The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-08
HOW TO VOTE.
Instructions as to the Manner
Of Marking Ballots
And Voting in Ohio According to the
Provisions of the New Law.
Tho Republican state Committee Issues q
Circular Letter of Advice to Ohio
Votera--FollOw Them and No
Mistakes Can he Made.

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 1.-The following
instructions as to the manner of mark
ing ballots and voting according to the
provisions of the election laws of 1892,
have been prepared under the direction
of the republican state executive COM
mittee of Ohio, and are issued for the
information of precinct committeeman
and others:
HOW TO VOTE.
1. Enter the polling place and give
your name, and, in precincts where
registration laws are in force, your
residence, to the election officer holding
the ballots, who will write your full
name on the secondary stub; or if you
vote under the registration laws your
registered number.
g. The ballot and secondary stub will
then be detached from the main stub,
the ballot folded by the election officer
and handed to you. You will then enter
the guard rail and go alone to one o.
the voting shelves for the purpose of
MARKING THE BALLOT
by observing the following rules:
If you desire to vote straight
ticket" or, in other words, for each and
every candidate of one party for what
ever Office nominated, you must either
(a) Make a cross mark (X) in the
circular space below the device and
above the name of the party at the
head of the ticket; or
(b) Make cross mark on the left of
and opposite the name of each and
every candidate of such party in the
blank space provided therefor
2. Ifyou desire to vote "mixed tick
et," or in other words. for candidates Of
different parties, you may.
(a) Make or omit to make cross
mark in the circular space above the
name of any party, and make cross
mark in the blank space before the
name of each candidate for whom you
desire to vote on whatever ticket he
may be.
(b) If you wish to vote for person
whose name is not on any of the tickets
printed on the ballot, you may vote for
your candidate by writing his name in
the blank space directly under the name
of the candidate for that Office. When
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mark at the left of the name SO written.
In case of constitutional amend
ment or other question being submitted
to vote, you should make g cross mark
in the blank space on the left of and be-
fore the answer which you desire TO
give.
Do not mark your ballot in any other
way.
If you spoil a ballot, return it to the
election officer, and he will give you
another. You can not have more than
two extra ballots or three in all.
You are not allowed to occupy O
voting shelf already occupied by
another, or to converse with anyone
except the election officers.
You must mark your ballot in five
minutes.
Before leaving the voting shelf, fold
your ballot so as to show the indorse-
ments and the fac simile signatures of
the deputy supervisors of elections, and
keep it so folded until you deliver it to
the judge of election.
Do not show anyone how you have
marked your ballot
Go to the ballot-box and deliver your
ballot to the presiding Judge, whose
duty it is to receive the same, and leave
the inclosed place as soon as you have
voted.
A voter who declares to theupresiding
judge that for any reason he is unable
to mark his ballot may receive the as
sistance of two of the judges of election
in marking the same.
The ballot must be marked with black
lead pencil.
You are not allowed to re-enter the
inclosed place after having voted.
An elector who does not vote ballot
delivered to him must return the same
to the election officers before leaving
the polling place.
Note.-There is one other method
provided by law for marking 'mixed
ticket" but it is very intricate and hard
to understand, and the slightest dcvia-
ton from the exact manner laid down
in the law for marking the ballot would
render it impossible for the judges of
election to determine the intention of
the voter, and it would therefore not be
counted. For this reason it is not given
in these instructions, the methods above
described being amply sufficient to en-
able the voter to declare his choice.
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