Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-03
THE MISSOURI, BALLOT Law.

THE MISSOURI BALLOT LAW.
| Instructions to yoters-How the Ballots
/ Arc Prepared.
l. Do not attempt to vote, or entel
the limits of the polling place, until
| you have seen and examined form OF
| the official ballot then in use in youl
precinct, and until you have been fully
instructed as to the proper method Of
| preparing and casting your ballot
9. Give your name, and, if required,
your place of residence, to the judges
of election.
| 8. If your right to vote is not chal.
lenged, the judges will hand you a bal
lot, on the back of which ballot the two
| judges having charge thereof must
| have written with ink or indelible PEN
| ciD the names or initials of said two
| judges, and no other writing must then
| appear on the ballot.
f. If your vote is challenged, you will
| not receive ballot until you have es.
| tablished your right to vote, by aft
| davit or otherwise.
| 5. When you have received the bal
lot from the judges, retire at once alone
| without leaving the polling place. to
one of the booths or compartments pro-
| vided, and unfold and prepare your
| ballot
6. Every ballot will be printed, and
| thereon will appear the names of all
| the candidates nominated by each party.
with the name or title of the Office or
place for which each one is candidate
The names of all candidates nominated
by each party will be grouped together
upon the ballot, and each group or
the political party by which the candi-
dates composing the group or ticket
were placed in nomination.
T. The groups of names of the can
didates of the several political parties
will be found arranged in parallel col
umns, or with one group below the
other, or both arrangements may be
adopted to some extent.
s. If you want to vote for all the can
didates of party, without any excep-
tons or scratching" you must simply
cross out the groups of candidates or
tickets you do not wish to vote for.
9. In crossing out the groups or tick
cts you do not vote good pencil or pen
should be used. and the erasure care
fully and clearly made.
10. If you wish to vote for some can
didates of different parties appearing
in two or more groups or tickets on
your ballot, or if you wish to 'scratc h"
your party ticket, you must first cross
off of the ballot all but one of the
groups of candidates or tickets las ex-
planned above, rule 8 and 81, and then
cross or mark off of the remaining group
or ticket. the name or names of any cam
didates in that group for whom you do
not wish to vote. or who you wish to
scratch" and write under the name or
names crossed or scratched out the
name or names of any one for whom
you desire to vote, whether any such
written name appeared in any other
group Or ticket or not.
II. In changing or scratching" your
party ticket las explained above in rule
10Y, be careful not to cross out the title
or name of the Office, if you desire to
write under it the name of another can
didate, but simply cross or scratch off
the candidates name, with marks of
pencil or pen passing plainly through
the name from left to right, and then
write in the blank space Underneath
the name scratched or crossed Off the
name of the candidate to be voted for.
IL. Do not mark your ballot in any
other way than as indicated above, or
it may be thrown out and not counted.
Is. If you spoil ballot in preparing
it, you must return it and get another
in the place of it.
IA. If you will declare upon oath that
you cannot read the English language,
or that by reason of physical stability
you are unable to mark your ballot,
upon request you will be assisted by
two judges in preparing your ballot.
These officers will mark your ballot as
you direct
Is. Before leaving the voting booth,
fold your ballot SO as to conceal the
marks, and to expose the official indorse
ment on the back
16 Leave the booth and hand your
ballot to the judge in charge of the bal
lot box, who, without marking it in any
other way, must number it and deposit
it in the box.
IT, You will not be allowed to occu-
py voting booth with another voter.
Is. You will not be ALLOW ed to vote
any ballot except the one you received
from the judges
10. You will not be allowed to occupy
a booth more than five minutes
90. You will not be allowed to re-
enter the inclosed space, after you have
voted, during the election.
The method of erasure and substitu-
appended: