The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-02


eratien.
The following extracts from the
state election law should he care
fuity read by every voter. They are
exceedingly simple and IL ordinary
intelligence il exercised and haste
avoided. NO voter need fear making
. mistake. II a ballot II spoiled by
accident or mistake. return IL to the
election onacer. folded so that they
can see the num her but not the vote
marks. and get . new one. The pro-
Visions Of the law are ~ fOllowas
AZ any election IL shall he the duty
Oh sae inspector. or one of the judges
OF election, to deliver ballot. to the
qaahhed electors. Any elecsor dA
sarinE to vote shall give his name to
the Inspector or one of the judges.
who shall then. In an audible tone Of
voice. announce the same, where
upon . challenge may be interposed
In the manner provided by law. II
NO challenge he tnterpo.ed. or IL the
challenge be Overruled. the In
spcctor or one of the Judges shall
give him y ballot. at the same time
calling tn the clerks of election the
number of such ballot. In precincts
where there is n registration of vot-
ers, IL shall be the duty OF such
clerks to write the number of the
ballot against the name of such
eicctOr ~ the xame appears upon
the certified copy of poll books of
rexfstration i'm their possession. In
precincts where there are no regix-
trafton O. vOterss IL shall be the duty
of the clerks to transcrfbe the name
of the eiector I'm the poll books. and
against such name the number Of
the ballot delivered to the eIector.
Each QualiHed elector shall be en-
titled to receive from the said
judges one ballot. tSec. 3S4, Code,
~ amended by Sec. :, Laws Of 1895,
page 3SI.)
On receipt of his ballot the eIector
shall forthwith and without leaving
the polling place retire alone to one
of the places, booths or apartments
provided TO prepare his ballot. II
he desires to vote for all the candi-
dates of any political party he may
may mark n cross .Xs after the
name. against the political dexigna-
ton OF such party, and shall then he
deemed to have voted for all the
persons named ~ the candidates OF
such party. IL he desIres 10 vote for
any particular candidate OF any
by placing after the name of such
candidate q mark "x": Provided,
That IL two or more candidates for
such Office are TO be elected. then
such voter shall place his mark .x-
after the name of each of the candi-
dates for whom he wishes to vote
for that particular once, and in that
case such voter shall then he
deemed TO have voted for all the
persons named ~ the candidates Of
the political party after which he shall
have made his mark "x.- except
those who are otherwise designated
as herein provided. Each elector
may prepare his ballot by marking
q cross az" after the name Of every
person or candidate for whom Ke
wishes tn vote. In case of q ballot
containing n constitutional amend
ment or other question to be sub.
mitted to the vote of the people the
voter shall mark u cross ~ after
the question, for or against the
amendment or proposition. ~ the
I'm the blank spaces. or paste over
any other name. the name OF any
person for whom ne may wish to
vote. Before leaving the booth or
compartment the eIecfor shall fold
his ballot In such n manner that the
on the outside thereof. without dis
playing the marks on the face
thereof, and he shall keep IL folded
until he has voted. Having folded
the ballot, the elector shall deliver
IL folded 10 the Inspector. who shall,
the name Of the elector and the
number of the ballot. The election
clerks having certified copies of the
poll books of registration or poll
books In charge, shall. IL they md
the number marked opposite the
electors name on the register or
poll books TO correspond with the
number of the ballot handed 10 the
inspector. mark opposite the name
of such eIector the word .yoted.-
back. In an audible tone. the name
of the eIectcr and the number Of his
ballot. The inspector shall separate
the slip containing the number of
the ballot from the ballot and shall
deposit the ballot I'm the ballot box
The numbers removed from ballots
shall be fmm edfateIy destroyed.
fsec- ass, Code. amended by See
$, Laws of 1895. page 33I.,
The clerk of the board of county
commissioners OF each county shall
Cause 90 be printed I'm large type ON
cards, In Ensiish. Instructions for
the guidance of electors I'm pr~par-
ing their ballots. He shall furnf.h
ten such cards To the judges of ~i~c-
ton of each election precinct, and
one additional card for each nifty
electors or fractional part thereof
In the precinct, at the same time and
in the same manner As the printed