The daily Republican., 1902-11-01
ms TRUCTIONS
TO THE VOTER
Before Going to Polls on Tues
day Delawareans Should
Study This.

If you are ia doubt as to how to cast
your ballot in legal way on Tues
day study these instructions.
When an elsstor is ready 10 vote
he should enter the passageway, an
nounce his name to the election
board. If challenged establish his
right 20 vote. and enter the door
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, IL he so
desires it, request the voters as
slstaut to 60 with him into booth
and the said voters assistant shall
assist him to mark, alter, change,
scratch or fold his ballot IN 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: If the voter should
not desire the help Of the Voters
Assistant he should go alone into
b0oth 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 a 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
Il 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 il 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 tho same office
q n nc. thIcn w h
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
enclosing the device is mark |
ed with two lines crossing each other
as above stated, and alss for
those candidates, if there be any |
such, under other title or titles,
whose names have been writtena as
before prescribed.
If, by accident, an electOr tears,
defaces or spolls ballot,
he should 90 at once to the clerk
return the same, explain how the
accident occurred and ask for anoth-
Ell 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, he
should leave the booth, deliver the
pencil to the clerk from whom he
received it, and hand the folded bal
OF to the inspector, who will put it
n the ballot box in his presence.
He SHOULD then leave the room
md remain thirty feet away from
he polls.
Section "a. ANY person who shall
cmove or attempt to remove ballot
II pencil from the election room, or
lave in his possession outside of the
SECTION room any such ballot or
pencil. either genuine or counterfeit,
Turing the election, shall be guilty
It misdemeanor. and on conviction
hereof by indictment, shaI! be fined
Tot less than two hundred dollars
md not more than five hundred dol.
ars, or may be imprisoned for q
ERIN not exceeding Two years and
lot less than one.
Section 80. The sheriff shall
make the ballot boxes and the talley
lists and all other papers to be de-
lvered to the several inspectors
onform to the requirements of this
ct. The inspector or the trusty
erson for his services in receiving
nd delivering at the place of hold
ng the election as aforesaid the
ackages containing the ballots and
encils shall receive two dollars.
Section 43. If any person not
herein authorized SO to do shall
inter- or attempt to enter the cleo
ion room, or enter, or attempt to
nter within the railing leading to
he entrance to the election room,
/ shall remain within thirty feet of
he polling place contrary to the
rovisions hereInbefore made, he
hall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
nd on conviction thereof be fined
OF more than two hundred dollars.
Section "a. If any person shall
lduce or attempt to induce any
lectOr to write, paste, or otherwise
lace on his ballot the name of any
erson or any sign or device of any
ind as distinguishing mark by
'hich to Indicate to any other per-
IN how such elector has voted, or
hall enter into or attempt to form
ny agreement or conspiracy with
ny other person to induce or at
.mpt to induce electors or any
ectors to place any mark or name
\ his ballot. Whathar or not said !