Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

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District of Columbia, the League of Re-
publican Organizations will open an in
! formation bureau for absent voters to-
morrow in rooms 208-9, Second National
Bank Building, 1881 @ street.
The bureau will serve as q clearing
| house of information for 5000 Federal
employees and thousands of others in
| the District who are eligible to vote In
| the several States. It will be operated
by corps of trained volunteers, most
of whom were associated in the same
work in the presidential campaign OF
| 1928, who will give information with
i reference to registering and voting by
mail or otherwise.
Both day and evening service will be
maintained, the Office hours being from
am. to 10 pm. The telephone Is list
ed under the name of the Republican
State Committee, Metropolitan 1911.
Changes in the laws of several of the
States. which were made by the 1929-30
Legislatures, are important to every
voter of those States. In Ohio the
voters can no longer register by mail.
Any resident of that State desiring to
vote November 4, 1890, must go home
and register in person on one OF the
three appointed day, october 2, 10 and
IL, or, If he is to be absent on all OF
these days, he may register at any time
before the three appointed days at the
office of the Board orr Elections. The
registration made In 1880 will be per-
manent unless cancelled for cause. and
the absent voter may thereafter vote by
mail. There is no registration at any
time under the new law in cities of less
than 10000 inhabitants.
The Maryland law has been so
amended that, except In Baltimore
County and Prince Georges County, no
declaration of intent need be filed with
the Circuit Court one year before elig1-
bility to vote as heretofore. The only
requirement is that the voter file an
affidavit before the Registration Board
when in session to the effect that he
has lived in the State for one year.
The Illinois law has been AMENDED
so that the affidavit of registration may
be sworn to before notary public in
stead of before the clerk of court, as
previously required.
In California the vote-by-mail law
has been extended to include those cit
liens in the civil, congressional, mill
tary or naval service of the United
States or of the State.
In PENNSYLVANIA the courts have held
that the counties had no authority to
impose an occupation tax on Federal
employee. Consequently, when the Fed
eral employee was not the owner OF
taxable property, he became disfran-
chised for the reason that the consti-
tuition of the State requires that in or
der to be eligible to vote one must have
paid within two years State or county
tax assessed at least two months ana
paid at least one month before election.
The 1929-30 session of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature passed an act author
izing counties to assess poll tax on
Federal employees and fixing the amount
of the tax at so cents.
The Republican State Committee mas
assembled a list of registration dates In
the several States, together with the
manner of registration indicated; Inc
States of Alabama, Arkansas and Maine
are not included in the list because
their registrations have already been
held. The list is as follows:
Arizons- (Afidavit). Biennial. To
California - (Afidavit). Biennial.
To October A.
orado-(Personal or by voucher)
Biennial. In outlying precincts and
towns Of less than 1000, october "a,
28 and November 8; in cities OF 1000
to 5000, october IA, is and 10; IN
cities of more than 5000, October !!
and 10. Re-registration not required
IL elector voted at the preceding gen.
ersI election. Registration personal,
or NAV be made for the elector by
voucher of registered elector residing
at the same address.
Connecticut (PersonaD. Biennial
last day "to be made" october Z. Re-
registration not required, but voter
should see that his name is on the
voting list before October s.
Deiaware-(P ersonaD. Biennial. &C,
tober 10. Re-registration not required
If elector votes continuously, unless ne
has changed residence. ~
FLORIDA (PersonaD. Biennial. VI
To october IS; certain counties, accord
ing to population, varying dates. Regis
tration permanent in towns and cities
of less than 10000 and in counties OF
less than 10000 Biennial in towns ano
cities of more than 10000 ana countles
In counties having a population OF
of more than 10000.
not less than 1880, and In countles
having q population OF not less IMAM
l7.7OO, and not more tnan dhLoo'
registration books are open until Oc-
| tober 8. :.
not less than $4,000, nor more than
| as 900 inhabitants, registration DOCKS
are open until october ~.
Georqia-( PersonaD. Biennial. Any
time IN to six months before election.
Re-reQistration not required II taxes
are paid and qualifications retained.
idaho (Personar. Biennial. Up To
October IS. =.
counties of the third class September
| 81 october 7; elsewhere, except cities
under the election commissioners act
! October Ii and %. New voters shoulo
annear in person or present af11daVlt
! To the board on october %, except IN
! counties of the third class, OCTOBER 4
| In cities under the commissioners act
| october 4 and IA, except in Chicago
| September 81 and october Z, in person
| and absentees by affidavit Immediately
/ following the first day and up 10 noon
| of the day before the last day, OCTOBER
| to noon of the 18th, except in chi
cago. September 20 to noon OF Octo-
The cities operating under the city
elections act are: Chicago, East St
I ouis. Springfield, Galesburg, Danville,
/ cairo. Rockford, Bloomington, Free
mort and Peoria. This act is also known
as the Election Commissioners Act"
| Indiana (PersonaD. Voter regis
| ters when casting ballot.
Iowa (Affidavit). Biennial. Up tc
November /. Absentees register by al
fidayit when. applying for ballot and
NAV register in person on election day
Cities over 5000 special registration BY
ordinance. Davenport, Des MONIES anc
Fort Dodge have adopted this method
Kansas PersonaD. Biennial. mo-
required in cities of less than 1000 pop
| ulation. Up to october 70. He-reglS
| tration not required II elector VoIes a
each general election, except on chang
! of residence. .,., ~
required in cities of less than 500
nopuIation. September 8. Registra
ton is permanent Absentees, octone
7 and 8, and on the day preceolnl
or on election day, before county cour