State ex rel. Brewster v. Covell

Citations

• 103 Kan. 754
• 175 P. 989
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 373

Syllabus

<p>'syllabus by the court.</p> <p>Qualification of Electors — Alien Enemies — Declaration of Intention to Become Citizens — Not Entitled to Vole. Section 1 of article 5 of the state constitution, which defines the qualification of electors, and which provides that aliens possessing' certain qualifications as to residence, who shall have declared their intention to become citizens conformably to the laws of the United States on the subject of naturalization, shall be deemed qualified electors, was not intended to and does not include or apply to alien enemies, and, therefore, citizens of nations now at war with our country, although they have previously declared their intention to become citizens, are not entitled to vote at the coming general election.</p>