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Show GOVERNOR DIX HAS NEW ELECTION BILL Albany, N. Y., une 30. Governor Dlx has in his hands for action a new election bill which makes one noteworthy note-worthy change in the present law This is the matter of the registration , of voters. Heretofore personal registration regis-tration has not been required. The I election officinls have had the power to enroll any person whom they knew i to bo voters without tequiring the latter lat-ter to attond personally on registration day. j Ry tho hill just passed by the logisla-! logisla-! ture, personal registration 1b made . necessary throughout tho state with the concession that In villages of less than 5,000 and In rural committees those persons that voted at the last ! preceding olectlon 'arc not required to register In person. Politicians aro speculating what effect, ef-fect, if any, such a law would have on tho rural vote. The up-state vote of New York, is, of course, heavily Republican. Re-publican. . nn |