Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-28
ELECTION NOTICE

| OFFICE OF CITY CLERK, March %,
1901. To the Electors of the City of
Mineral Point, Wis:
| Notice is hereby given that a city
election is to be held in the several
towns, wards and election precincts Of
the city of Mineral Point. on the I'd
day of April, 1901, at which the Off
GERS named below are to be chosen.
The names of the candidates for each
office to be voted for, whose nomina-
tions have been certified to this Office,
are given opposite the title OF the Of
| fee and under the appropriate party
or other designation, each in its pro-
per column, and the questions sub
mitted to vote are stated below.
INFORMATION TO svoTERs.
The following instructions are given
| for the information and guidance, OF
voters. A voter, upon entering the
| polling place and giving his name
and residence, will receive ballot
from the ballot clerk which must have
| indorsed thereon the names or initials
of both ballot clerks, and no other
ballot can be used. Upon receiving
his ballot, the voter must retire alone
to booth or compartment and pre-
pare the same for voting. A ballot
clerk may inform the voter as to the
proper manner of marking ballot,
| but he must not advise or indicate in
any manner to whom to vote for.
The voter, if he wishes to vote for all
the candidates nominated by any par
| ty, should make a cross marx y I'M
der the party designation printed at
the top of the ballot in the square
made for that purpose. A ballot so
marked. and having no other mark,
will be counted for all the candidates
of that party in the column urder-
meath, unless the names OF some OF
the candidates of the party have been
erased or cross mark be placed In
the square under the name Or at any
place in the space Npled ny the
name or names OF tn. candidates IN
another column, and will be counted
for all names written in lieu OF one
erased. II the voter wishes to vote
for some OF the candidates OF different
political parties. he should make
cross mark under the name OF each
cand i'd ate he desires to vote Tor, or AT
anv place within the space in which
| the name is printed. If he wishes to
vote for person for certain ONCE
whose name is not on the ballot, he
must write the name in the blank
space under the printed name OF the
candidate for the Office. The ballot
| should not be marked in any other
manner. II the ballot be spoiled, 1t
must be returned to the ballot clerk,
| who must issue another IN its stead !,
but not more than three in all 20 any
voter. Five minutes time is allowed
| in booth to mark ballot. Unofficial
J ballots or memorandum to assist the
| voter in marking his ballot can be
taken into the booth, and may be used
IN COPY from. The ballot must not be
| shown so that any person c2.a see how
II has been marked by tho voter. Ar
Ter IL is marked, it should be folded
"a that the inside cannot be seen, but
81 thai tlte printed endorsements ana
i SIGNATURES of the ballot clerks on
the outside may be seen. Then the
voter should pass out oil tne
booth or compartment, give DIS
name TO the inspector 10 charge OF tne
ballot box, hand him his ballot 20 pt
placed in the box, and pass out OF tne
: voting place. 4 voter who declares
to the presiding officer that ne " IN
able to read or that by req on oi pby'
steal disability, he is unable 10 mara
. his ballot, can have assistance OF on'
, or two election officers in marking The
same, TO be chosen by the voter; ant
, If he declares that he is totally blind
4 he may be assisted by any persoI
chosen by him from among the lega
q voters Of the county. The pres idln'
officer may administer an oath IN hi
; discretion. as to such PERSONS dis
r ability. The party designations an
- g. ~ d;Harsp. offices ar