The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-27
The LEGAL BALLOT.
f0rm Of the Ticket at the
Next Election.
THE REGISTRATION IS ,oa4,
q the Registration for Two
hieetions-E.tracts from tn.
New Election Law.
THE REGISTRATION IS ~ %,

me coming elections have a snec;,, ;,,.
as sney VIII form the first occasio,, i
.ne new form OF ballot is used Tha .e,.-
n.1, %asia.n gives an idea OF wha. the t;csst
..s ,goa IKE although all the names of tbc
the cbnrta. ,rs,i ~. gwen The amendments 10
ticket. 'pasc ~ the night OF the
ANY eiector desiring to vote n ,t,o,oh. ,,o,.o,
nseu only put an X OF the ton oonosite 10 go,
OF the TICKET he desires to yo,n TO- h,,, ~ ~
WISHES 10 scratch" he will have to write tho
nane OF the candidate under tho name of the
one ne wishes to scratch.
The law bearing upon tho .pb;oo. ,r,,, ;.
FOUND In Chapter Ill of the code ~ W..hins,on
BEGINNING at section s77 $3.50
"i'hout quoting the provisions nj LENGTH
tions. 'A0in ie" ei'"'
co oailoM otner than those printed &C.
not be csst .n az p,ovisloas OF this chapter shall
H. - ~ eas. or counted in any election Nothing
III ms chapter contained shall prevent any
,o, rom writing or FASTING on his ballot me
Tor any oss person ior Whom he desires to vote
~ =! oiice, anu such vote shall be counted
.he same as If printed upon the ba,lot ana
,vi,h 81 ~ ~ ..e voter and any voter may take
VITA MIN into the polling place any written or
printed memorandum or paper to assist him in
i!nahing OF preparing his ballot. except as here
ihaiter otherwise provided.
:, ~ pailois prepared under the proyisions of
tnis chapter shall be white and OF n rood onnl-
,g OF paper, and the names shall be
ih s.iscu thereon IN black ink. Every ballot
thaIi contain the name OF every cancldate WHOSE
nomination for any Office specified in the ballot
mas peen specified and filed according to the
PROVISIONS OF this chapter, and no other names
noniilallons OF any party group OF peti-
uoners shall be placed under the title of such
party or petitioners as designated BY them in
t tpeir ceitihcate OF nomination or petition, and
.he name OF each neminee shall be placed under
tue designation OF the Office for which he has
Dech nominated At the cad OF the lists of can.
uiaAies ior each Office shall be left blank space
no nrna r1f l;sf,+
written In. There shall be a blauk space en- each
sde OF every column of nominees at least
nan an inch IN width, and u reasonable
space between the names printed thereon so
that the voter may clearly Indicate in the way
hereinafter provided the candidate or caudi.
ds s i or, whom he wishes TO cast his ballot.
Inc list oil candidates OF the Republican party
snail be placed in tbs first column on the lett.
hand side OF said ballot; OF the Democratic party
IN the second column: aud of any other parties
IN snch order as the clerk of the board of county
commissioners shall determine. 1T is elsewhere
provided that for municipal elections the clerk
shall act instead OF tho board
The amendments to the charter will be printed
ON the same ballot. although there is no pro-
vision IN the statutes requiring il. Ifthe whole
ticket had been printed after the form hereto
fore in use, allowing half an inca for each name
and one inch for each pro and con on the thirty
seven proposed amendments TO the charter, it
would take a sheet OF paper III inches, or nearly
twelve feet long.
The form OF the ballot as given herewith ia
only partial. There are TO be added TO the bal
lot, as it will be voted, tho names of the dele.
gates and the candidates OF the Peoples party.
The total OF the registration as given yester-
day taken from rough calculation made
by the deputy clerks after midnight but yester-
day careful count was made and the total
found TO DC 1851.
The following table gives a comparison of the
registration for tie municipal election of 1890
with that of this year: