Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-28
Instructions TO Voters.

The Australian system Of ballot
ing which will be used in a general
election for the first time, i'll this
state, is sure to make more or less
confusion. 1t can not be impressed
too early Or too often upon the minds
of the voters that great care is nee
essary in marking the ballot. If the
person is able to read and write he
is given q ballot and has to enter a
compartment alone and mark it I'M
assisted. So necessary has it been
deemed to instruct all in the use of
this ballot, that Hon. F. P. Brown,
secretary of State has issued the fol-
lowing Instructions:
The Judges of Election will furnish each
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retire, alone, to one of the stalls OF rooms pro-
vided for that purpose, and make cross (x) mark
on the line of the name of each candidate for
whom he wishes to vote, in the sIaee left for
that purpose.
He will then fold his ballot in such way as to
conceal the face of 1t, but that the initials of
the judges Of cleo ton may be seen on its back,
hand it to one of the judges, who shall DEPOSIT it
in thu proper box. The voter will then retire
from the voting ROOM Ifany voter, by mistake,
spoils ballot, he shall return it to the judges of
election, who shall preserve it, and furnish the
elector with one If the voter places a
cross Ky mark opposite the names of two or
more persons running for the same office, said
ballot shall not be counted for those officers.
Voters may be allowed to carry with them a
sample ballot for use in assisting them in mark
ing the official ballot.
If any person during the day of election, and
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polling room any of the ballots printed for that
election, he shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred Goo dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or both.
When an elector shall make oath that he cannot
read or that he cannot read English, that
because of physical disability he cannot mark his
ballot, he shall have the right to call to his aid
one or more of the judges Of election, or a
qualified electonMho may read the ballot to and
mark the ballot for each voter, in the preseece
of two of the judges Of election, provided that no
person shall so mark the ballots of more than
three voters in ony one election district at one
election. Such person shall mark the ballot as
directed by such voter and not otherwise.
Any judge OF election, or any person marking
the ballot of voter, who shall disclose to any
other person the name of any candidate voted
for by such elector, or shall mark the ballot in
| any other manner than as directed by the voter
| shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on con-
viction shall be punished by fine of not less
than thirty (3O) dollars, more than two
| hundred 1900 dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than ten days nor more thar
ninety days, or both such fine and Imprisonment
| Amy person in the polling room or compart
ment connect ed Herewith, who shall persuade o.
| attempt to persuade any person to vote for an,
particular candidate, shall be deemed guilty IF
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approached, and on conviction shall he punished
| by fine or by imprisonment
If any person after having marked his ballot
shows it to anyone except as hereinbefore pro
vded, the judge Of election shall, refuse to receiv,
! or place in tie ballot box such ticket.