Middletown transcript., 1892-09-08
HOW TO VOTE 1NTELL1GENTLY.

The State Department of Election,
for the city of Wilmington have
issued manual of instrlction's to
the Election officers of that city, and
as it is of great Importance that the
voter familiarize himself with the
new system that will be in vogue at
the next election, we present it in
full hoping that every voter will
study it carefully and thus relieve
the election officers from answering
many trivial questions and making
tiresome explanation
HOW TO VOTE
When an elector is ready to vote,
he should enter the passageway, an
nounce his name to the election board,
ifchallenged establish his right to
vote, and enter the door of the cleo
ton ROOM; when admitted, procure
from one of the clerks a ticket that
has the initials of the clerks written
on the left-hand corner of the back,
and a stamp from the other clerk.
He should then 60 alone into booth
and mark his ballot with the stamp.
If he wishes to vote a straight ticket
he marks with the stamp in the square
opposite the title Of the party with
which he votes. If he desires TO vote
a mixed ticket, or to omit entirely
one or more officers, he should stamp
the square in front of the name of
each* candidate for whom he desires
to vote, and should stamp but once
on any square. IF he desires to vote
for any person whose name does not
appear on the ticket, he can substitute
the name by writing it IN ink in the
proper place on the ticket. If he
does not understand how to mark his
ballot, he should ask the voters assis-
tante to instruct him.
If any elector declares that by
reason of physical disability or inabil-
ity either to read or write, or both, he
is unable to mark or alter his ballot,
he may call to his assistance,
the voters assistants who, in
the presence of each other, shall pre-
pare the ballot for voting, and, on re-
quest, shall read over to such elector
the names of the candidates as msrded
or written.
IF, by accident, an elector tears,
mutilates, deface or spoils ballot, he
should go at once to the clerk, return
the same explain how the accident oc.
Cured and ask for another ballot.
Before leaving the booth he should
fold his ballot so that the initials of
the clerks. on the back, will show,
but so that no part Of the face of the
ballot can be seen. When he has
marked and folded bis ballot, he
should leave the booth. deliver the
stamp to the clerk from whom he
received it, and hand the folded ballot
to the inspector, who will put it in
the ballot box in his presence.
He should then leave the room and
remain 80 feet away from the polls.
The following foot note is appended
to the chapter and refers to the line
in the first paragraph where an
asterisk is found:
*Where there are two or more can
didates for the same Office on the same
ticket, as in case of candidates for
State senators, or members of the
House Representatives, and the title
of one ticket, and the names of one or
more, but less than all, of such candi-
dates OIL another ticket are stamped,
the intention of the voter cannot be
determined and the part of the ballot
affected thereby will not be counted.
To avoid mistakes, the voter, if he
desires to vote mixed ticket, should
stamp the square in front Of the name
of each candidate for whom he desires
to vote.
New Style Car.