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Show 21 by Sept. 8? If you're eligible register to vote August 4 county and voting district. "We register quite a few servicemen, serv-icemen, students and missionaries by mail, and as long as they meet the requirements, it's perfectly legal," le-gal," Mr. Evans said. The law clearly specifies that students away at school don't lose residency privileges in their home districts. But if a student from Provo registers in Salt Lake City, he will lose Ms residency privileges priv-ileges in Provo. . Students who. register Tuesday or on August 8 or 25 can vote in the primary election September 8. The only county-wide contest in 'the Republican party Will be between be-tween Glen Palmer, current county coun-ty auditor, and Parker Robison, current deputy county clerk. Both are seeking the job of two-year commissioner. In the Democratic party, voters Will select final candidates for four-year commissioner, sheriff, caunty attorney, surveyor and recorder. re-corder. Primaries will also select final candidates for the state senate and legislature in several districts. The Democrats have primaries 'in senate District 9, and legislative Districts 3, 10 and 25, and the Republicans Re-publicans in senate Districts 6 and 7 and legislative Districts 1, 6, 7, 13, 18, 21, 22 and 23. Students who turn 21 between September 8 and election day November No-vember 3 may register October 10, 13, 27 and 28. The law provides that anyone Who will be out of the county on all registration days can register on any day at the county clerk's office. Once you arrive at the registrar's regis-trar's house (She's required to be available from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.), you'll be asked to take an oath that you are a citizen of the United States, a resident of the state a year and the county four months, and that you'll, be 21 before the next election day. The registrar is authorized to ask for evidence of age. If you voted in 1968 and have not moved since, your name should still be on the registration rolls and there's no need to re-register. However, the safe thing 'to do is to be sure, by checking with the registrar reg-istrar in your voting district. Mr. Evans said over 30,000 names of persons who haven't voted vot-ed in the last four elections were removed from registration rolls tli is year. Suppose you've moved since the last election. You'll have to go back to your old voting district and get what is called a "transfer "trans-fer slip" from your old registrar. By taking 'the slip to the registration registra-tion agent in your new district, you can have your registration changed. Tuesday, August 4, is the first voter registration day in Salt Lake County, and the University's Office of Institutional Studies estimates esti-mates at least 4,000 U. students who have turned 21 Since 1968 are eligible to register and vote in November. No-vember. Need information on how and where to register? Drop in or call Participation '70 headquarters, headquar-ters, 160 Union, 322-8257. Or get information from the office of Sterling Evans county clerk, by calling 328-7541 or 328-7580. "We want to help students in any ivay possible, so that all who are qualified can register to vote," said County Clerk Sterling Evans. He explained that anyone who will turn 21 by September 8 can register regis-ter August 4, 8 or 25 to Vote in the primary election that day. To register, a student must first find out what voting district he is ' in. A map 'is posted outside Participation Partici-pation '70 headquarters, Union 160, showing locations of voting districts dis-tricts in Salt Lake County. A registration agent is appointed appoint-ed for each Voting district. Names and addresses of these registrars appeared in local newspaper July 22, and are also available from Mr. Evans' office or Participation '70 headquarters. There are three basic requirements require-ments for registering: 1) You must tan 21 by the next election day, 2) you must have lived in the state for one year, and 3) you must have en a resident of the county four months. Students who are Utah residents but are living away from home during school can register by mail by writing the clerk in their home county, Mr. Evans said. Even if they've been away from home for more than a year, students who still plan to return home and have nt set up permanent residence elsewhere, should register and vote by absentee ballot in their home |