Telegram-herald., 1891-10-22
MN WlYS FOR VOTING
States IN Which ths Australian
SysssEa Has Essn Adopted.
TO praUY .sD ELEVATE The BALLOT
In Ala Bss Gixhssss Of shs ee.0os-
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sp<sriss 70 reany 20 learn that al but
,sjzhtzsn sf TIE forty four ssases N the
uaiea VIII IL November vote some
farm or ether Of ths Australian ballot
Tae sightesa states are Alabama.
Colorado. Florida Georgia. Idaho,
Iowa Kassss. Kentucky. Louisi-
Ana Maine, Aissiasippi, Nevada
North Carolina. North Dakota
soash Carolina Saith Dakota.
Tsnas snA Virginia The next lsyislA-
turs Of Kentasky will under ths new
constitution adopted last August. enact
such law. and icwa. having barely
defeated such laws early in 1891. Il
likely to pass the balsotreform laws
within tho coming year. Thus only
ffteen states have made no move To
sazes ths reform, Maine having passed
law to take effect next year.
The Australian ballot was irst tried
Ia Couneeticut and Montana, shen .
territory. in the October elections OF
$50 Al the Novsm Der elections OF the
same ysAr Rhsae Island and Massaehu-
setts ioinsd them, making tour STATES
having the new system for that year
MontaaA bad the genuine ''biAakss"
ballot. with the names Of all the candi-
dates ON one piece of paper Connect
cut did not come up TO the standard with
its provision for official envelopes
which may not bs marked for identi-
feation in any way. The voter can OBJ
tain as the booth ballots of any polit-
zeal party he NAV desire" but they
must be printed on o.hcial paper and
the envelopes mus, be indorscd by the
officials.
The full Australian ballot was frst
adopted by Massachusetts, As orig
inally enacted the names OF candidates
were placed upon the blanket ballot
and arranged under the designation of
.the ofiiec in aiphs order, accord
ing 20 the surnames. There was left
at the end OF the list Of candidates for
each dlferert othee as many blank
spaces rs there were persons 70 be
elected 10 such once, In which the
voter could insert the name OF any per-
son not printed on the ballot for when
he desired 70 vote
The ballots were so printed as 20
give to each votsr a clear opportunity
to designate by cross, in sufficient
margin at the right OF the name of
each candidate. his choice of candi-
dates AMI his answer to the questions
submitted; aud on the ballot might
be printed such words as would
aid the voter TO DO this, aA "Vote
for one" ''Vete for three" Yes"
NO" and the ike. No voter
vaS allowed to keep . booth more
than zen minutes, nor more than Ave
minutes in case the other booths were
in use. Voters who were not able to
read and write were allowed assist
anee. The law did not prevent party
workers from following the voters to
and from the polling place and press
ing them with solicitations; but this
defect has been remedied by . recent
amendment Rhode Island has q
shorter law than that of Aassachu-
setts. end il Is not as good
IN is39 nine additional states, In
dams. Maryland. Minnesota. Missouri,
New ersey, New York. Tennessee,
washi rgtor and Wisconsin. adopted
the new system OF voting. Indiana
added TO tie name Of the political
party on the blanket ballot party
device. sreh device niay be the fig
'ure OF q star. en- esric, = pIow or
some sach appropriate symbol. but
the csat-cs-srms or seal Of the state
or OF the United states, the ma
tional hag or ony other emblem COM
mon 10 the people a. large shall not be
used as sueh device. The names OF the
candidates on the party tickets to be
voted are marked with cross as in
Massz chuse:ts. The other states re-
auir ing the cross were Minnesota, Ten
nessee. Washington aud Wisconsin In
Missouri the voter must strike out all
for The names of which he does not wish
10 vote.
New York Is the only state thus far
that allows The use os a paster ballot
so that voter with this in his pocket
can fsstsn II suvwhsre on the Official
ballot aud it viii be counted. Recent
anne ndments make independent voting
more dificui. than IL was under the
Law OF 1899. New Jerseys law allowed
sort OF past.r ballot 10 te printed by
saeh party a. the public exrenss.
Thirteen more states III Try the new
ballot Nov. 5 next They ar. Arkansas.
California. Dclawarc, Illinois, Aichi-
gan. Nebraska. New Hampshire, Ohio.
Oregon, Peuusyl~snis, Vermont West
Virginia. and Wyoming. The latter
state adopted the system while il was
ret a territory; but "a II has recently
been admitted into the union is win
hold It's frst election under this sys
TEN az = state IN Move N oer. Arkansas
like Missouri. erssrs sil the names not
voted for. All of the other states
named above require the voter TO
make cross opposite the names or the
party groups fer whom ne wishes 70
vote. Michigan and ohie allow party
devices The voters Of West Virgins
may vote by secses sr open ballot as
they choose.