The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-05
ABOUT YOUR VOTE.
The Best Way to Cast a
Correct Ballot.
GET A LIST OF NUMBERS
And Use Them for a Guide in
the Booth.
THIS WILL OBVIATE MISTAKES.
THIS WILL OBvIATE MISTAKES.
There Is Little Time for Delibera.
tion and Great Care Must Be
Taken in Voting.

Voting according to the Australian ballot
system is the easiest thing imaginable if a
little pains are taken to learn the proper
way. And nothing can be more simple
than the selection of Non-Partisan names
from the bulky ballot sheet
Sample ballots should be procured by
every voter, but 1t is important to know
that the sample is not dociored in the in
terest of some boss. A fragrant instance
of this trickery was shown in an alleged
sample ballot that placed Goodsell. the
Non-Partisan candidate for Supervisor in
the Ninth Ward. among Eighth Ward can
didates and opposite wrong voting num-
Der.
You have to stamp % KS on the full bal
lot alone, which includes freeholders and
constitutional amendments. In the poll
ing-place two ballots will be given voters
by election clerks, one municipal, the
other general. No other ballots will be
taken and they must not be marked, be-
cause marks identify and are sufficient
reason for the rejection of the vote.
There are 294 names On the municipal
ballot, including fifteen freeholders who
are to draft a new charter for San Fran
cisco, but there are only ffty-two NUM-
cpal offices to be filed.
The general ticket" bears the names of
candidates for three State positions.
Congress, Board of Equalization. Board
of Railway mmissioners, Assem- blyman
and four district offices. On this ballot
are the proposed constitutional amend
ments.
To vote for a candidate stamp an X in
the square opposite his name with the
rubber sstamp supplied by election clerk.
But do not make crosses with pen or
pencil, for that would invaIidate your vote.
The time allowed by law is ten minutes for
any person TO occupy booth and prepare
his ballot-an average OF less than six sec
onds for each Y TO be stamped
So it won't do to leave the selection of
candidates until you enter the booth, al
though with choice already made yotar
may prepare his ticket without haste. No
better plan can oe suggested than that of
going carefully over a sample ballot and
checking off the numbers opposite names
selected, and then taking memorandum
of these numbers. 1t will be very simple
work to run down the list of numbers and
sta MP an y directly opposite in the space
pr divided for that purpose. Be careful,
however, not to stamp upon the lines.
Voters should not lose sight of the fact
that the municipal and State tickets have
separate sets of numbers, and memoranda
should not get mixed on them.
w it'll regard to the NOn-Partsan candi-
dates, their names are printed in line with
Citizens Non-Partisan." directly after
which an X should be stamped. When
District Attorney is reached voters will
have to go to the head of the second col
umn, for the candidates names are not all
in one place, being divided for reasons
best known to Registrar Evans. Barclay
Henley's name was carried over to the
second column, where ne heads the list.
Sample ballots may be taken into the
DO oths, but it will be found more expedi-
tIous TO have memoranda of names and
mum bers. Great care must be taken not
to vote for more candidates than there are
offices TO fill. For instance, If you vote
for five Police Judges instead of four the
votes for such office are lost. If ballot
is in any way spoiled or marked it will be
exchanged for clean one by the election
clerks. 1t is enough to give your name
and address. The polls open at Gal A. NJ
and close at P. NJ. tomorrow.
Any eleetor who cannot read or through
physical disability is unable to write can
have the assistance OF two officers of cleo
ton of different political parties.
Suffers hOl themselves liable to long
term in the penItentiary if detected, so it
will be dangerous 10 attempt fraud on the
ballots this year, fer the people are
aroused against such villainies as have
been suffered in the past.