In
determining the residence of a person desiring to register or
vote, the following rules shall be followed so far as they may
be applicable:
(a) That place shall be considered the residence of a person
in which his habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever he is
absent, he has the intention of returning.
(b) A person shall not be considered to have lost his
residence who leaves his home and goes into another state or
another election district of this State for temporary purposes
only, with the intention of returning.
(c) A person shall not be considered to have gained a
residence in any election district of this State into which he
comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of
making such election district his permanent place of abode.
(d) The place where the family of a married man or woman
resides shall be considered and held to be his or her place of
residence, except where the husband and wife have actually
separated and live apart, in which case the place where he or
she has resided for two months or more shall be considered and
held to be his or her place of residence.
(e) If a person removes to another state with the intention
of making such state his permanent residence, he shall be
considered to have lost his residence in this State.
(f) If a person removes to another state with the intention
of remaining there an indefinite time and making such state his
place of residence, he shall be considered to have lost his
residence in this State, notwithstanding he may entertain an
intention to return at some indefinite future period.
(g) If a person removes to the District of Columbia or other
Federal territory or foreign country to engage in the government
service, he shall not be considered to have lost his residence
in this State during the period of such service, and the place
where the person resided at the time of his removal shall be
considered and held to be his place of residence.
(h) If a person goes into another state and while there
exercises the right of a citizen by voting, he shall be
considered to have lost his residence in this State.
ARTICLE VIII
Party Organization§ 704Rules for Determining Residence
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