The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
HOW TO VOTE.
Here Are Instructions for Mark
ing the New Ballot.
Voters Should Read This With
Care.
NOT IN THE CIRCLE.
Unless Vote Straight Ticket
Must Mark Opposite Names.
Study Carefully Official Ballot
on Opposite Page.

VA ORPSSAOS -
On the opposite page is printed fac 9,,
aimile of the official ballot which VIII
be used by voters on election GAY :.
The fac-simile shows the ballot as II
will be when handed to the voters with
the exception that the lower nne con
tanning the nominations are left OIL On
account of the limitations OF the pas
Below the nominations Tor county SUI
veyor will be the nominations IQr rep 1'.
sentatives by districts. The Thirty-seV
enth district comprises the First wafd
of the city of Topeka and all the couh-
try precincts lying north OF the Kansas
river The Thirty-eighth dlstI4cI -
composed Of the Second, Third ana
Fourtb wards in the city and the Thir-
ty-ninth district is composed OF lbe
Fifth and Sixth wards in the city ana
all the country precincts lying sou1H "
the river. In addition TO the noilllld
lions for representative the nomlnllleHs
for county commissioner from the hal
commissioner district will appear on me
ballots used in the First ward ana all
the country precincts north OF the river
There will be no voting for conlInlss1oh-
er at any voting place south OF the Kan
sas river.
In the city precincts the voters will
receive two ballots, one will be the gen
eral ballot which Will contain the state
and county tickets and the other VIII De
a much smaller ballot which VIII con
tain the special questions submitted u
the three questions submitted two are
for amendments to the constitution OF
the state and the other is TO DECIDE
whether the commissioners OF shawnee
county shall sell the old court house.
One of the constitutional amendments
submitted is to make the pay of all
members of the legislature $500 for
regular session and the other IS Tor the
biennial election law to govern the elec-
.~tnirN n
township officers. The law now applies
to all other county and state offices;
After each of the specia1 questions VIII
be two squares labeled yes" and 'no"
and the voter will cast his vote for or
against each question by a cross in one
of the squares. In the city there will
be two ballot boxes. In the country pre-
cincts there will be three ballots given
the voters. One will be the general and
county ballot on one sheet, the other
will be the ballot for the special ques-
lions submitted and the third will be
the township ballot In the country
there will be three ballot boxes
The voter wishing township ballot
will be asked the number of his road
overseer district. When that number is
given to the judge of the election the
judge will write the number in the up
per right hand corner on the face of the
ballot before giving it to the voter. On
the ballot will be a list of all road over
seers in the townships. In some towns
ships there are twelve road Overseers.
In others there are more and some less,
but the voter can vote only for the cam
didates in his own district If the voter
places cross in the circle at the top
of any township ballot to show that he
wishes to vote an entire party ticket
then the judges will refer to the num-
Der at the top of the ballot and cast one
vote for the party nominee for road
overseer in the road district by that
number Names for road overseer can
be written on the ballot in the blank
column and voted for by q cross mark
in the square after the name.
The instructions printed at the top of
the ballots are as follows: This ballot
should be marked in one Of two way p
with a pencil having black lead: First,
to vote a straight ticket make a cross
* mark within the circle below one OF
the devices or emblems shown thereon.
and not elsewhere on the ballot. the
second way is not to make any mark
in any circle below any device or en-
blem on the ballot but make a cross
(X) mark in the square a the right of
the name of each candidate for whom
you desire to vote, on whatever ticket
his name may be found. To vote for a
person whose name does not aDnear on
the ballot. write the name of such per-
son under the title of the office in the
blank column, and make a cross X mark
in the square at the right of his name.
Any other mark than the cross y mark
used for the purpose of voting. or any
eTasure made on this ballot makes it
void and no vote thereon can be count
ed; provided, that when voter has
properly marked his ballot in the circle
at the head of the ticket the marking
of the names by a proper cross X mark
in all the squares to the right of the
names on the same party ticket shall
not prevent the counting of such bal
lots If YOU tear or deface or wrongly
mark this ballot. return it and obtain
another"
Voters who do not wish to place a
cross X mark in the circle above any
party ticket and thereby vote the
straight ticket. will have to be careful
in marking their ballots to avoid a tech.
nical blunder which would invaldate tnf
entire ballot. If vote is to be cast 70,
some one whose name does not aDDear
on the ticket, the name must be writer
in the last column under the name of the
office and cross mark placed in tn,
square at the right Of the column fol
lowing the name written in No name.
can be written elsewhere on the ballot
The writing of name in a blank col
umn- when such name appears printed
elsewhere on the ballot. Will invalidat,
the entire ballot. A cross mark in ;
square following the words No nonf
nation will also invaidate the entir
ballot. If a cross mark is made in am
circle then no cross marks can be mad,
AFTER the names in any column excep
those IN the column under that on
circle. and in the latter case must h
mace after every name in such column
A voter desiring to cast a ballot 10
such nominees as are printed on tn,
face of the ballot in the Peoples. Pro
hioiton or Socialist columns AMI ais,
not voting for candidates for the otfice
not filled in such columns. must no
make a cross mark in the circle.
In Shawnee county there are NV,
names in the Independent" column, 7
A. Stebbins for county attorney an,
FRANK Stahl for sheriff The voters WI,
vote for these candidate. 'r7rst nc+ ~,
a cross mark in the circle but mus
mark in the squares opposite thei
names AND then opposite the names q
other candidates for whom they desir
to vote.
The emblem at the head of the Ponu
list party ticket represents a famiI
group, but the half tone used was suci
poor one that in the fac smile printe