Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-05
KANSAS NEW ELECTION LAW.
Attorney General Little Kept Busy Ex-
planning Its Provisions.

Attorney-General Little Kept Busy Ex-
planning Its Provisions.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 3-The new cleo
ton law, which will be tried in Kansas
next November is agitating the minds
of the leaders of the different political
parties, and Attorney-General Little
spends a good deal of time explaining
the measure Under the act IL is made
the duty of the township trustee of the
respective townships, and the mayor
and clerk of the respective incorporated
cities, 10 provide suitable places in
which 10 hold elections, and TO see
that the same are warmed, lighted
and furnished with proper supplies
and conveniences, voting booths 10 be
so constructed that the voter may pre-
pare his ballot screened from all OBJ
servation. The number Of voting
booths shall not be less than one TO
Every sixty voters, or fraction thereof,
who voted at the last preceding genera!
election. The supplies are TO be fur
nished by the officers mentioned at the
expense of the respective townships and
cities.
The officer whose duty IL is to have
the ballots printed 1.-THE county clerk
in general elections) is required TO pre-
pare full instructions for the guidance
of voters, which will be furnished to
the voter by the judges Of election.
Secretary of State Osborn has pre-
pared card of instructions, which
he has sent to the various county
clerk, recommending its adoption. The
card is as follows:
CARD or INSTRUCTIONS
To Obtain Ballot-After giving your name
and residence, n you are q voter, you will re.
ceiye ballot from one Of the judges with his
initials indorsed thereon Retire at once.
alone into any vacant voting booth TO prepare
your ballot You will ind printed on the bal
lot, In columns side by side all the candidates
Of all the parties 10 be voted for at that cleo
ton. At the top Of each column you will find
the name OF each party "tloket" or list Of can
dldatos, Us peoples party" republican"
democratic, prohibition" etc
To Prepare Your Balot-To the left OF each
name on the ballot you win lind square;
mako mark, thus: X In the square, at the
left OF the names Of the persons you desire to
vote for, Tor write the names In the blank
spaces making mark, thus X, at the left Of
such names Your ballot will be counted only
for the names marked In voting for public
measure" make mark, X, In tho square
give Do not mark your ballot IN
any other way except as indicated above Be-
fore leaving the booth, fold the ballot so as TO
conceal all names and marks on tho face OF the
ballot leaving In view the printed fling and
initials Of tho judge OF election Endorsed on the
outside Leave the booth and hand your bal.
lot to the judge in charge OF the ballot box, and
leave the inclOsed space without delay.
In Preparing Your Ballot-You shall net re-
main In the tnclosed space m re than ten min
utes. nor In a booth longer than Ave minutes
II other voters are waiting You will not be
allowed 10 take ballot from the polling place
before the close Of the election, nor to vote any
ballot except the one received from the Judge
II YOU spoil ballot In preparing e. you must
return It and get another II you decide not TO
vote, return your ballot and retire from the 10
Closed space
Assisting a Voter-Any voter who caa not
read English or who rs disabled, shall, upon
request be assisted by two election ofcers Of
opposite political parties, appointed for that
purpose, who shah mark the ballot ~ directed
by the voter. No Intoxicated person shall b.
entitled to assistance In making his ballot
Certificates Of all nominations of can
didatcs for offices TO he filed by the
electors of the entire state, or any di-
vision thereof greater than county,
must be filed with the secretary of
state not more than sixty nor less thhn
thirty days prior 10 the election. This
includes candidates Tor district judges.
Certificates of all other nominations OF
candidates must be filed with the coun-
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