The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-02
TIE R4INES BILL SIGNED.
New York VIII Now Vote Under the Blank
ct Ballot Plan.

Albany. June I.-Govcrnor Morton
has sianed tho Raines ballot bill, and
thus the state Of New York takes another
step forward on the path of ballot re-
foim.
The Raines act says:
Every ballot intended for the use OF
electors. printed in accordance with the
provisions of this act, shall contain a
party device for each party represented
on the ticket in accordance win the
provisions Of Section 90 OF this act. Ihere
shall be provided at each polling-place
at each election but one form OF DalioI
for all the candidates for public ONCE
and every ballot shall contain sne names
of all the candidates whose nomination
for any office specified IN the ballot nave
been duly made and not withdrawn, IN
accordance herewith, together with the
title of the office arranged In tickets or
lists under the respective party or pO-
Htical. or other designation certified. In
elections for presidential electors, the
names OF the candidates for President
and Vice-President shall be placed on
the ticket Immediately following the name
of the party. and preceding the name or
tho uresIdential electors. The arrange
ment of the ballot shall, in general con-
form as nearly as practicable 70 the plan
hereinafter given. The tickets or Isis
of candidates OF the various parties shall
be printed in parallel columns, headed py
the chosen devices and the party name or
other designation, in such order as the
Secretary OF state may direct. prece-
dence. however. being given TO the party
which polled the highest number of votes
for the head Of the ticket IN the next pre-
ceding general election. and so on. Inc
number Of such columns shall exceed by
one the number of sets of candidates 10 be
voted for a the polling place for which the
ballot Is provided, nominated by dlHereht
certificates Of nomination, except as othef-
wise provided in this section. In the col
lmn on the right-hand side of each bal
lot shall be printed the titles of all the
officers for which the electors at the
polling-place for which the ballot Is pro-
vided may lawfully vote. and underneath
the title Of each office shall be left "a
blank space. in which the voter may
write the name of any candidate or cahdi-
dates therefor, whose names are not
printed upon the ballot as candidates Tor
that office.
The ballot shall be so printed as to
give each electCr clear opportunity to
designate by a cross (N) mark, in a large
blank circular space. thrce-quarters OF an
inch i'm diameter below the device and
above the name Of the party, at the head
of the ticket or list OF candidates, his
clo,ce of a party ticket and desire to
vote for each ami every canulldle th'I'-
on. except as I'm the cases hereafter proVid-
ed for in this section; and by cross tN)
mark I'm a blank Enclosed space on the
left of and before the name of each
candidate his choice of particular candi-
dates. The ballot shall be printed on
the same leaf with a stub, and separated
therefrom by a perforated line. The part
above the perforated line, designated as
the stub. shall extend the entire width Of
the ballot. and shall be two inches from
the perforated line TO the top thereof.
Irpon the face Of such stub shall be print
Ell. I'm brewer capital letters: ITO vote
a straight ticket, make a cross CN) mark
within the circle above one Of the party
columns To vote Tor an individual can
didate. make a cross (X) mark in the
space before his name. To vote for a
person NOT on the ticket. write the name
of such person under the title of the
Office i'm the column on the right, ana
make a cross fN) mark In the space be-
fore the name. Any mark or erasure
made on this ballot. except as above indi-
Gated makes this ballot void, and II can
not be counted Use only pencil hav-
ing black lead"