The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-25
Short Ticket In
This Years Election

In respect to the election of coun-
ty officials, the ballot in Lincoln
county will be short this year The
last legislature enacted law ex-
tending from two to four years the
terms of office of most county of
ficers. Therefore, there are only
few to be elected this year.
The county offices to be filled
will be confined to one county COM
missioner from the Eureka district,
a clerk of court, county attorney,
one member of the legislature, dis
trict judge, justices of the peace
and constahles from each township
as we'll as committeeman and COM
mitteewomen for each party from
each precinct.
The present incumbents of the
principal offices are. Ray c. Frost,
commissioner of the Eureka dis
trict, Fred f. Clark, clerk of court;
Thomas D. Long, county attorney,
and J. w. Daniel, member of the
state legislature.
The state officers to be elected
include governor, lieutenant COVER
nor, one congressman from the First
district and one from the Second
district, one United States senator,
one associate justice, one railroad
commissioner, state treasurer, state
auditor, secretary of state and clerk
OF the supreme court.
In addition to the above, there
will be this fall election of a presi-
dent and vice president of the Unit
ed States, which will be one of the
most important decisions to face
the people of the nation for many
years.
The Importance of having every
qualified elector registered SO that
/ he can vote at the primary election
of July 16 and the general election
of November. s is being emphasized
at this time. Every electiov year
many votes are lost because cleo
tors fail to register or r7fegister
Frequently voters, once registered
/ fail to realize that theft registra-
tions are cancelled for/certain rea.
sons. If an elector was registered
I but failed to vote. at the genera
election in November, 1893, or voted
by absent voters ballot at tina
time, his registration was cancelled
and must be renewed.
Registration cannot be made BY
mail, but the elector must appear IL
person before the county clerk O
deputy registrar for the precinct IL
which residence is claimed. No
taries public and justices of TIL
peace may register persons residing
more than 10 miles from the count,
courthouse. Naturalized citizen
; must present certificates of natural
, ization when applying for >registra
| ton.
To be eligible to register for an
vote at the general election of No
vember one must have become
resident of Montana before Novem
Der 5, 1889, and must be resider
of the county and precinct in Whic
he expects to vote before Septen
). Der 20, 1910, when registration fc
: the general election will close. AT
z sent voters ballots may be apple
: for October or later, but not late
]. than November 2. Such ballot
S must be in the hands of the pre-
: cinct election judges before the pol
close on election day.
J. Electors who are registered bl
who have changed their resident
: from one precinct to another with
d the county should have their regi
l. tration transferred to the precinct
e their new residence at least As Ga.
d before any election in order to vo
e in their new precinct of residenc
Persons who will reach the al
$ of 81 years before November 5 m;
l. register at the regular time, pri
lie to September 20.
l. Failure to vote at a primary ele
IL ton does not cancel registration.
Mrs. Velma Wagner and son Do
aid of Kalispell spent the week-el
10 ac o11asfs of Mr. and Mrs CLAW Pr