Feb
ruary. 1921, A received Civil Service
appointment in the Departmental Ser
vice in Washington and his status is that
of a residence Of Michigan due to his en-
listment in that State. A and B both
wish to vote and have filed applica-
tions for registration and ballot. Have
they legal right to claim their State
rights? They no longer own property
nor vote in Colorado.-Mrs.' J. McF.
A. When A and B moved to Colorado,
purchased property and voted, they
were residents of Colorado and had no
further claim upon the State of Michi-
gan. The only way they could acquire
a voting residence again in Michigan
would be to live there six months.
c. was born in Pennsylvania, but
have been living In washington for
several years. / am not in the Govern
ment service. have never voted. Am
/ entitled to vote in Pennsylvania, and
can / send my vote by mail? What Is
the amount of the poll tax in Pennsyl-
vania, and when must 1t be paid?--
S. S.
Question of Residence.
A. Your right to vote in Pennsylvania
depends entirely upon whether or not
you can claim residence in that State.
From the information you give judge
that you have taken up permanent resi-
dence in the District of Columbia and
could not be considered resident of
Pennsylvania. There is no provision for
voting by mail The amount of the poll
tax varies with the different counties
from so cents to So. IT must be paid
not later than october 6.
O. Yesterday / called at one of the
headquarters for registration, and as /
understood that persons in the Govern
ment were entitled to vote by mail in
Minnesota. I found that the county of
Ramsay oath required continuous res
idence during the six months Just previ-
GUS to election for eligibility to vote.
Please explain, as believe there is some
mistake K. K
A. You are confusing the matter of
legal residence with actual physical
presence. The constitution of the State
Of Minnesota requires that In order to
vote one must have been q resident Of
the State six months, and the applica-
ton for registration recites this fact,
but neither the constitution nor the law
contemplates that you must have been
physically present there during the six
months Immediately preceding election
If such we're the case there could be
no such thing as absentee registration
and voting by mail. -
North Carolina Case. I g-'
O. Mr.. p. and I we're residents of
Asheville N. c., for more than a year
We registered there last year. Can we
vote by mail?-Mrs H. H. p.
A. You should write to the chairman
of the county Board of Elections and
make sure that your names are still on
the books of the registrar of your pre-
cinct and, If not, you would have 70
present yourselves in order to be regis
| tered. You can vote by mail, and the
application forms are available at either
! the Republican headquarters, 823 Fif-
| teenth street northwest, or the Demo-
cratic headquarters, 1411 G street
northwest.
o. I voted once In West Virginia, In
| gram Branch County Fayette, since
! coming to the Capital City two years
ago. I haven't paid any taxes in West
Virginia. Can you tell me If I can pay
these back taxes and vote at this next
election either by mail or going back
| there. West Virginia is the only State
| in which l have voted.-H. B.
| A. There is no tax requirement for
voting in West Virginia, and both regis
tration and voting are permitted by
| mail, the last registration date being
| october %. The necessary blanks can
be obtained from either the Republican
headquarters, 823 Fifteenth street north
west, or the Democratic headquarters,
1411 q street northwest.
Naval Status Raised.
o. Please inform me whether or not
I am eligible to vote in the State of
New York. While in the United States
Navy lived in Brooklyn, N. Y, for over
one year. Have never registered. Will Ii
be possible to vote by mail? If so, what
is the final date for registration?-W. N.
A. Your eligibility to vote in New
York State depends entirely upon how
| long YOU have been out of the Navy
and what your occupation has been
since that time. If you are still in
Government service or in any other oc-
cupation which will explain your alb
serice from the State, you are eligible
to vote; however, the last day for regis
tration was Saturday, October l3.
O. My home is in town in New York
state where have voted until last elec-
ton, when was here and will be here
this coming election. Please tell me if I
can vote by mail and how9--NO NAME.
A. You evidently have lived In q
place of less than 5000 In New York
State, In which event you should write
the Board Of Elections at your county