Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-15
VOTERS AND ELECTION JUDGES

duties on N0Nompef . iNNAa WV "
little occasion Tor spoilei OF ineffective
ballots being east on that Jay. There
have been references made 10 the
large petcontago Of ioss Ia ballots east
under the Australian law ~ the fisi
election In conformity Herewith DO
other slates, aud this los has been
charged hsfetl the lack Of oompfohen'
sion on the part OF the voter. AZ a mat.
ter OF iaci, the greatest trouble met with
IL from lack Of Comprehension Of 'he
law by the Judges aud clerks objection
rather than BY the voter, whose duty
IN not Intricate and fequlrea only Of
dinaIy care TO get along with ease.
The work VI tho voter is 10 prepare
his OF her ballot according 10 the iim.
pie directions given Ia the NEWS
under the head OF "Rules Tor voloni"
n q straight party ballot, the party
emblem IA marked, or all the namss on
tho party ticket, but not both emblem
and names;lf not n straight party ticket,
ihea the names Of PERSONS voted Tor
are to DO marked with a orosi, and
party emblems are not TO 10 marked.
On going 10 the polling place the
voter receives a folded Official ballo,
from az election luigs; /, has the
duplicate atub attached, the stub being
reserved BY the Judge, TOR lie number,
which appears on stub, duplicate stub
aud ballot; tho duplicate stub must be-
endorsed by the election Judge. The
ballot thus handed 10 the voter le taton
by him or her 10 a compartment where
are provided pom, ink and n shelf,
and Ia marked ~ the voter desires
10 record his or her choice. A voter IL
limited 10 ten tninnte,' tlme In pfsrar.
ing . ballot II no one else IL waiting;
but II others arc waiting the time
limit Is nve minutes, which l. ample
TO avoid hutrying. II 4 voter spois a
ballot BY making = wrong marx, Au.
other eau be secured, or u third, from
tho election judges, but no more, and he
Aasst HlsAANN NANNVNs
Tho voter has marked the ballot he folds
70 A. It was before aud hands IL 10 n
Judge Of election, after that persop
performs certain duties the ballot l.
given back 10 tho vOiof, who deposits
II In the ballo, box. Heretofore II has
been the custom for Judge OF election
10 deposlt the ballot In tho bon; now
the voter must do II. Ordinarily, u
takes from nye 10 ten mlnulos Tor each
person TO vote, half VI the limo being
taken up In preparing the ballot.
The SUN " the voters duty 10 10
get an sfiioiAl ballot from the judses,
mark Il - he wants II couule1, deposit
II In the boz, aud retire. Hls chief
work ia marking tho names Of candl.
dAles or tho party ticket he wishes to
vote for. A volsr who cannot read or
write or 10 physically unable, by BLIND.
mess or Otherwise, 10 prepare his ballit,
10 entitled 10 tho assistance Of two oiso.
lion Judges, Que from each Of two
political parties, 10 DO the work Tor
him.
The county clerk must have sample
hallols. printed on paper Of a different
color from the ofiieial ballots but 10
the same form, 10 HE oiiiee seven
days before the election, Tor public In.
upoctlon. Tue clerk must alec furnish
instructions TO voters how 10 proceed.
The eleolof is not compelled u vote
oaly for candidates whose names are
printed on the Ticket lie may write
In lh- names Of other candidates 10
the spaces provided, Ani marx lhem Ne
bic choice.
When applied to by voter on cleo
ton day, the Judges must ascertain II
tue VoIet's name IL on the
registry list aud n II 10 the
name ia repeated aud tho slec.
lotH allowed TO enter within lhevuAId
rail-, where Judge or clsfk o. election
is to give him an Official ballll-only
one The Judge must tear this ballot
iI.m the package % ~ % rotaiu toe
club aud lot the duplicate stub go vim
ttc ballot the Judge IA chGrgs OF the
bailoiswriIos his Initials on too dupli
cato stub. Tue voter then take. IA
iolJol 1fiaal ballot and retitoa 10 the
voting booth. The luiges also hear
all challenges upou tho seven gtouuus
tpyrihed In the law. II tue person
ohalIunged makes oath that Gu,
grounds OF challenge arc untrue, tn,n
no may be allowed 10 vote. Chal.
leng,s may be heard either At the tim
Of Applying Tor ballot Vt At the time
oioilering II Tor deposit iu the box.
lhe Judges may also be required to NJ.
tist a disabled W ililetate voter 10 pf,.
pare his ballot When tho voter re-.
turns win the folded prepared hallo,,
tho judges call bis name and tho
number on the duplicate stub, make
comparison with the slu0 number
previously checked In front OF tina
name, and Identity the ballot by thu
Judges iniuAs. Il all Ia found TO be
correct, the Judge tahts "a the
duplicate stub, wnlss tue name