New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-02
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTERS.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BALLOT LAWS.


TROUBLE on ELECTION DAY.
On election day the polls are open from a. m. TO
p. m. As there is to be large vote in the city. Re
publcans will do we'll to early in the day. No
vote can be received after p IN. As voters become
familiar with the workings Of the Ballot law, there
should be no seious delays in voting. II a voter can
read and WRITE and is not cripple he ought not to be
delayed at polling place longer than ten minutes in
order to vote unless there Is long line vi waiting
voters. and he Is obliged TO await his to enter the
polling place. When he gets inside the voting Enclosure
lie tells his name and address, and the chairman of the
board Of election inspectors calls them to the poll
clerks AS the clerks write down the voters and
address, the four inspectors turn to his in the
registration books and call out Right" they check
It, His name must be found In at least three Of the
books of registry he has not been registered legally.
III the voter is unchailenged, he receives from the
ballot clerks complete set of official ballots all OF tie
ballots in the SET bearing the number Going into
one OF the small BOOTHS he selects the ballot which he
wishes to vote altering it b. writing FASTING, if he
desires and then folds 1t for USE The first fold in the
ballot is made by bringing the bottom edge up to the
dotted line above the names OF the candidates. and
pressing the fold SO as 10 crease the paper The ballot
Is now folded crosswise. Then the folds It again
through the middle, lengthwise, that the ndorse
ment and numbef of the stub show outside. Placing
the ballot aside, the voter then folds each If the other
ballots in the same way AID takes them in bunch
together in his left hand. The object OF all the folding
Is 10 prevent any person except the voter from seeing
how he votes. Holding in his right hand the ballot
which he wishes 10 vote, the voter walks out OF the
booth and again presents himself before the inspectors
Again his is called out, and tie ballot cIeiks give
the number Of his ballots. He hands to the chairman
the ballot which he has held in his right hand apart
from the Others saying: Il vote this ballot Then
he hands 10 the chairman the other ballots, which
not 10 be used. The chairman counts them to make
that all the ballots given to the voter have been
returned. Then he tears OF the stub of the ballot 10
be voted and puts the ballot in the baloDox and the
stub in another box. lie also pulls of the stubs from
the unused ballots ard places the ballots and stubs In
separate boxes. Having the Inspector place the
ballots and stubs in the right boxes The voter knows
that he has v0ted correctly.
The following sections Of the new law, describing
the process of voting and giving information 10 voters
40. On receiving his ballots, TIE shall forth
with, and without leaving the enclosed space, rete
alone to one OF the voting rocths, and shall prepare
ballots. The vo er may write paste upon his ballot
the name o any person Tor whom nc desires ~ vote Tor
Al. Any voter may take with him into the voting
booth printed ballot OF his own selection prcpara-
s Sn 70 oe Known i as paster Gaiio, cont4ning .e
dates therefor for whom he desires " vote, which
The voter may paste the whole OF such paster ballot
on any Of tie oihcial ballots below he STUB and Tie
written pasted upon the ballot snail be deemed
choice Of the voter notwithstanding the name OF an
original ballot without being erased covered or
cCaGd by the writing or pas err unless there two or
more names of candidates for the same ONCE printed
upon the ballot, and less number OF OF cand
dates for such ONCE written or pasted thereon In wnch
counted i it IS not Wholly Or partly erased covered or
concealed All pastors shall be of white paper, and
hls act to be used upon the ballots, and snail bo
printed In plain black ink paste shall be 50 at
cached TO the ballot that when the ballot Is folded no
portion Of such pas er ballot shall he visible.
A. In preparing his ballot any voter shall be at lib
ng his ballo and before leaving the voting booth, The
s s" pr hSa Se bos6 Of 3 ballot S aP to the
perfo1ted line and hen in the middle lengthwise, but
such way that the contents Of tie ballots shall be
concealed, and the stubs be removed without cx
posing any of The contents Of the ballots, aud shall
keep the same folded until he has delivered the same
10 the election officers in tbs section provided lie
shall then vote in the manner provded by law, and
before leaving the enclosed space bui before nus vote
shall be received the voyers name and the number
the number upon such stubs shall correspond with the
number ed against his name by the po!lclerks as
hercinbefoie provided The inspectors OF election shan
rem0ve The stub from each ballot Vot.d IN pam
view Of the voter and without Sot uho fr tS Sr
after the ballot voted by him has been deposited
not Voted BY im but folded IN Precisely the same
the ballots voted and the inspectors shall
voted ballots shall be deposited In a box which shall
be prepared for that purpose, and which shall be kept
shall provided with aperture for depositng the
ballots therein and after the votes cast are all can
hall be burned by the inspectors OF election without
any examination OF their contents Stubs which are
detached either from voted or unvoei ballots shall
be preserved to be dispose Of provided for in
section 81 Of hti' act. The inspectors shall not re
ceive a ballot from voter unless each ballot delivered
to -ed voter shall when presented u Them be folded
so that the inside thereof is entirely concealed and the
indoors ment ard number thereon are plainly visible
and that the stub be removed without exposing
As. II any voter spoils ballot, he NAV obtain an
other full set and on excessively, not exc edng
four full sets IN ALL upon returning TO the ballot clerks
the set If ballots containing the spoiled ballots IN
obtaining a set Of ballots 10 replace the spoiled set the
of the voter shall be given and the number upon
the set delivered 20 him shall be announced and
entered OPPOSITE his name on the poll.ts.
As ANY voter who declares under oath TO the in
ability he IS unable 70 prepare his ballot without As
sistanco shall be permitted - bring person OF his
selection, who may with him into the booth ioT
hat PURPOSE A person who Assists voter IN pre- |
pairing his ballot shall not In manner request said
voter to vote any particular ticket, or for any par
voted for or ANYTHING that took place whl@ he was |
assisting said voter Sec. %, CHI 2G2, Laws of 1901
Mr. Flower has never had the smallest ex-
perence in State affairs. When the question Of
ballot reform was suggested to him he was |
evidently at loss to know what il meant. He was |
nominated simply and solely because Tammany |
Hall wanted his money.-Andrew d. White.
TAMMANY CLOSED TIE SCHOOLS
AN OLD TEICK REsORTED TO IN An EFFORT TO |
SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY.
Grammar school No 80, in West Thlrecnth-st., is
closed and 200 children consequently unable
to attend school, The for this is that the Bui-
ings Bureau has declared that the school-house Is
unsafe, but IL the Tammany and assistant Iammany
members of the Board Of Education had attended to
their duties in this respect well as they look after