Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-02

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publican opposition in the Senate.
aided and abetteJ by few selfish and
designing Senators, who claimed to be
Democrats, it is a matter OF wonder
that our people accomplished so much.
i Instructions to Voters.
| HOW To MAKE YOUR BALLOT.
For the information of our readers
we publish that portion of the law re-
lating to the proper making OF ballot,
Every voter should consider the matter
carefully and make no mistake.
The elector shall prepare his ballot
by marking cross before or after the
name Of the person or persons for
whom he intends to vote-for example
X; provided, however, that any elector
who desires to vote for an entire group
may mark cross as above described
against the political designation OF
such group, and shall then be deemed
to have voted for all the persons named
In such group whose names shall not
have been erased.
Marking cross after the name Of
candidate in different group is
equivalent to erasing the name OF the
corresponding candidate in the group
marked.
Section 377. Hills Code, Vol. l, =
Nothing in this act
contained shall prevent any voter
from writing or pasting on his ballot
the name of any person for whom he
desires to vote for any Office, and such
vote shall be counted the same as if
printed upon the ballot and marked
by the voter, and any voter may take
with him into the polling place any
printed or written memorandum or
paper to assist him in making or pre-
pairing his ballot, except as hereinafter
or otherwise provided.
Section 387. Hills Code, Vol. IL
Any voter who shall by accident or
mistake, spoil his ballot, may on re-.
turning said spoiled ballot, receive an
other in place thereof.
Section 3SS. [Hilrs Code, Vol. IL
Any voter who declares to the judges
of election, or when it shall appear to
the judges OF election, that he cannot
read, or blindness or other physical
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, shall upon the request, receive
the assistance OF one or two of the
election officers in the marking there.
of, and such officer or officers shall
certify on the outside thereof that it
has been so marked with his or their
assistance, and shall thereafter give no
information regarding the same. The
judges may in their discretion require
such declaration of disability to bs
made by the voter under oath before
them, and they are hereby qualified to
administer the same. No elector,
other than one who may, because of
his disability, be unable to mark his
ballot, shall divulge to anyone within
the polling place the name of any
candidate for whom he intends to vote
or to ask or receive the assistance OF
any person within the polling place in
the preparation of his ballot.
QUALIFIED VOTERS.
l. All male persons OF the age oI
twenty.one years, who are native born
citizens of the United States and
residents of the State one year.
2. All persons of the age of twenty.
one years who have received their final
naturalization papers, and who have
been residents of the State one year.
3. All persons of the age of twenty
one who had declared on oath theil
intentions to become citizens of the
United States and had lived in the
territory of Washington six months
before Oct. S,h, 1889 and who are now
residents of the State.
No person can vote in any precinc,
unless he has resided in the State one
year and in the county ninety days
and in the precinct thirty days i'm
mediately proceeding the day of cleo
ton.
No person can vote in any precinc,
who has been convicted of a peni
tentiary offense, unless he has beer
pardoned.
No person can vote in incorporated
cities without he has been registered
in the manner provided by law.