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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ITEMS

5. If the applicant shows
that he has not lived in
South Carolina for one
year, will he have lived in
South Carolina for one
year by the next election
(or six months if appli-
cant is a minister in
charge of an organized
church or a teacher in a
public school, or the
spouse of either) –.

If yes, write in the date
when he began to live in
South Carolina.......

Former address_.

6. If the applicant (other
than a minister, teacher,
or spouse of either)
shows that he has not
lived at the same address
for six months, will he
by the date of the next
election have:

Lived in the same county
for six months_.

If yes, write in the date
when he began to live in
the county--

Former address__

Lived in the same city or

Yes No

Yes No

town for four months--- Yes No If yes, write in the date when he began to live in the city or town... Former address..

Lived in the same pre

cinct for three months-- Yes No If yes, write in the date

when he began to live in

the precinct---.

Former address..

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Yes

Yes

Was the conviction for a disqualifying crime---If a disqualifying crime, has the disqualification been removed by pardon of the Governor__ If so pardoned, where, when and by whom... 12. If the applicant shows that he has been declared legally insane, idiotic, or mentally incompetent by a court, has he subsequently been declared legally sane or mentally competent by a court--- Yes If yes, when and by what court

13. If the applicant shows that he is a pauper receiving all of his support from his county, town, or city, write details here__. Certificate of eligibiliy issued-No. ---.

Notice of

ineligibility issued-No.-‒‒‒‒‒

No

No

No

NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER Citations affecting this Appendix A, see List of Sections Affected.

§ 801.203 Procedures for filing application.

(a) An applicant may obtain an application at the place and during the times set out in Appendix A for the appropriate political subdivision. An application may be completed only at the

place where it was obtained and shall be submitted by the applicant in person to an examiner at that place.

(b) An examiner shall review the application in the presence of the applicant to insure that all questions are answered clearly and completely. If all questions are not answered clearly and completely or if an applicant is not able personally to complete the application in whole or in part because of lack of literacy or otherwise, or has difficulty in doing so, an examiner shall orally examine the applicant and record the pertinent information on the application or otherwise assist the applicant in completing the application.

(c) After an application is completed, an examiner shall require the applicant to take the oath or affirmation prescribed on the application and to sign his name or make his mark thereon. § 801.204 Qualifications requirements.

The qualifications required for listing, prescribed by the Commission after consultation with the Attorney General, for use by an examiner in examining an applicant for listing on an eligibility list shall be set out in Appendix B to this part and incorporated in and made a part of this section.

APPENDIX B

This appendix sets out the qualifications required for listing on an eligibility list.

ALABAMA

A person is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in elections in the State of Alabama, except municipal elections, if he has all the following qualifications at the time he applies for listing and if he takes the required oath or affirmation.

(1) He is 21 years of age.

(2) He is a citizen of the United States and of the State of Alabama.

(3) He will have lived in the State of Alabama for one year, in his county for six months, and in his ward or precinct for three months by the date of the next election.

(4) He has not been convicted of treason, murder, arson, embezzlement, malfeasance in office, larceny, receiving stolen property, obtaining property or money under false pretenses, perjury, subornation or perjury, robbery, assault with intent to rob, burglary, forgery, bribery, assault and battery on the wife, bigamy, living in adultery, sodomy, incest, rape, miscegenation, crime against nature, or any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, or of any infamous crime or crime involving moral turpitude, or

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GEORGIA

A person is qualified to be listed as an elique voter in elections in the State of Georga, except municipal elections, if he has all the slowing qualifications at the time he applies for listing and if he takes the required De tio or affirmation.

(1) He will be 18 years of age by the date of the next election.

2 He is a citizen of the United States and of the State of Georgia.

3) He will have lived in the State of Georgia for 1 year and in his county for 6 months by the date of the next election.

(4) He has not been convicted of treason against the State, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, bribery or larceny, or of any crime involving moral turpitude, punishable by the laws of Georgia with imprisonment in the penitentiary, or if so convicted he has been subsequently pardoned.

(5) He has not been declared legally insane or idiotic by a court, or if so declared he has been subsequently declared legally sane or competent by a court.

(6) He is not otherwise registered or listed as eligible to vote in the county in which he applies for listing.

LOUISIANA

A person is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in elections in the State of Louisiana, except municipal elections, if he has all the following qualifications at the time he applies for listing and if he takes the required oath or affirmation.

(1) He will be 21 years of age by the date of the next election.

(2) He is a citizen of the United States and of the State of Louisiana.

(3) He will have lived in the State of Louisiana for one year, in his parish for six

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(7) He is not a deserter from the mir service of the United States or the of the State of Louisiana, when called by the Governor or, in time of invasion > surrection, or rebellion, by the President d the United States, or if such a deserver has returned to the command from LC he deserted, made good the time lost = desertion, and served out the term of b original enlistment.

(8) He is not an inmate of any charitable institution, except the Soldiers Home and the United States Marine hospital at Carville.

(9) He is not otherwise registered or listed as eligible to vote in the parish in which be applies for listing.

A person who has all the above qualifu. tions is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in municipal elections if he will have lived in his city or town for four months by the date of the next election.

MISSISSIPPI

A person is qualified to be listed as D eligible voter in elections in the State of Mississippi, except municipal elections, if he has all the following qualifications at the time he applies for listing and takes the required oath or affirmation.

(1) He will be 21 years of age by the date of the next election.

(2) He is a citizen of the United States. (3) He will have lived in the State of Mississippi for two years by the date of the next election.

(4) He will have lived in his election district or his city, town, village, or municipality for one year by the date of the next election. However, if the person is a minister or the wife of a minister of the Gospel in charge of an organized church, that person is qualified if he or she will have lived in the election district for six months by the date of the next election.

(5) He has not been convicted of arson, bigamy, bribery, burglary, embezzlement,

forgery, obtaining money or goods under false pretenses, perjury, or theft, or if so convicted his right to vote has been restored by the legislature.

(6) He has not been declared legally insane by a court, or if so declared he has been subsequently declared legally sane or competent by a court.

(7) He is not otherwise registered or listed as eligible to vote in the county in which he applies for listing.

A person who has all the above qualifications is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in municipal elections if he will have lived in his city, town, or village for one year by the date of the next election, unless he has, within two years before the next municipal election, been convicted within the municipality of violating the liquor laws of the State or the municipality. However, if the person is a minister or the wife of a minister of the Gospel in charge of an organized church, that person is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in municipal elections if he or she will have lived in the city, town, or village for six months by the date of the next election.

SOUTH CAROLINA

A person is qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in elections in the State of South Carolina, except municipal elections, if he has all the following qualifications at the time he applies for listing and if he takes the required oath or affirmation.

(1) He is 21 years of age.

(2) He is a citizen of the United States and of the State of South Carolina.

(3) He will have lived in the State of South Carolina for one year, in his county for six months, and in his precinct for three months by the date of the next election. However, if the person is a minister in charge of an organized church or a teacher in the public schools, or the spouse of such a minister or teacher, that person is qualified if he or she will have lived in the State of South Carolina for six months by the date of the next election.

(4) He has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obatining goods or money under false pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife-beating, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy, incest, assault with intent to ravish, miscegnation, larceny, challenging or accepting a challenge to duel with a deadly weapon, or crimes against the election laws, or if so convicted his right to vote has been restored by pardon.

(5) He has not been declared legally insane, idiotic, or incompetent by a court, or if so declared he has subsequently been declared legally sane or competent by a court. (6) He is not a pauper supported at public expense.

(7) He is not otherwise registered or listed as eligible to vote in the county in which he applies for listing.

A person who has all the above qualifications is also qualified to be listed as an eligible voter in municipal elections if he will have lived in his city or town for four months by the date of the next election. [30 F.R. 9913, Aug. 10, 1965; 30 F.R. 10052, Aug. 12, 1965 as amended at 30 F.R. 11104, Aug. 27, 1965; 30 F.R. 14046, Nov. 6, 1965] § 801.205 Action on the application.

At the time of filing the application and in the presence of the applicant, the examiner shall review the application and make such examination as is necessary to determine whether the applicant has the prescribed qualifications. If the applicant has the prescribed qualifications, the examiner shall give him a certificate, on the form prescribed by the Commission, evidencing his eligibility to vote and enter his name on an eligibility list, the form for which is prescribed by the Commission. If the applicant does not have the prescribed qualifications, the examiner shall give him a notice of ineligibility for listing, on the form prescribed by the Commission.

§ 801.206

Review of notice of ineligibility for listing.

An applicant may obtain a review of a notice of ineligibility for listing by executing the request for review contained on that notice and returning it to the examiner or by filing a written request, either personally or through a representative, with the Examiner (State Supervisor), U.S. Civil Service Commission, in the State involved at the address set out in Appendix C to this part and incorporated in and made a part of this section. The request shall be submitted within 10 days from the date of the notice of ineligibility for listing. The request shall set forth the applicant's reason for contesting the notice of ineligibility for listing. The Examiner (State Supervisor) shall notify the applicant or his representative and the examiner concerned of his decision. When the Examiner (State Supervisor) finds the applicant has the prescribed qualifications, he shall direct the examiner concerned to give the applicant a certificate evidencing his eligibility to vote and to enter his name on the eligibility list. There is no administrative

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An examiner shall certify and transmit an eligibility list at least once a month to the office of the appropriate election official, with a copy to the Attorney General and the attorney general of the State. The list shall contain the name of each eligible voter listed since the last list was certified and transmitted. The list shall be made available for public inspection beginning on the last business day of the month and in any event not later than the 45th day before an election, during normal business hours, for one period of 10 consecutive days, at the place where the persons listed filed their applications as set out in Appendix A to this part, except that the list may be made available for public inspection in the same political subdivision at a place other than the place where the persons listed filed their applications when advance notice of this change is posted at the place where the persons listed filed their applications. [30 F.R. 12392, Sept. 29, 1965]

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This subpart prescribes the procedure that governs a challenge to a listing on an eligibility list under the Act.

§ 801.302 Basis of challenge.

A challenge to a listing on an eligibility list may be made only on the basis of fraud or that the challenged person does not have the prescribed qualifications. § 801.303 Time and place of challenge.

A challange shall be filed within 10 days after the listing of the challenged person is made available for public inspection as provided in § 801.207 by delivering or mailing the challenge to the Examiner (State Supervisor), U.S. Civil Service Commission, in the State involved at the address set out in Appendix C to this part.

§ 801.304 Form of challenge.

(a) A challenge shall be under oath and shall contain:

(1) The name and address of the Commission office to which it is submitted;

(2) The date of submission;

(3) The name and address of the challenger;

(4) The name and address of his representative, if any;

(5) The name and address of the challenged person and his certificate number as they appear on the eligibility list;

(6) A written statement setting forth in plain and concise language the facts constituting the grounds for challenging the listing of the challenged person on the eligibility list;

(7) Affidavits of at least two persons (one of whom may be the challenger) with their addresses, stating that they have personal knowledge of the facts that constitute the grounds for challenge and setting forth those facts in plain and concise language. Each affidavit shall be sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths; and

(8) A certification that service of the challenge on the challenged person has been made as required by paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The challenger shall file his challenge in triplicate and shall have a copy of it served on the challenged person. That service may be in person or by first

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