Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-10-16
g0nSG AUSTRALIAN BALLOTS
.sfrdy itis cArefuiiy and Preserve IL
ror Fature Reference.


schools" are being held IN different
places 20 educate,the voters Ia the new
system Of castIug( their ballots under
the Australian baNoi Jaw The ballot
60 bc seed AZ general elsctious Is long
and ioiricate, bus thetc S really no off
acpiiy Tor careful voter, or FOR one
who would take ihc iinNe 20 rote The IN
siruetlors. n set %. s'c precisely as
he wishes IL. The work ION his part is
very plain and simple. and therefore
easily understood
~ 20 tne ballot. none bui regularly
nominated candidates can be placed |
upon g. This makes aominatine con
ventions Of more importance ia the
state than heretofore With ihe excep.
sion Of presidential eleclors, who are put
in groups, all names OF candidates must
be placed IN alphabetical order, accord
ing 20 surnames. under the csisnation
of the Office which they are intended TO
di Political parties are designated by
emblems as we'll as by names, but no
two parties are allowed 20 use the same
device. In the coming general election,
for instance. the first thing on the ticket
will be the emblems OF the political
parties who have named candidates.
These party emblems will be placed one {
under the other. and at the right Of each {
will be printed a blank square. Over or 7
under these emblems the following in >
struction must appear; "To vote /
straight ticket, place cross mark * a
with ink IN the square opposite your p
party emblem" This tell. the whole b
story to the straight party voter Next t.
come the respective groups Of presiden- h
-iai electors, with the name % the polit. I
esi party they represent. and the names "
u the party candidates for president b.
md vice president Of the United States CO
These latler ore the only names allowed Cd
~ che ballot except those Of candidates
esularlv nominated according 70 the
ut Jaw.
Nnrofhcr candidates exoent prcsiden
bal electors are placed under the des-
snaiion of the office for which they 90
re nominated % alphabetical order ba
here is nothing in the law which for H..
IDS q line of Classification such as Con ba
ne ssionai ticket estate ticket, "county ol,
ckci,n aprecinct ticket" etc. for the mn
onvenicnce and information OF the f.,
oier. There may be also printed in mr..
ruciions such as "vote Tor one" or bv
vote for three" or any other number of ,,.,
indicates Tor similar office, such as "a
Tree county commissioners, or, as in lee
lie case Of Salt Lake county, five sena- inc
M or ten representatives; also the be
slruefions may be Included. 'if you ~,
I'VE nor voted straight tickle, above, an,
ace q cross mark X with ink opposite mi,
ich name sou wish to vote for in the tol,
ank space left for that purpose" But si,t
, caption or endorsement except those s,e
aid the voter Is permitted on the IA,
.ket; and no tickets with the candi ~,
ees OF one precinct county or district milo
e allowed ~ me po'n"S pace OF wit
other The arrangement of names so
the ballot IN their alphabetical order. 70
,uld be as follows In the present cleo ,ev
M for instance. II VIM. H. King is the h,t,
ngresslonai candidate OF the demo al
sts and popoisis, aud L. Holbroos wan
At ui the republicans and independ him
Is, then ~ coming Ia the alphabet be- nov
Re X. the surname beginning there the
ia will come FIRST thus seen