Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-03-27

OIlIGS VI tH@ N.ilN tlSth.
March Is, 1909.
To the Electors OF the City OF Min
cral Point, Wisconsin:
Notice is hereby given that an elec-
ton Is to be held Ia the several wards
and election precincts OF the city of
Mineral Point on
Tuesday, the lst day OF
April, 1902,
at which the officers named below are
to be chosen. The names Of the can
didates for each office to be voted Tor,
whose nominations have been certified
to this office, ace given opposite the
title OF The office ana under The appro.
pirate party or other designation,
each in its proper column, and the
questions submitted to II vote are
stated below.
INFORMATION no VOTERS.
The following instructions are given
for the information aud guidance of
voters. voter upon entering the
polling place and giving his name
and residence, will receive IL 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 a booth or compartment and pre-
pare the same for voting. A ballot
clerk may inform the voter as to the
proper manner of marking u ballot,
but he must not advise or ind dictate in
any manner for whom to vote for.
The voter, ii he wishes to vote for all
the candidates nominated by any par
ty, should make a cross mark X un-
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 he counted for all the candidates
of that party la the column under
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 it, the space occupied by the
name or names of the candidates in
another column, and viii 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 a
cross mark IN 'ar the name OF each
candidate he desires TO vote for, or at
any place within the space il which
the name is printed. If he wishes to
vote for a person for certain office
whose name is not on the ballot, he
must write the name i'm the blank
space under the printed name OF the
candidate for the office. The ballot
should not be marked ia any other
manner. II the ballot ba spoiled, i'll
must be returned to the ballot clerk
"a. !. Ia. I'd
but not more than three i'm all to any
voter Five minutes time is allowed
In booth to mark ballot Unofficial
ballots or memorandum 90 assist the
voter ia marking his ballot can be-
taken Into the booth and may be used
to copy from The ballot must not be
shown SO that any person can see how
ii has been marked by the voter, AZ
ter 1t is marked, Il should be folded
so that the inside cannot be seen, but
so that the printed endorsements and
signatures of the ballot clerks may be
seen. Then the voter should pass ont
uf the booth or compartment, give his
name 10 the inspector Ia charge of the
ballot box, hand him his 0aliol TO be-
placed la the box, and pass out of the
voting place, A voter who declares
To the presiding officer that he Is an
able to read or that by reason of
physical disability he is unable to-
mark his ballot. can have assistance
OF one or two election officers inl
marking the same, to be chosen by the
voter: and if he declare that he is
totally blind, he may be assisted by
any person chosen by him from
among the legal voters of the county.
The presiding officer may administer
an oath, in his discretion. as TO such
persons disability. The party desig-
nations and candidates for the diiler-
ont Offices are AS follows.