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The Campbell Commission, a by-partizan group consisting of distinguished members including ? Dr. Charles Smith of Roanoke college and Judge. John Paul of Harrisonburg appointed to study . the abolition of the poll tax in. Virginia, recommended Certain changes in the Constitution. The chief cause of a misunderstanding of the' amendment seems to be , that a number of persons have the mistaken belief .that annual registration is necessary. Such was not the proposal by the group but they suggested that registration should be renewed annually, which could be accomplished by any one of three ways:
1. By the act of voting in
the preceding election. 42.
By the payment of .personal
property taxes in the preceding
year, or
3. By applying to the Registration
Board in writing for a
renewal of registration.
The commission suggested that any one of the- three steps could constitute annual renewal, of registration and suggested that fete
entire matterlbe left to the ^General Assembly for the disposal of details. J . *.
Unless the Virginia poll tax is repealed, the Virginia elections will be in a great state of confusion if a local matter need be considered at the same-time as a Federal election. If the amendment is not passed, another amendment-must be passed by the General Assembly during "two separate sessions and then submitted to the electorate for approval.
There^-ir a nelief that due to some mistakeiy rum oh a large number oKJhe voters have been advised that it' will be necessary each year to go to the county seat And register. Such is not the case, as was recently set forth by Judge Paul in several newspaper articles written by him.
The Rappahannock county Candida teforthe Culpeper-Soil Conservation District, F. Downing Wood, of Washington, has long been interested in matters pertaining to soil conservation and is a progressive farmer of the county. He will make an able representative of the board.
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