The Frankfort roundabout., 1900-10-20
INSTRUCTIONS TO COUNTY
CLERKS.
State of Kentucky,
Office Secretary State,
Frankfort, ctOber l6, 1900.


Dear Slr.-BY an anlenulnenb 10
the present election law, approved
o-day, it is provided that the bal
lot shall be of the form herewith
enclosed, i. e.. that the emblem
she'll be lust above a circle one
inch in diameter, which is used
instead of the square and that the
party title shalt Immediately fol-
low. The primary stub for name
and residence of voter and cOnsec-
utive number of ballot is TO be at
the top OF the ballot. above the de-
vices, and the secondary stub for
the name of the voter and consec-
utive number of ballot is to be on
the bottom. or end of the ballot OPP
posite to that of the several party
devices. In all other respects the
ballot will be as heretofore, the
small square following each name,
ard after each name there is to be
a blank space for a name, followed
by. a small square. You Will have
printed, in addition TO the names
of electors and candidates for Gov
ernor. the names of your candidate
for Congress, and such other can
didates as are to lie voted for in
your county. In the case of the
Seventh Appellate District the
names of the candidates for Judge
of the Court of Appeals will appear
on the ballot according TO your di
rection. According TO my cOnstruc-
ton of the act. which construction
is conculred in by the Attorney
General, the certification of nomi-
nations Tor officers not TO be voted
for by the electors of the whole
State is to be made to the county
\ - inl DGTv N
the districts which are to elect
such officers. and not TO the Secre-
tary of State. 1t is therefore in
cunbent on you TO have the names
of all candidates certified TO you by
certificate of nomination, or by
petition, printed on the ballots for
your county in addition TO the
names of the candidates for elector
and Governor.
The act referred to provides also
that 1 shall have shipped to you a
sufficient quantity of a prescribed
quality of paper upon which the
ballots for your county are to be
printed. This paper has been or
dered shipped TO you by express,
and will be sent Immediately
through the nearest local express
Office. You will have TO see that it
reaches the printing establishment
where your printing is to be done
in time to have your ballots printed
and sent to you Tor distribution in
your county. / would suggest,
therefore. that if you moet the
paper at your nearest expires of ce
and have it delivered or have it re-
shipped to the printer where you
will have your ballots printed.
This will save time and possibly
provide against the failure to have
your ballots ready on tine. The
act also provides that the county
clerk shall have made for eacn
voting precinct in his county one
metal stamp at least one inch In
d ameter, which shall be known as
h. the county election seal: 1t shall
have upon it the word election
straight across the center; the
name of the county around the
circle inside the rim above the
word ELECTION, - and the name of
the precinct for which it is made
around the circle inside the rim be-
low the word "election. This
seal is TO be used i'm the sealing of
the bundle of counted ballots at
the close of the polls, as provided
i'm the act. A number of printed
copies of the act will follow this at
the earliest practicable moment, in
order that you and the precinct
officers may follow it's provisions.
You will also provide for each
precinct one stick of the best seal
m AK, such as is used by the
United STATES Government and eN-
press companies for sealing pack
ages containing money. l mention
these articles specifically in order
that you may place your orders for
them i'm time. The printed copies
of the act, which will be sent you
i'm the next few days, advise you
fully as to your duties and the du-
ties of precinct officers under its
provisions. The delay in passing
the law and i'm presenting 1T to the
Governor for his approval has made
Il necessary to delay sending the
certificate at an earlier date.
ihave given my best efforts TO the
4 task of supplying you with the
paper, and in complying fully with
the law referred to.
1t is proper / should add that If
YOU do not receive the paper ship
ped 90 you under this law twelve
days before the ensuing election 1t
will be your duty to furnish the
paper yourself, |. e., order it from
your printer. 1t must be plain
white. sufficiently thick that the
printing can not be distinguished
from the back, shall be of number
one white book paper, and when rs
x4O inches weigh 80 pounds to the