The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30
First Issued Yesterday-Law On
Scratching.

The first of the official ballots Of the
county of Salt Lake was printed yes
terday, and the presses will keep run
ming from this time until the conslgn-.
ment is completed. The rooster occu-
MES his old place at the head Of the
Democratic ticket, and the motto,
MARK on X up by the rooster and lei
If go at that is again the motto OF
the Democracy.
The marking of an Y up by the roos-
ter and making no other marks on the
ticket is really the only proper man
ner of voting. Still there are many
members of the other parties VINO ue-
sire to vote for candidates on the Dem
ocratic ticket. The law governing TINS
point reads as follows:
'S47. Any voter desiring to vote Tor all
the candidates upon any ticket may
mark in the circle above that ticket,
or in the squares opposite the names
of all candidates thereon, or both such
markings. If the voter does not desire
to vote for a candidate on ticket the
circle of which he has marked, he may
draw line through the name OF such
candidate. and the cross in the circle
shall count as a vote for all Of the
other candidates on the ticket. To vote
for candidates on two or more tickets,
he may mark in the squares opposite
the names of such candidates, without
marking in the circle above one ticket.
drawing a line through the names OF
such candidates on that ticket Tor
whom he does net desire to vote, and
marking in the squares opposite the
names of the candidates of his choice
rIpon other tickets. The voter may also
insert in writing in the proper place in
the blank ticket the name Of any per-
son for whom he desires TO vote, and
shall be deemed 20 have voted for that
person. whether he makes or fails to
make q cross mark opposite such name
The unnecessary marking of a cross IN
a square on the ticket below the
marked circle shall not affect the valid
ity of the vote.
s.S4S. Ballots thus, marked shall be
counted for the candidates designated
bv the marks in the squares, and for
the candidates upon the ticket beneath
a marked circle. excluding the candi-
dates through whose names the voter
may have drawn line. When circle
is marked and no lines are drawn
through the name OF any candidate
Hereunder, the ballot shall be counted
for all the names upon the ticket be
meath such circle. When more than one
circle is marked, the ballot shall be re-
jected."
Thus it will be seen that the voter
has the right to mark an K over the
ticket he intends tc vote, and then he
may scratch the name Of any candidate
on that ticket and vote for a person
on any other ticket. or write q name on
the proper column in the blank ticket.
But two circles should never be
scratched, as that invalidates the vote.
When there are two or more Officers.
such as county coInmissi Oners, to be
elected. and the voter votes fer more
than three, the ballot or that portion
of the ticket is void and the vote VIII
not be counted. The law adds that in
voting for one officer If the voter
marks in squares opposite the name of
more than one candidate therefor; or if,
having marked the circle of one ticket,
he shall mark the name of q candidate
on another ticket without drawing a
line through the name of the CORE
spending candidate upon the ticket be-
meath the marked circle, such vote
shall not be counted for said Office"
That is to say: 4 Republican wishes
TO vote his ticket with the exception
of county clerk. He desires to vote for
Mr.. Dunbar. The proper manner is to
draw line through the name of Mr.
Graham, place q cross opposite the
name of Mr.. Dunbar and the cross I'M
Gerneath the eagle. The safe plan,
however. is to mark an Y up by the
rooster and let it go at that"
Mark an Y up by the rooster and
LET il go at that"