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Show WHOCANVOTEATTHE WHO CAN VOTE ATTNE AT THE BOND ELECTIONS ELE I NS ? I IJust Just who arc are qualified qualdled to vo vote atthe at atthe the special bond elections to be beheld beheld held on October 10 ? This questionhas question questionhas questionhas has been asked many times dur- dur durmg during dur during - ing mg the past two weeks . , Here's Heres ' the theanswer theanswer theanswer answer : : In order to vote at the Moab Moabtown Moabtown Moabtown town sewer and water works bond bondelection bondelection bondelection election , , you must be a resident of ofthe ofthe ofthe the town toWk1 ; that is , you must reside residewithm residewithin residewithin withm within the incorporated mcorporated limits of ofMoab ofMoab ofMoab Moab You must have been a reg- reg regIstered registered reg registered - - istered voter at either the last town townelection townelection townelection election in November , 1931 , or townI the thelast thelast thelast last general election in November November,1932 November1932 , I 1932 . . Furthermore , you must have havepaid havepaid havepaid paid a property . tax ta'C taC ' in m said town of oflIOb ofMoab ofMoth l\IO\b l IO b Moab \ ' \ during durmg : the year 1932 . If you youfailed youfailed youfailed failed to pay your taxes in 1932 1932even , , even though thoUlh : your name Is on theassessment the theassessment theassessment assessment roll and een etien e\ e e \ en though thoughyou thoughyou thoughyou you arc are a registered voter votcr , you can- can cannot cannot can cannot - not vote at the town bond election . To vote at the school district ' - bond election , you must have been beena 1I a > registered votert voter at \t t : \ the last gen- gen general general gen general - - eral election in m November , 1932 1932and , and you must have paid property propertytaxes propertytaxes propertytaxes taxes in m the year 1932 . It If you were wereunable wereunable wereunable unable to pay your taxes taus last year yeareven , even though you have clnce since < ; uice paid paidthem paidthem paidthem them , you are Ineligible to vote at atthe atthe atthe the bond election . ' The 'rhe rhe law very pliuily phlllly plamly peclfles specifies specifiesthe specifiesthe peclflesthe the qualifications qu\hflcabons qu hflcabons qudifications ' \ of a voter votcr at a abond abond abond bond thoughthese election , and even thouh though thouhthese thoughthese ; these provisions appear very un- un unJust unjust un unjust - just in many cases , election clectIon electron offi- offi officers officers offi officers - - cers are powerless po"crIess pocrIess " to do othermsc otherwise othermscthan otherwisethan otherwisethan than follow the provisions provmono ; of the thestatutes thestatutes tlicstatutes statutes It is stated that only onlyabout onlyabout onlyabout about 50 per cent of the ta-xpayers ta xpayers taxpayers taxpayerswill taxpayerswill taxpayerswill - will be able to vote at the coming comingelectIons comingelections comingelections electIons on October Octobcr 10 , due to the thelarge thelarge thelarge large number of voters who ivho were wereunable wereunable wereunable unable to p pay y their . taxes t.ues tues in the theyear theyear tlicyear year 1932 . |