Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-15

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| il any. OF the person requesting the
card, and the date the card Is fur
nished, and such other information
necessary TO identify said regis
trant; provided further, however,
for good and sufficient cause made
known to the Tax Collector or
Commissioner, he may furnish TO
the military voter, duplicate reg
istration card, noting the fact In
the book hereinbefore referred to.
The number of military receiving
and executing the aforesaid regis
tration card shall place the same
in an envelope addressed to the
Tax Collector or Commissioners OF
his County, and mail the same. II
shall not be necessary to use reg
istered mail.
When such registration is COM
pleted, signed and returned to the
Tax Collector or Commissioner OF
the County it shall by him be plac-
ed in a suitable permanent record
book and form a part Of the vot-
ers registration list. Upon receipt
by the Tax Collector or Tax Com
missioner of the said registration,
the name of the member of the
military SO registering shall be
placed upon the registration list
as an elector and registered voter,
and shall be certified as such by
| the Registrant: PROVIDED, HOW
EVER, THE SAID MEMBER OF
THE MILITARY IS OTHERWISE
QUALIFIED.
Section 6. In all cases where the
voter is already registered and
otherwise qualified, application may
| be made for a ballot without the
necessity Of reregistration As is i'll
this Act elsewhere provided, and
upon proof satisfactory TO the Reg
istrars OF the service of said vot-
or in the armed forces. a ballot
shall be mailed TO the voter as her.
in provided. Entries shall be made
IN the books herein specified as
to the voters registration as a
member OF the armed forces, and
as to the issuance of a ballot to
him.
Section 7. Nothing contained in
the present laws OF Georgia as to
the time that the Registrars shall
complete their work and file the
list of registered voters shall in any
way abridge the right of member
of the military TO be certified by
OF
registered voter The Registrars
shall include on the list of register
ed voters all members of the mill
tary who have registered in accord
ance with the provisions Of this
Act AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE
QUALIFIED.
Section 8. In order to allow more
adequate TIME for the participation
of members of the military IN Cleo
tons and party primaries, the fol-
lowing provisions are enacted in
lieu of those now provided by law:
l. All candidates for national
and state Offices, or the proper
authorities of the political party
nominating them, shall file notice
Of their candidacy, giving sfleir
names and the Offices for which
+. they are candidates with the Sec
rotary Of State. at least ninety
days prior to the regular election.
All candidates for district and
county offices either by themselves
or by the proper authorities of the
party nominating them, shall file
notice of their candidacy with the
Ordinary OF the County al last
ninety days before the regular
election.
2. Whenever any political party
shall hold primary eiections for
nomination OF candidates for ONCE
for Governor, State Officers, Mem
bers Of Congress, United States
Senator'S, Judges of the Superior
Courts, Justices Of the Supreme
Court, Judges OF the Court Of APP
peals. Solicitors General and Mem
bers Of the General Assembly.
which are by law voted on one and
the same day throughout the
State. said primary may be held
on such date as may be fixed BY
the State Executive Committee Of
such party. and the State Execu-
tive Committee is authorized 10 fix
such time for the said primary,
SECOND PRIMARY, OR PARTY
CONVENTION as it may deter
mine without respect to the time
now provided by law IS the date
on which the said primary. second
primary or Convention shall be
held.
Section 9. Every member Of the
military registered and qualified
shall vote at the precinct in which
the. court house OF the County is
located.
Section 10. The Governor shall
furnish the several Ordinaries all
blank forms necessary for the
general elections in sufficient time
for the ordinaries to have the ball