The daily Republican., 1902-11-03
ms TRUCTIONS
TO THE VOTER
Before Going to Polls on Tues.
day Delawareans Should
Study This.


he should enter the passageway, an
nounce his name to the election
board II challenged establish hi
rightso vote, and enter the dool
Of the election room; when admitted,
procure from one of the clerks a
ticket that has the initials of the
clerks written on the back, and an
indelible black lead pencil from the
other clerk. He should then, II he so
desires it, request the voters as
sistant to 60 with him into booth
and the said voters assistant shall
assist him to mark, alter, change,
scratch or fold his ballot 10 his pres.
ence and Of each other, and shall
also. when requested by the voter,
read over 10 him the names OF the
candidates on the ballots which he
desires to vote: il the voter should
not desire the help Of the Voter 8
Assistant he should 20 alone into a
booth and mark his ballot with the
indelible black lead pencil.
If he desires to vote for all the
candidates of one party and none
other he shall make mark cross
ing two lines with the said pencil
anywhere in the large square enclos-
ing the device and above the title
under which are printed tho names
of the candidates of such party; the
vote shall then be counted for all
the candidates under that title;
but if the voter does not
Wish to vote for all the can
didates of any one party, he
shall as before make mark cross.
ing two lines with said pencil in the
square enclosing the device and
above the title under which are
printed the names of the candidates
majority of whom he desires to
vote for, and shall erase the names
of those candidates under that title
for whom he does not wish to vote;
and if he desires to vote for other
candidates in the place of those
whose names have been erased, he
shall in that case write the name or
names Of the candidate or candida
tes under other title or titles for
whom he wishes to vote in the place
and stead and for the same office
and position as those whose names
he has erased; the vote shall then
be counted for all the candidates
whose names have not been erased
under that title above which the
square enclosing the device is mark
ed with two lines crossing each other
as above stated, and also for
those candidates, if there be any
such, under other title OF titles,
whose names have been written as
before prescribed.
II, by accident, an elector tears,
mutilates, defaces or spoils ballot,
he should 60 at once to the clerk,
return the same, explain how the
accident occurred and ask for anoth-
er ballot.
Before leaving the booth he should
fo,d his ballot so that the initials OF
the clerks, on the back. will show,
but SO that no part Of the face of
the ballot can be seen. When he
has marked and folded his ballot, be
should leave the booth, deliver the
pencil TO the clerk from whom he
received it, and hand the folded bal
lot to the Inspector, who will put it
in the ballot box in his presence.
He should then leave the room
and remain thirty feet away from
the polls.
Section "a. Amy person who shall
remove or attempt to remove ballot
or pencil from the election room, or
have in his possession outside OF the
election room any such ballot or
pencil, either genuine or counterfeit,
during the election, shall be guilty
OF misdemeauor. and on conviction
thereof by indictment, shall! be fined
not less than two hundred dollars
and not more than five hundred dol.
lars, or may be imprisoned for
term not exceeding two years aud
not less than one
Section 32 The sheriff Shall
make the ballot boxes and the talley
lists and all other papers to be de-
livered to the several inspectors
conform to the requirements of this
act The inspector or the trusty
person for his services in receiving
and delivering at the place of hold
ing the election as aforesaid the
packages containing the ballots and
pencils shall receive two dollars.
Section 43. If any person not
therein authorized so to do shall
enter or attempt to enter the cleo
ton room, or enter, or attempt to
enter within the railing leading to
the entrance to the election room,
or shall remain within thirty feet Of
the polling place contrary to the
provisions herelnbefore made, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof be fined
not more than two hundred dollars.
Section "a. If any person shall
induce or attempt to induce any
elector to write, paste, or otherwise
place ON his ballot the name of any
person or any sign or device Of any
kind as a distinguishing mark by
which to indicate to any other per-
son how such elector has voted, or
shall enter into or attempt to form
any agreement or conspiracy with
any other person to induce or at.
tempt to induce electors or any
electors to place any mark or name
on his ballot, whether or not said
act be committed or attempt to be
committed, such person SO offending
shall be- guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction be imprisoned
for not exceeding two years.
WIN StuI, RunLinu