Evening star., 1932-10-30
HOOVER OFFERED
VOTE FACILITIES
Special Provision Made by 6.
o. P. Club to Handle Ab.
sentee Ballots.

President Hoover and those members
Of his cabinet who have the privilege
Of voting by mail ON November 8, have
been invited to use the absentee vote
facilities at the National Capital Re-
publican Club IN casting their ballots
II they are not able to be at their homes
on election day.
The invitation came from the League
Of Republican Organizations of the
District through Samuel j. Prescott,
chairman Of the league and Of the Re-
publican State Committee, with head
quarters at Sixteenth street and Scott
Circle
In this connection, Mr.. Prescott also
advised other absentee voters Of the
steps to be taken to cast their votes.
Special Provisions Made.
Because Of uncertainty regarding
President Hoover's plans and doubt as
to whether he will visit Palo Alto to
vote in person, Mr.. Prescott, it was ex-
planned. called to the attention Of the
Chief Executive the fact that special
provisions have been made at local
party headquarters for aiding absentees
In executing their ballots.
THE League Of Republican OrganiZa-
tionS, under the direction of the Repub-
lican State Committee in and for the
District Of Columbia, invites you to visit
the National Capital Republican Club
and make use OF the facilities Of the
information bureau to execute your bal
lot in case you intend to vote by mail"
Mr. Prescott wrote the White House.
Similar invitations were extended to
possible absentee voters in the cabinet:
Secretary Of State Stimson, Secretary
11 h al
Mitchell, Postmaster General Brown,
Secretary Of the Navy Adams. Secretary
Of the Interior Wilbur and Secretary of
Commerce Chaplin.
Secretary of Labor Doak Is expected
to vote in person, being a resident OF
Virginia, while Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde and Secretary Of War Hurley
must vote in person, since neither the
Missouri nor the Oklahoma law pro-
vides for mail voting.
Prompt Mailing Urged.
Mr.. Prescott called upon all local alb
sentee voters to make certain their bal
lots are executed promptly and mailed
in time to reach the polls in the district
to which they must be returned before
the closing hour for mail voting. In all
except four cases, ballots must reach
the State, county or local ofhctals IN
charge of the polls by November 7 or 3,
Mr.. Prescott pointed out, while in three
cases ballots must be received even
earlier.
Voters from Oregon must act imme-
diateN to execute their ballots. since
the law of that State requires absentee
ballots be in the hands Of the local
officials by the sixth day prior to the
election, which is Wednesday Of this
week. The Texas and Nevada laws re-
uuire the ballots to be returned to the
local officers by November s.
California, Kansas, Colorado and
Rhode Island voters are the only alb
sentees who can return their ballots
after election day The Colorado law
requires the ballots to be mailed by 7
pm. November g.; the California and
Rhode Island laws require the ballot
to be in the hands Of the local Off
cials by November 16, and the Kansas
law required ballots be returned not
later than 10 days after the election
and specifies that the ballot must be
executed and mailed on election day.
Rhode Islanders also must mark their
ballots on November 8 only.
In all other States ballots should be
in the mails not later than Saturday
of this week, since they must be re-
ceived and deposited in the ballot
boxes on either November or No.
vember in the States to which they
will be sent.