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Art. 6 Sec. 3
a General Election in a presidential election year, and (3) who shall have been a
qualified voter in another state immediately prior to his removal to this State or
would have been eligible to vote in such other state had he remained there until
such election, to vote for electors for President and Vice President of the United
States in that election. 5
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the Legislature
may enact laws and provide for a method of registration, including the time for
such registration, permitting absentee voting for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States in this State by former residents of this State (1)
who have removed to another state, and (2) who meet all qualifications, except
residence requirements, for voting for electors for President and Vice President 5
in this State at the time of the election, but the privileges of suffrage so granted
shall be only for such period of time as would permit a former resident of this
State to meet the residence requirements for voting in his new state of residence,
and in no case for more than twenty-four (24) months. (Added Nov. 8, 1966;
Subsecs. (a) and (b) amended Nov. 2, 1999.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION 5
PROVISIONS for Sec. 2a: See Appendix, Note 1.)
Sec. 3. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.
All qualified voters of the State, as herein described, who reside within the limits
of any city or corporate town, shall have the right to vote for Mayor and all other
elective officers. (Amended Nov. 4, 1997, and Nov. 2, 1999.) (TEMPORARY
TRANSITION PROVISIONS for Sec. 3: See Appendix, Note 1.) 5
Sec. 3a. BOND ISSUES; LOANS OF CREDIT; EXPENDITURES;
ASSUMPTION OF DEBTS; QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. When
an election is held by any county, or any number of counties, or any political 5
sub-division of the State, or any political sub-division of a county, or any defined
district now or hereafter to be described and defined within the State and which
may or may not include towns, villages or municipal corporations, or any city,
town or village, for the purpose of issuing bonds or otherwise lending credit,
or expending money or assuming any debt, only qualified voters of the State, 5
county, political sub-division, district, city, town or village where such election
is held shall be qualified to vote. (Added Nov. 8, 1932; amended Nov. 2, 1999.)
(TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISIONS for Sec. 3a: See Appendix,
Note 1.)
Sec. 4. ELECTIONS BY BALLOT; NUMBERING, FRAUD, AND
PURITY OF ELECTIONS; REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. In all elections
by the people, the vote shall be by ballot, and the Legislature shall provide for
the numbering of tickets and make such other regulations as may be necessary
to detect and punish fraud and preserve the purity of the ballot box; and the
Legislature shall provide by law for the registration of all voters. (Amended
Aug. 11, 1891, and Nov. 8, 1966.) 5
Sec. 5. PRIVILEGE OF VOTERS FROM ARREST. Voters shall, in all
cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest
during their attendance at elections, and in going to and returning therefrom.
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