New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
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Last year the amount OF space devoted to lists OF
candidates very crudely stated, and nothing was
said about the repetition or omission OF u'es oi
offices for which there were than one candidate
or where there candidates. This year Inc
law distinctly requires that the title OF once ana
name Of candidate therefor shall occupy space TWO
inches wide and onc-haf inch deep. that the Young
space preceding il shall be one-fourth Of an inch
wide and that the column rules shall be one-eighth
OF an inch wide. This makes the total width OF
column with its side rules 2i2 inches this year
Where there several candidates with the
same title however as for Presidential Electors
the title repeated, and the names of all but the
first named candidate in the column occupy only one
fourth of inch space each. Where there are no
nominations for an Office he filled on "A party
ticket. the tide is printed and In the same space
with H. in place OF the name OF candidate, are the
words NO nomination" This will make all the
party columns the same length this year. Last year
there were voting spaces" before blank spaces
in the blank column" This year there are none
Last year there circles for voting straight
ticket over the independent tickets this year there
This the names OF the candidates for Presi
dent and vce-President are printed in the headings
Of the party tickets respectively Immediately under
the name OF the party.
The instructions TO the voter on the stub have
been materially increased. and Instead OF limiting
the stub to two inches. that measurement is made
the minimum. and the maximum is permitted TO
be large enough to get on the following instruc-'
lions in BREWER capital type:
This ballot should be marked In one Of two ways
With pencil having black lead To vote straight
b9ye one sk Of the pary columns To vote split
ticket-that Is. for candidates OF different parties
The voter should make fr0fS Sr Mhom he yotes
If the ticket marked in the circle for stralght
ticket does not contain the names Of candidates
for all offices for which the elector may vote, he
may for candidates for such offices so omitted
by making cross tXl mark before the nam, names OF
candidates for such offices another ticket. or.
by writing the names. If they are not printed upon
the Office TO vote for person not on the ballot;
write the name Of such person under the ti,ie Tt
than the (X) used for the purpose or voting
or any erasure MADE on tnG tSo. afs Won tear
or deface wrongly mark this ballot. return 1t
and obtain another.
NUMBERING AND TRIMMING.
one point Of small account to the voter, but Of
a great deal of importance to the printing frater-
nifty which has been in controversy ever since the
Ballot law first passed. is settled this year by
requiring the consecutive numbering TO begin with
No. ]. The logotype No" II on the plunger which
actuates the consecutive ol nIiHss The
process Of numbering, and its omission by soine
IF annoyance and expense An attempt was made
10 effect another practical improvement IN the law
this year by allowing margin Of half an inch or or
border lines but this not obtained This year.
TO the black border, to the imminent danger of en-
croachng on the outside columns ". as is the case
in many country printing offices, they nave no,
automatic machinery for Strengthening up ana
trimming the sheets. .., /,
The number Of ballots required to be printed Is
cut down from three times the number or regis
tered voters to twice the number. with the same
proportion OF colored ballots p per cent.
A new system is provided for the distribution OF
the ballots to the local officials. Last year, except
in New-York and Kings counties, the County clerk
had to distribute the ballots himself 10 the Town
and city clerks. This difficult job. ana re-
uuired some lively hustlng in counties where the
towns and cities widely separated. This year,
the County Clerks will be glad to know. the town
and CITY clerks must call for the ballots at their
Offices the Saturday before election ana get the
ballots themselves. -, -. -.
There are several other changes in the law or
various interest importance. Perhaps one OF the
most curious is the provision for a taiIy-sneet
which as exhibited by sample In the once OF tne
Secretary of State, Is prOdiCious anair Inc nrst
column contains the titles of all offices voted for
At the right thereof are. for each and every party
making nominations. four columns. or dinerent
widths The first column contains the candloates
name the second the number OF straight votes
for him the third the number Of split votes FOR
him and the fourth the total number or VOICE
These four columns are multiplied as many times
,s there are PARTIES having tickets in the field
and then at the extreme right hand end OF the
sheet are four more columns for talying the mum
her of partially blank ballots the number or Wholly
blank ballots the number of void ballots ana the
grand total OF ballots accounted for. This Will
make a sheet about ten or twenty rect long, ana
whether II will he operated on rollers IKE q PIANO
rama or BY some other convenient device Is left to
the ingenuity Of those who count the pdiiots Inc
law Is cruelty silent on this point