Chinese Consulate Notice (A Letter from the Chinese Embassy)
Chinese Daily Times, Aug. 22, 1936
The National Government will call for a Nationalist Convention in November 1936 to restrain constitutional law and to give us Nationalist rights and privileges. According to the Nationalist Convention election law No. 35 Chinese in the United States of America should be represented by three delegates. And the Chinese Ambassador at Washington, D.C. was appointed manager of the Chinese election campaign in the United States by the general election headquarters.
We realize The United States is a big country and there are a large number of Chinese and will require time to get satisfactory results. We, therefore, suggest early preparations for registration, such as registration books for voters and an outline of their eligibilities, etc.
The following are factors to be considered in registration.
(A) Qualification of a voter.
All Chinese citizens over twenty years of age and having sworn off the peoples' 2oath are eligible to vote for representatives at the Nationalist Convention.
Any citizen belonging to the following classification is not eligible.
1. Those who have rebelled against the Nationalist government.
2. Those who have been in public service but with filthy conduct.
3. Those who have been deprived of citizen rights.
4. Those whose properties have been confisticated. (communists)
5. Those who have mental diseases.
6. Those who use opium and other dopes.
(B) Voter's age, name, birth place, occupation and address.
