Evening star., 1949-10-27
Arlington Candidates
Aqree on Questions
Posed by Voter Group

HSiSN VII ~uSSsVuS
Posed by Voter Group
All candidates for the House OF
Delegates from Arlington are in
substantial agreement on several
questions posed in questionnalre
of the Arlington League of Voters
a study of the replies revealed
today.
George Damn and J. Maynard
Magruder. the Democratic incum-
bents. and I. Lee Potter. the Re-
publican nominee. agreed that if
the Campbell amendments are
not ratified on November 8. they
would support another constitu-
tional amendment eliminating the
poll tax as a prerequisite for vot-
ing.
The trio also is in agreement
in opposing a State sales tax,
acceptance of Federal aid to ed
ucation and legislation to permit
women to serve on juries.
On the question of a plan to
meet school construction needs
throughout the State the three
aspirants also gave similar an
swers. but Mr.. Magruder and Mr.
Potter went farther than Mr.
Damn.
Reimbursing Method.
They said that if State funds
are used to finance the construc-
ton tas all advocate. method
of reimbursing localities which
have incurred obligations in re-
cent years in solving their own
problems should be developed.
/ In the event the Campbell
amendments are ratified. all can
didates said they favor that reg
istration be taken care of as
suggested in the Suffrage Com
mission report. Mr.. Potter said
that in addition he would support
provision that local boards of
election circularize all voters who
had previously registered and
allow renewal Of registration by
returning a postcard stating un-
der oath that the person con-
/ tinues to be a resident of the
county or city.
Mr.. Damn and Mr.. Magruder
said they think the authority to
appoint local boards of election
should be with the State Board
of Election, as recommended by
the Suffrage Commission.
| Mr.. Potter disagreed. however
declaring that neither the present
system, under which they are
appointed by the circuit judges,
or the procedure recommended is
lin accord with the idea of local
control that prevails generally
throughout the United States"
Literacy Requirements.
Elections should not be in the
hands of political parties and
should be conducted by competent
people," Mr.. Potter said. Il would
recommend that local election
boards be appointed by boards of
supervisors from lists supplied by
such groups as citizens associa-
tions. parent-t associations
and the League of Women
Voters
The two incumbents said they
are of the opinion no further
literacy requirements for voters
! are required. Mr.. Potter, in
answering the question, said only
one-third of the States now have
: literacy tests.
/ The Republican declared he
would favor system like that in
effect in New York, where all who
have finished the fifth grade are
automatically excluded from fur
ther tests and those for whom
tests are required take them be-
fore regular school officials at
stated intervals. Mr.. Potter said
he opposes literacy tests admin
istered by the Board of Elections.
Il believe that the literacy
tests should be reversed and no
one allowed to serve as a member
of the boards of election unless
he is at least a high school grad
uate and can pass an examination
on the State constitution and
election laws" Mr.. Potter said.
While both Mr.. Damn and Mr.
Magruder recorded their stand
for a school tax to replace the
poll tax, Mr.. Potter said he was
opposed to any more such taxes
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