The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-10-22
TO MARK A BALLOT.
AN INTERESTING OBJECT LESSON
FOR DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.

Plain Directions q, to the Proper Method
Of Marking the Now omcial ballot IN
order TO Vote a Straight Party Ticket
or 10 split the Ticket.
Elsewhere in this paper will be found a
facsimile Of the new form OF ballot that
will be used on Nov s, marked in accord
ance with the recent opinion OF Attorney
General Hensel on this point. Il should be
noted that the names that appear in this
sample ballot are not those Of the candi-
dates TO be voted for, the names having
been filled In at random 60 give the appear
snce Of the real ballot
A little study OF the form will show that
the new ballot is not nearly so intricate
and formidable as it appears at first sight.
To vote the straight Democratic ticket,
without any scratching the voter marks
his ticket as shown. In other words, he
| puts a cross (X) IN The square 10 the right
| Of tho tgord "DcmOcrdticn wherever II oc-
/ ours IN thc second column; that Is, as
many crosses as there are groups In the
! Democratic column-the word Demo
/ cratic as often as II may occur, indicating
| the beginning Of a distinct Democratic
! group. The only difficulties in the use OF
the new ballot being those which arise from
an attempt to vote q mixed or scratched
/ ticket, Democratic voters are cautioned
/ against voting1any but a straight ticket
/ Except for good cause, and then only after
careful instruction., as 20 do so Is attended
/ with danger that the entire ticket may be
invalidated
1t is necessary to observe the groupings
carefully as indicated by the heavy black
lines. Where a straight vote is cast for the
AaNa s,,. a. {. \
] opposite the name of the party, never op-
posite the name of the nominee or nomi-
nees.
! Where voter wishes to scratch his
ticket the marking is different With
more than one name in group the cross is
omitted from opposite the name Of the
/ party at the head of group and must be
/ put opposite the name Of every candidate
in the group for whom the voter wishes to
| vote. With but one name in the group the
cross should he put opposite the name Of
the party.
In the case of the Prohibitionlsts, whose
candidates have a place on the ballot
through nomination papers, the name OF
every candidate voted for must be marked
! separately Every presidential elector
must be marked Where Prohibitionist
desires to vote for Democratic or Repub-
lican candidate in preference to one Of his
own party, he should place n cross opposite
that name, leaving blank in his own list
The voters of the Peoples party, not hav-
ing filed any nomination papers at Harris
burg, will vote by writing in the names Of
their candidates in the blank space reserved
for that purpose at the right hand side Of
the ballot. No marks arc necessary in this
case. In the same way any Republican,
Democrat or Prohibitionist wishing to vote
for any candidate whose name does not ap-
pear on the ballot, such as an independent
candidate for the Legislature, can write his
name in the blank space in that group.
The blank column on the extreme right
Of the ballot Is intended to permit the voter
to cast his vote for ~ person or persons
whose names are not on the ballot under
any of the ticket headings In order TO do
this it will be necessary for the voter to
write the name of his candidate In the,
blank space opposite to the title OF the Of
fee. Should he intend to vote-for either
Democratic, Republican or Prohibition
candidates for Offices comprised in the
same group, he must make the cross oppo-
site the name of each person for whom he
intends to vote in that group.
By paying a little attention 10 these di-
rections no voter need have any trouble In
preparing his ballot correctly and expedi-
tiouslv