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Voting more than once.-Any person who willfully votes or attempts to vote more than once at the same election shall be guilty of a felony (§ 11.15).

False swearing.-Any person who willfully makes a false affidavit or swears or affirms falsely under any other required by the election code, shall be guilty of a felony (§ 11.18).

Improper possession of ballot.-Possession of an official ballot outside of the voting room by other than an authorized person, is deemed a misdemeanor (§ 11.06).

Counterfeiting of ballot.-Making or knowingly possessing any counterfeit of an official ballot, is deemed a misdemeanor (§ 11.07).

ARIZONA

Unless otherwise designated, references are to Arizona Rev. Stats. Ann., 1956, and to 1960 Supplement thereto.

Voter's qualification (§ 16–101) (Const. Art. 7, § 2)

Age.-21 years by next general election.

Citizenship.-Must be a citizen of the United States.

Residence.-1 year in State, 30 days in county and precinct next preceding

election.

Literacy. Unless physically disabled, must be able to read the Constitution of the United States in English and to write his name, unless prevented from so doing by physical disability.

Disqualifid from voting (§ 16-101-c) (Const. Art. 7, § 2)

1. Idiots, insane persons, or persons under guardianship.

2. Persons convicted of treason or a felony, unless restored to civil rights. Registration

A new registration was begun in 1954 invalidating all prior registrations (§§ 16-102, 16-105 to 16-107, 16-113). Registration is permanent but is subject to cancellation if the elector has voted at neither the primary nor general election in any even-numbered year (§§ 16-151, 16-152). Applicant must register in person before county recorder, registrar or justice of the peace, but an elector temporarily absent from the State may register by mail (§§ 16–105, 16–108).

Registration application—contents (§ 16–143)

Affidavit.-Registration form shall be an affidavit signed before the county recorder, registrar, justice of the peace, or if registration is by mail, before any officer authorized to administer oaths (§§ 16-105, 16-108), in which applicant swears or affirms that he is a citizen of the United States and possesses the required residence in Arizona, and that all his statements are true. Included in affidavit are:

1. Name.

2. Party affiliation.

3. Place of birth.

4. Father's name.

5. Occupation.

6. Address.

7. Manner in which U.S. citizenship was attained if not native born.

8. A statement that applicant is not registered in any other county in the State.

9. Statement as to whether he can read the U.S. Constitution in English and sign his name.

10. Statement that he cannot mark his ballot because of physical disability, if disabled.

11. Height and weight.

12. Statement that he has resided in State 1 year and in county or precinct 30 days next preceding election.

13. Statement that he will be 21 years old or over by next general election (§ 16-143).

Public record.-affidavit shall constitute official public record of the registration of the elector (§ 16-145). Cancelled affidavits shall be preserved, but may be microfilmed and originals destroyed (Supp. §§ 16–148, 16-151).

Penalty for violations.-An election officer who willfully disregards any provision of this chapter, or any person who shall willfully register more than once, or register under any but his true name, or attempt to vote by personating another who is registered, or knowingly register in any precinct where he is not a resident shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison for not

less than 1 year nor more than 3 years, or by fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, or both (§ 16-159).

ARKANSAS

Unless otherwise designated, references are to Arkansas Stats. Ann. 1947, 1956 Replacement, and to 1959 Supplement thereto.

Voters' qualifications (Amendment No. 8 to Art. 3, § 1, of Constitution of Arkansas; Stats. Ann. 1947, § 3-101)

Age.-21 years.

Citizenship.-Must be U.S. citizen.

Residence.-12 months in State, 6 months in county, and 1 month in precinct, town, or ward next preceding the election.

Poll tax.-Shall exhibit a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at time of collecting taxes next preceding election. A person who becomes 21 after such date of collection of taxes may vote (§§ 3.104.2, 3–107, 3-108, 3-124; Supp. § 3-123). Members of Armed Forces are exempt from poll tax (Const. of Ark., Amendment No. 36).

Literacy-apparently not required.—“Whenever any person shall present himself to vote, and there shall be no specific evidence prescribed by law as necessary to establish his qualifications, the judges of election may interrogate him under oath touching his qualifications as an elector, or they may satisfy themselves in relation thereto by any legal testimony" (Stats. Ann. 1947, § 3-101). Disqualified from voting (Stats. Ann. 1947, § 3-101)

1. Idiots and insane persons.

2. Persons convicted of an offense which is a felony at common law or by statute, unless pardoned by Governor.

Registration

Amendment No. 39 to Section 2 of Article 3, the Constitution of Arkansas, accepted November 2, 1948 (Acts 1949, p. 1412) empowers the General Assembly to enact laws providing for registration of voters prior to any general, special, or primary election, and to require that the right to vote at any such election shall depend upon such previous registration. To date no such law has as yet been enacted. Registration is therefore not required.

Poll tax list is used as a registration list, and a copy is furnished to each judge of elections (§ 3-118).

Penalty for violations

It shall be unlawful for any person to cast a ballot in any election unless such person shall have previously paid a poll tax (§ 3-–104.2).

Any person who shall willfully cause or attempt to cause his own name to be registered in any election precinct other than that in which he is or will be a qualified voter before the next ensuing election, or who purchases or causes to be purchased a poll tax receipt to which he is not entitled for the purpose of voting in any election shall be guilty of a misdemeanor (§ 3-1529), and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail or farm for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both, and shall be barred from holding public office for not less than 3 nor more than 5 years (§ 3-1530).

Illegal voting.-Any person knowing himself not to be entitled to vote, who votes and any person who votes more than once at any election, or knowingly casts more than 1 ballot, or who attempts to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor (§ 3-1525), punishable by imprisonment in the county jail or farm for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not over $1,000, or by both, and shall be barred from holding public office for from 3 to 5 years from date of conviction (§ 3-1530).

If anyone, at any general or primary election, who is not entitled to a free vote shall vote or attempt to vote without having paid a poll tax; or if any person shall vote or attempt to vote other than his legal ballot, or shall vote more than 1 vote as allowed him by law, he shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary for from 6 months to 1 year (§§ 3-1531 to 3-1535). Any provisions in conflict with this provision are repealed (§3-1535, note).

CALIFORNIA

Unless otherwise designated, references are to West's Election Code, 1955, and to the 1960 Supplement thereto.

Voters' qualifications (Const. of California, Art. 2, § 1; Code § 70)

Age.-21 years by election (see Supp. § 230).

Citizenship.-Must be U.S. citizen by birth or by naturalization at least 90 days prior to election.

Residence.-1 year in State, 90 days in county, and 54 days in precinct next preceding election.

New residents.-A person who has been a resident of the State for at least 54 days but less than 1 year prior to a Presidential election who would be qualified to vote in State from which he moved and would be qualified in California but for his period of residence, may vote for Presidential electors only (Supp. §§ 80-91; Const. Art. 2, § 11⁄2).

Literacy.-Must be able to read the Constitution in English and to write his name unless physically disabled or unless he was an elector or over 60 years old on October 10, 1911.

Disqualified from voting (Const. of Calif., Art. 2, § 1)

1. Aliens ineligible to citizenship.

2. Idiots and insane persons.

3. Persons convicted of an infamous crime.

4. Persons convicted of the embezzlement or misappropriation of public money.

Registration

Registration is permanent, subject to cancellation if elector voted at neither the preceding primary nor general election (§ 292; Supp. §§ 293-296). Applicant must appear in person before the county clerk (§ 123); however, an elector who is absent from the county of his residence, including members of the Armed Forces, may register by mail by affidavit sworn to before any officer authorized to administer oaths (Supp. §§ 132, 132.6).

Registration application—contents (Supp. §§ 220, 230)

Affidavit. Registration form shall be an affidavit signed before county clerk in which applicant swears that he will be at least 21 by election, a citizen of the United States 90 days prior to election, and a resident for the required period, also:

1. That he is not now a registered voter in this State.

2. Name.

3. Address.

4. Occupation.

5. Height.

6. Place of birth.

7. Method of acquiring citizenship if not native born.

8. That he can read the Constitution in English and can write his name, or was an elector or over 60 years of age on October 10, 1911, or that he is physically disabled and cannot mark the ballot.

9. Party affiliation.-Applicant may decline to state this but will then be ineligible to vote in primary (§ 221).

10. That he is not disqualified by reason of a felony conviction.

Preservation of affidavits of registration

Uncanceled. The county clerk shall preserve all uncanceled affidavits of registration made before him for the purpose of procuring registration. These affidavits shall constitute the register which is required to be kept (§ 330).

Canceled. The county clerk shall preserve all canceled original affidavits of registration for a period of 10 years, after which he may destroy them.

In lieu of this, the clerk may, by filming or other suitable method, record the canceled affidavit and destroy the affidavit following the second general election after the date of cancellation (Supp. § 330.5).

Penalty for violations

Fraudulent registration.-Every person who willfully allows himself or any other person to be registered as a voter, knowing himself or other person not to be entitled to registration, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for not less than 1 year nor more than 3 years (§ 139).

Illegal voting.-Fraudulently voting when not entitled to, voting more than once, impersonating a voter, or aiding another to comit any of these offenses is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for from 1 to 2 years (§§ 11700, 11701).

Every person who, when required by the election board, refuses to be sworn or to answer questions touching on the right of another to vote is guilty of a misdemeanor (§ 11702).

COLORADO

Unless otherwise designated, references are to Revised Stats. Ann. (Callaghan), 1953, and to 1957 Supp.

Voters' qualifications (§ 49-3-1)

Age. Over 21 years old by election (§ 49-6-13).
Citizenship.-Must be citizen of the United States.

Residence.-1 year in State, 90 days in county, 30 days in city or town, 15 days in ward or precinct immediately preceding election.

Disqualified from voting (§ 49-3-3; Const. Art. VII, § 10)

1. Persons under guardianship, non compos mentis, or insane.

2. Persons confined in public prisons, while so confined; but shall be invested with rights of citizenship (except as provided in the Constitution) upon pardon or by having served out his sentence. Residence is not lost by imprisonment (§ 49-3-4).

Registration

Registration is permanent, subject to cancellation for failure to vote at the preceding general election (§ 49-6-13). Applicant must appear in person before the county clerk (§ 49-6-14). However, any elector and any elector in the service of the United States, or the spouse or dependent of a person in the United States service, may register by mailing an affidavit to the county clerk or election commission (§ 49-6-15 as amended by Laws of 1958, Ch. 40). An elector who is already registered and is known to the county clerk, may register any member of his family, including servants, who resides at the same address (§§ 49-6–13, 49-6-14).

Registration application contents

Oath. The elector shall take an oath before registration committee that he is a citizen of the United States, and that by election he shall be over 21 years old and shall have the required residence (§ 49-6-13).

He shall answer the following questions put to him by a member of the registration committee and shall then sign his name or make a mark (§§ 49-6-13, 49-6-16). His answers shall be entered directly into the registration book by said member of the registration committee (§ 49-6-13).

1. His name.

2. Whether married or single.

3. Place of residence.

4. Whether owner, tenant, or lodger.

5. Citizenship, how acquired.

6. Description of his person-height, sex, age, complexion, color of eyes, further identifying features.

7. Profession, employment.

8. Post office address.

9. Literacy. The applicant shall comply with any educational qualifications required by law. [The general assembly may prescribe by law an educational qualification for electors but no qualified elector shall thereby be disqualified (Constitution of Colorado, Art. VII, §3). No such law exists at present.] Preservation of records.-The oaths or affirmations provided for by these registration laws shall be preserved by the county clerk with the books and papers of each precinct, respectively, until a new registration committee is ap pointed. The old registration books, records, affidavits or other papers shall not be destroyed until after the next general election (§ 49-6-28). Penalty for violations

1. Idiots or mentally ill person (§ 9-12).

Perjury.-Any person who shall falsely and corruptly make any oath provided for by laws relating to registration of electors shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly (§ 49-6-35).

Fraudulent registration.—Any person who shall violate any provisions relating to registration of electors, whether by act of commission or omission, or shall knowingly permit or encourage another to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of from $25 to $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for from 1 month to 1 year, or by both (§ 496-33).

Procuring false registry.—Any person who shall procure his own name or the name of another to be registered in any ward or precinct in which he is not entitled to vote, or shall register under a fictitious name shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of from $200 to $500, or by imprisonment for from 10 to 40 days for each offense, or by both (§ 49-21-20).

Impersonating voter.-Any person who shall falsely impersonate any voter and vote under the name of such voter shall be punished by confinement and hard labor in the State penitentiary for not more than 3 years (§ 49-21-23). False swearing.-If any voter when challenged as unqualified shall be guilty of willful and corrupt false swearing or affirmation by any oath or affirmation required, he shall be guilty of willful and corrupt perjury (§ 49-21-24).

CONNECTICUT

Unless otherwise designated, references are to General Statutes, Revision of 1960.

Voters' qualifications (§ 9-12) (Const. Art. 6, § 1)

Age.-21 years.

Citizenship.-Must be citizen of the United States.

Residence.-1 year in State, 6 months in town, next preceding registration. Residence is not lost in town by absence therefrom while in a State institution (§ 9-14). Election residence of pauper shall be in town to which he is chargeable, i.e., town which supports him (§ 9–15).

Literacy.-Must be able to read in English any article of the Constitution or any section of the statutes of the State.

Character.-Must sustain good moral character.

Disqualified from voting

2. Persons convicted of bribery, forgery, perjury or other offense for which an infamous punishment is inflicted, except a person convicted of the crime of nonsupport (§ 9-46). Voting rights may be restored by Commission on Forfeited Rights but not earlier than 6 months after discharge from jail, prison, reformatory, or parole or probation (§§ 9-47 to 9-50).

Registration

Registration is permanent (§§ 9-23, 9-35, 9-41). Applicant must appear in person (§ 9-20). However, any person who because of service in the Armed Forces expects to be unable to appear in person may register by mail by using a prescribed form of affidavit (§§ 9-24 to 9-31). Permanently physically disabled person may be registered by "board for admission of electors" meeting in special session at such person's place of confinement (§ 9-31a).

Registration application—contents (§ 9–20)

Applicant shall, on form approved by Secretary of State signed by the applicant, state under oath.

1. Name.

2. Address.

3. Birthplace.

4. Date of birth.

5. Occupation.

6. Period of residence.

7. Whether his privileges as an elector are forfeited by reason of convictions of crime.

8. Whether he has previously been admitted as an elector in any town in the State.

9. Marital status.-In case of married woman, date of marriage, birthplace and citizenship of husband.

10. Literacy.-He shall read at least 3 lines of constitution or statutes of State, selected by registrar.

11. Proof of citizenship if naturalized.

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