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district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to a female whose citizenship is derived solely by marriage with a citizen and who does not possess like qualifications as are required by law to entitle an alien male person to become a citizen. The legislature shall by law provide the manner in which such qualifications of such female citizen shall be ascertained. No other or further qualifications of such citizen shall be required than are required of a male alien to become a citizen

1911. S. No. 4 (Int. 4). (Same as A. No. 87.)

§ 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, except that a citizen by marriage only shall have been a resident for five years, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which [he] such citizen may offer his or her vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he or she shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be [deprived of his vote] prevented from voting by reason of his or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside.

1912. A. No. 1991 (Int. 573).

A. J. 173, 1107, 1253, 1299, 1874, 2119, 2138, 2151.

§ 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this State one year next preceding an election, and for the last four

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months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which [he] such citizen may offer his or or her vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he or she shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people; and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be [deprived of his vote] prevented from voting by reason of his or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside[] but a citizen by marriage only shall not be entitled to vote, unless she shall have made it appear to the satisfaction of a court authorized to issue certificates of naturalization that she has resided within the United States five years, within the state or territory where such court is held one year, and that during that time she has behaved as a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the constitution, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.

1913. A. No. 9 (Int. 9).

A. J. 33.

§ 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he or she may offer his or her vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he or she shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his or her vote by reason of his or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors

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may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside.

1913. A. No. 143 (Int. 30). To S.

A. J. 36, 53, 66, 75, 111, 113, 123.

S. J. 84.

2. Woman suffrage — time of residence of citizen by marriage

1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, except that a citizen by marriage only, shall have been a resident of the United States for five years, and an inhabitant of this State one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which [he] such citizen may offer his or her vote, shall be entitiled to vote at such election in the election district of which he or she shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be [deprived of his vote] prevented from voting by reason of his or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside.

1911. S. No. 420 (Int. 134). (Same as A. No. 655.)

S. J. 59, 176, 1147, 2061, 2142, 2172.

A. No. 655 (Int. 620). (Same as S. No. 420.)

A. J. 401, 2009.

1912. S. No. 32 (Int. 32).

S. J. 11, 196, 688, 694.

3. Woman suffrage residence citizenship

§ 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident [citizen] for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this State one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the

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vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the State, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside.

4.

1895. A. No. 2600 (Int. 437). (Same as S. No. 235.) To Sec. of State. A. J. 127, 200, 866, 929, 1150, 1261, 1262, 3000, 3069, 3149, 3151, 3163, 3258, 3869.

S. J. 713, 964, 1135, 1257, 1364, 1515.

S. No. 235 (Int. 189). (Same as A. No. 2600.)

S. J. 98, 124, 277.

Woman suffrage eligibility of women to school offices

§ 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which, and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their votes in the election districts in which they respectively reside. The legislature may confer upon the female citizens of any city of the state who have the qualifications as to age and residence required herein for male electors the right to vote in the election districts of which they shall at the time be residents and not elsewhere, for, and make them eligible to, the office of school commissioner and school trustee and every other office heretofore or hereafter created, which shall confer upon the officer elected power to manage and control any public school or schools.

1904. S. No. 166 (Int. 166).

S. J. 51, 1261.

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5. Woman suffrage-votes of electors in service of state during war

1. Every [male] citizen at the age of twenty-one years or over, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers, that now [are] or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual [military] service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the return and canvass of their vote[s] in the election districts in which they respectively reside.

1912. A. No. 377 (Int. 367).

A. J. 110.

6. Residence qualification of voters in New York city

§ 1. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the county, except that in the city of New York, he shall have been for the last four months a resident of the city of New York, and for the last thirty days a resident of the election district in which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of which he shall at the time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the United States, in the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived of his vote by reason of his absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have power to provide the manner in which and the time and place at which such absent