The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-08-18
HOW TO VOTE.
IoWA'S NEW ELECTION LAW BOILED
DOWN TO AN KSSENCE.

IoWA'S NEW ELECTION. LAW BOILED
DOWN TO AN ESSENCE.
Give your name, and il required .your
residence, to the judge OF election.
III your name Is on the register, you
will be permitted to enter the enclosed
space inside the guard rail.
Ii your vote is not challenged, one Of
the judges, after endorsing his initial
on the back thereof. will hand you a
ballot.
If your name is not on the register,
or your vote is challenged, you will not
receive ballot until you have estab-
lished your right to vote 80
When you have received the ballot
retire at once, alone into one of the vot.
ing booths, unfold your ballot and pre-.
pare it for the ballot box by properly
marking 1t as hereinafter explained.
You will find printed on the ballot,
in columns, side by side, all the candi-
dates of all the parties to be voted for
at the election.
at the top of each column you will
find the name Of each party "tIcket" or
list Of candidates, as "Republican",
Democratic" prohibition" etc.
Placed before or TO the left of each of
these headings you will note circle
a inch in diameter. Ii you want to
vote the straight" party ticket, you
will select the party of your choice and
mark cross In the circle. and do not
mark your ballot at any other place or
in any other way. Your ballot so
marked, will be counted for all the can
didates nominated by your party.
Opposite or to the left of each name
on the ballot, you will find a square. If
you do not want to vote for all the
candidates Of any party straight"
place cross In the square opposite the
name of the candidate of your choice,
but do not mark cross in the circle
opposite the name of the party and
your ballot will be counted only for the
names marked.
Or you can write in the name of the
candidate of your choice in the blank
space on the ticket, making a cross op-
pOsite thereto.
If you want to vote for the candi-
dates Of party, with some exceptions,
make cross mark in the circle opposite
the party name, opposite the name Of
any candidate Of another party, and
your ballot will be counted for the
candidates of the party marked, except
as to the candidates marked under an
other party title, and these will be
counted for the candidates marked.
In voting upon any proposition sub.
mitted to vote and printed on the bal
lot, make cross mark in the column
opposite the headings "Yes" or mo,
and your ballot will be counted "for," if
you mark opposite "Yes and against"
If you mark opposite "NO."
Do not mark your ballot In any other
way except as indicated above.
Before leaving the voting booth,
fold your ballot SO as to conceal the
marks and expose the official endorse
ment on the back.
Leave the booth and hand your bal
lot TO the judge in charge Of the ballot
box, who, without marking it in any
way, must deposit in the box.
You will not be allowed to occupy
voting booth more than five minutes If
others are waiting to vote.
You will not be allowed to remain
in the inclosedspace morethan ten min
utes, and you must quit it as soon as
you have voted.
You will not be allowed to re-snter
the enclosed space, after you have
voted, during the election.
You will not be allowed to take a
ballot from the polling place before the
close of the election.
You will not be allowed to vote any
ballot except the one you receive from
the judges.
If you spoil ballot in preparing it,
you must return it and get another in
the place Of it.
ANY voter who, after receiving an
official ballot, decides not to vote, shall
before retiring from within the guard
rail, surrender to the election officers
the official ballot which has been given
him; and refusal to surrender such
ballot shall subject the person so offend
ing to immediate arrest.
If you will declare upon oath that
you cannot read the English language,
or that by reason Of physical disability
you are unable to mark your ballot,
upon request, you will be assisted by
two officers, appointed for that purpose,
Of opposite political parties. The OH
GERS will mark your ballot as you
direct.
Intoxication will not be regarded as
a physical disability, and II you are in
toxicated you will receive no assistance
in marking your ballot.
Between the hours of opening and
closing the polls you are entitled to alb
sent yourself from your place of en-
ployment for the period Of two hours
for the purpose of voting. You will
not be liable to any penalty for your
absence, nor shall any deduction be
made from your wages or salary on
that account; but you must ask for
leave of absence before the day of cleo
tion, and your employer may specify
the hours during which you may be
absent,