The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-07

must forthwith and alone retire o
Of the compartments provided and pre-
pare his ballot a. follows:
How 10 v~ss . strsishs Party TieksG
II q voter shall desire to vote q
straight party ticket, he may do so by
marking q cross in the circle at the
head Of the list representing his polit-
zeal party. No other marks are neces-
sary In such case: or
He may omit the cross in the circle at
the head of the ticket make a
cross opposite the name Chat Ia In the
square at the left) Of each and every
person on his party list for whom he
desires to. vote.
How 70 Vote . MIXED Ticket.
Omit the cross in the circle at the
head of any list and make a cross oppo-
site the name Chat Ii in the quare at
the left) of each and every person on
any list for whom the voter desires to
vote.
How to Vote where No Candidste's Name
IL Printed.
II no name of a candidate for an once
appears upon his political party list.
as. for instance, IL no candidate for
congressman Is printed on a party list.
the voter may vote for any such ONCE
as follows:
He may paste the name Of the person
/ for whom he desires to vote In the
blank space left for a candidates name
In such list: and always in such case
must make a cross opposite such pasted
name: or
| son for whom he desires to vote In the
| blank space left for the candidates
name in such list: and always in such
case must make a cross opposite such
written name.
Voting Constitutional Amendments.
II the elector shall desire to vote
upon the constitutional amendments. he
may do SO by marking IL with an x.
either for or against the amendments
to the constitution.
Hsw to Obtain Now Ballots.
Any voter who. by accident or mis-
take. spoils his ballot. may on return
ing said spoiled ballot, receive another
in place thereof.
Casting of Ballots.
After preparing his ballot the elector
| must fold IL so that the face of the
ballot shall be concealed, and so that
| the "Oficial Ballot" stamp may be
seen. The person offering to vote must
hand his ballot to the judges and an
nource his name. n In cities n
towns he must give the name OF the
street and h location of his residence
and the number thereon.
Assistance in Marking Ballots.
Any elector who. by blindness or 9TH
err physical disability. is unable to mark
his ballot, must. upon request, receive
the assistance of two of the judges,
who shall represent different parties, in
the marking thereof. and such judges
must certify on the outside thereof that
IL was so marked with their assistance
and must thereafter give no informa-
| ton regarding the same. In case an
| elector cannot read nor write. the
judges of election must not aid such
| elector in marking his ballot.
General instructions.
No person shall show his ballot after
II is marked to any person In such a
way as to reveal the contents thereof or
| the name of the candidate or candi-
dates for whom he marked his ballot.
No elector shall vote or offer to vote
any ballot except such as he received
from the judges of election having
| charge of the ballots.
No elector shall place any mark upon
his ballot by which II may afterwards
| be identified as the one voted by him.
Every elector who does not vote a
ballot delivered TO him by the judges
OF election having charge of the bal
lots shall before leaving the polling
place return such ballot to such judges.
II an elector votes a straight party
ticket by placing a cross in the circle
at the top, he is presumed to vote for
every candidate in that list. For IL
Illustration, ssume there is a candidate
for constable on that ticket, and in that
list. II the elector at the same time
places a cross opposite the name of a
candidate for constable In another list
then the vote as to that office is lost.
Having voted for constable in one list
by a cross at the top n by a cross
opposite the name of a candidate for
thai office in another list, the cross at
the top of one ticket has neutralized
the mark opposite the name in another
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