The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-05
THE MISSOURI BALLOT Law.
distractions to Voters How the Ballots
Arc Prepared.

distractions to Voters How the Ballot
Arc Prepared.
I. Do not attempt to vote, or entel
the limits Of the polling place, unit
You have seen and examined q form oi
the official ballot then in use In YOU
precinct, and until you have been fully
instructed as to the proper method oil
preparing and casting your ballot
q Give your name. and, IL required,
your place Of residence, to the judges
Of election.
8. II your right to vote is not chal-
lenged, the judges will hand you bal
lot, on the back of which ballot the two
judges having charge thereof must
have written with ink or indelible PEN
cil) the names or initials of said two
judges, and no other writing must then
appear on the ballot.
II your vote is challenged, you will
not receive ballot until you have es-
tablished your right to vote, by afii-
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 a candidate
The names of all candidates nominated
by each party will be grouped together
upon the ballot, and each group or
ticket will be headed by the name of
the political party by which the candi-
dates composing the group or ticket
were placed in nomination.
Z. 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 a party, without any eXccp-
tions or scratching" you must simply
cross out the groups of candidates or
tickets you do not wish to vote for.
o. In crossing out the groups or tick
cts you do not vote a good pencil or pen
should be used, and the erasure care
fully and clearly made.
TO- II you wish to vote for some can
didatcs of different parties appearing
in two or more groups or tickets on
your ballot, or II you wish to scratc n ;
your party ticket, you must nrst cross
off of the ballot all but one OF the
groups of candidates or tickets las ex-
planned above, rule and y, and then
cross or mark on OF the remaining group
or ticket, the name or names OF any can
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 otner
group or ticket or not
II. In changing or scratching your
party ticket las explained above IN rule
io), De carefni not 70 cross oat tue I'tie
or name OF the Office, II you desire 70
write under 1t the name OF another can
didate, but simply cross or scratch on
the candidates name with marks OF
pencil or pen passing PLAINLY throu3h
the name from left to right, and then
write in the blank space underneath
the name scratched or crossed ohl the
name OF the candidate to be voted for
l. do not mark your ballot IN any
other way than as Indicated above, or
it may be thrown out and not counted
10 III you spoil ballot IN preparing
it, you must return 1t and get another
in the place OF IT.
a. IL you Will declare upon oatn that
you cannot read the Engiisn language
or that by reason OF Pnysicai disaollity