River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-03-21
ELECTION NOTICE.



TO the electors of Pierce County:
Notice is hereby given that a judicial election
IS TO be held in the several towns, wards and
election precincts in the county of Pierce ON the
second day of April, 1885 az v hieh the officers
named below are TO be chosen. The names OF
the candidates for each office TO be voted for
whose nominations have been certified 10 this
once, and the questions submitted 10 vote are
given opposite the name of the Office and under
the appropriate party or other designation, each
IN It's appropriate column below.
INFORMATION To VOTERS.
The following instructions are given for the
information and guidance of voters. A voter
npon entering the polling place, and giving his
name and residence. will receive ballot from
the ballot clerk which must have endorsed there
ON the names OF initials of both ballot clerks and
no other can be used. Upon receiving his ballot
the voter must retire alone 10 a booth or com
partment and prepare the same for voting. A
ballot clerk may inform the voter TO the
proper manner OF marking bal 'ot, but he must
not advise or indicate in any manner whom TO
vote for. The voter, il he wishes To vote for all
the candidates nominated by any party, should
make a cross mark y, under the party designa-
ton printed at the top of the ballot in the square
made for that purpose. ballot so marked, and
having no other mark, viii be counted for all
the candidates Of that party in the column un-
derneath, unless the names of some of the cRndi-
dates OF the party have been erased, and Will be
counted for all names written in lieu of one
erased or pasted over a printed name.
III the voter wishes TO vote for some of the can
nidates of different political parties he should
erase the names of the candidates he does not
desire 10 vote for, and make a cross mark, Y.
after the name of each candidate he does desire
to vote for. If he wishes To vote for person for
a certain office whose name is nor on the ballot.
he must write the name in the blank spa e un-
der the printed name of the candidate for the
Office, and make cross. Y, in the square at the
right of it. The ballot should not be marked in
any other manner. II the ballot be spoiled ii
must be returned to the ballot clerk. who must
issue another in its stead, but not more than
three in all to any one voter. Five minutes
time is allowed ~ booth to mark ballot I'm
official ballots or memorandum to assist the
voter in marking his ballot can be taken into
the booth, and may be used 70 copy from The
ballot must not be shown so that any person can
see how II has been marked by the voter. After
il is marked, it should be folded so that the in
side cannot be seen, but so that the print I'd
endorsements and signatures of the ballot clerks
on outside may be seen. Then the voter should
pass out of the booth, give his name to the in
speetor in charge of the ballot box, hand him
his ballot to be placed in the box, and pass out
of the voting place. A voter who declares to
the presiding officer that he is unable 70 read or
that, by reason of physical disability, he is un-
able TO mark his ballot, can have assistance of
one or two election officers in marking same 10
be chosen by the voter. The presiding officer
may administer an oath, in his discretion, as 10
such persons disability. The party designa-
tons and candidates for the different offices are
as follows: