Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-02
IRE READY
Twenty one Thousand viii Be Do.
livered to Judges Of Election
on s aturday.
Special Messengers Will Garry
Them to Each Precinct Of
the County.
Law and Instructions Rel ative to
Marking Ballots Constitution.
al Amendment.

But few days intervene until the
great contest at the ballot box will be
on. The preparations are complete in
this county, with the exception Of the
work OF the party managers in seeing
that every one is on the registration
lists by Saturday night and OF getting
out the vote on next Tuesday. The Off
clal ballots for the entire county have
been delivered by the printer into the
hands of County Auditor Hargraye.
VINO is preparing them for distribution.
mere are u, 900 of these official bal.
iots-7lO. 5O0 of the regular ballots with
the various tickets thereon and 10. 500
With the constitutional amendment and
the proposition to call special con-
Yentton to revise the constitution. Spe-
clai messengers, with teams, Will de-
liver these ballots to one of the Judges
OF election of each precinct tomorrow,
as provided by law
People Should not be confused regard
ing the constitutional amendment and
tne convention propositions which APP
pear on separate ballot from the can
didates The amendment for biennial
elections will probably receive a big
majority in this county, but as there is
no important question presented and no
particular reed for constitutional
convention, the people will probably
place a cross in the square opposite the
word No"
The following sections from the code
relative to the marking of the ballots
lshould be read by every one who does
not intend to vote straight ticket but
I all those who vote straight need to do
| is to place 4 cross ii. the circle at the
| top of the ticket for which they wish to
lvote: u
Marking the I3allot--Iipon retiring
to the voting booth the voter shall pre-
lspare his ballot by placing a cross in the
| square opposite the name of each cam
l5diaate for whom he desires to vote, on,
i if he desires to Vote for all the candi-
!, dates upon any ticket he may do so by
| placing a cross in the circle at the head
! of the ticket. The voter may also in
sert in writing, in the proper place, the
name Of any person for whom he de-
| sires To vote, making cross opposite
Thereto. The unnecessary marking of a
/ cross in Il square below a marked cir
I.cle shall not affect the validity OF his
jsvote.
!. Flow Coanted-Bailots marked as
| first provided in the preceding section
! shlll be counted for the candidates
/ des ignated by the marks in the square.
When a circle is marked. the ballot
shall be counted for all the names upon
the ticket beneath said circle. The max
ling Of a cross in the square of another
4 ticket than the one marked in the circle
4 shall not AFFECT the validity of the bal-
lint. except a $ TO thu Office for which the
person opposite whose name such cross
/ was made is "A candidate. and a S 10 that
lUffice the vote shall not he counted.
| When more than one circle is marked
1.-The ballot shall be rejected When only
lone candidate for any office is to be
telccted. If the voter marks in squares
fopposite the names of more than one
fcandtdate therefor, such vote shall not
3be<counIed for such office, whether the
circle is marked OF not. When two or
more officers of the same kind are to he
rejected. If more squares opposite the
names of candidates for such office are
marked than there are officers TO BE-
elected to such office. the ballot shall
NOT be counted for any such candidates.
If for any reason il is impossible to de-
ternine the voters choice for any office
Ito he filed. his ballot shall mol be
counted FOR such Office. Any ballot
marked by he voter IN any other mans
4ner than as authorized in this chapter.
and so that such mark may be used for
the purpose of identifying such ballot,
shall be rejected.
Section i.lai. Voting Mark-spoiled
Ballots-'rhe voting mark shall be a
cross in the circle or square. Any Voter
who shalt spoil his ballot may, on re-
turning the same TO the Judges, receive
another in place thereof, but no voter
shall receive more than three ballots.
including the ore first delivered to him.
More but ballots provided in accord
ance with the provisions of this chapter
\ shall be counted.
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