They are couched in identical language and are as follows: A bill prohibiting the acquiring of United States citizenship. by persons who are not bona fide residents and citizens and actual voters of the Territory of (Alaska) (Hawaii). solely by virtue of the fact that they were residents of the Territory of (Alaska) (Hawaii) at the time of its admission into the Union as a State of the United States of America. providing for the making up of two copies of the voting rosters of all electors taking part in required specified elections before statehood. providing for the filing of same with designated entities. and further providing penalties for failure to make up and duly file said election rosters. and for knowingly placing any ineligible or unauthorized persons name upon any such required election roster SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision in the law to the contrary. no person who is not an actual bona fide resident. citizen. and qualified voter. of the Territory of (Alaska) (Hawaii) and who. prior to statehood. has not exercised his right of ballot by voting in any one of the elections contemplated by the provisions of the act known as H. R. 49. the (Alaskan) (Hawaiian) Statehood Act. and whose name does not appear upon any election roster required to be made up and filed under this act. shall to be. or considered to be. or shall become. solely by virtue of the admission of said Territory into the Union as a State of the United States of America. a citizen of the United States of America. but in order to become a citizen of the United States. any such aforementioned person shall acquire naturalization only by resorting to the general laws of the United States in force pertaining to the naturalization of aliens. SEC. 2. That. in order to apply and carry out this provision of the law in question. two copies or rosters of a true and correct voting list shall be made up of all qualified electors who actually voted at any election provided for by this act. and one copy of same shall be sent within 30 days after each election held under this act. to the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States of America. at Washington. D. C.. for filing. and the other copy of said voting roster shall be retained forthwith at the then seat of government of said Territory in charge of its chief executive for filing with the proper official or department of (Alaskan) (Hawaiian) government.
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