Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
REPUBL BLICAN
DEMOCRATIC
PROHIBITION

PUT CROSS MARK IN SQUARE.
This cross mark Ia to serve the Same
purpose as did the cross mark used for
the old ballot.
When this cross mark Is placed Ia The
square after the name of any party, in
ballot, II signifies the intention Of the
voter to vote for all the candidates
nominated by that party.
Every mark within such square shall
be equivalent to mark against every
name designated by that political ap-
pellation or party name including can
didates nominated by moro than one
party or group Of citizens.
At the head of each ticket shall be
printed the following instructions:
ITO vote straight party ticket mark
Q cross (x) in the square opposite the
namo Of the party Of your choice In the
nrst column.
"A cross mark in the square op.
posite the name of any candidate indi-
Gates vote for that candidate"
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO COUNTING.
A book Of instructions has been is.
sued by the Republican state commits
tee, and Secretary Andrews expects
that before the end of this week he will
have copies Of the same In the hands
Of ell the county committeeman. In
this book. which also contains other
valuable data regarding the new law.
the following instructions are given To
slection officers regarding the method
OF counting the ballots:
The effect of Q cross mark (X) n
the square opposite the aame of the
party Of his choice, In the straight
party column on the left of the ballot
shall be equivalent to . vote for every
candidate of the party 30 marked.
The placing of cross mark (X) d
She square at the right Of the name Of
each candidate indicates Q vote tor
each candidate 30 marked.
A cross mark (x) in the square o.
posite the name Of the party in che
straight party column on the left Of
the ballot, votes a straight ticket, and
Is equivalent to vote for every can.
~NNoso VA shS POI - oo hSu, uuu IuG
marking OF one or more names in the
group Of candidates of another party,
Is the marking of more names than
the voter is entitled to vote for. and Ii
a marking Of the ballot otherwise than
ts directed by the act, and the ballot
must not be counted for such Office,
but must be counted for all other q
mNna for which ho -
didates have been properly marked.
For example-A voter places a cross
mark opposite the name "REpBBLI.
CAN" in the column on the left of the
ballot-this mark would indicate that
he had voted for every candidate Of
that party. II the voter, after having
80 marked his ballot, should place a
cross mark in the square to the right
OF the name OF candidate of the
Democratic party, his vote would not
be counted for either or any of the
candidates for that Office. because the
voter would by doing 80 vote for more
candidates for that office than he is
entitled to vote for, his vote. however
should be counted for all the other
candidates of the Republican party.
The placing of a cross mark In the
square opposite the name of the party
Of his choice in the straight party col
ann on the left of tho ballot. and AZ
che same time placing a cross mark
IN the square to the right of the indi-
vidual name OF any or all of the candi-
dates OF that party. will not affect the
validity Of the ballot. It will simply
be surplusage. and a vote must be
counted for each candidate of that
party.
When a candidate has died or with
drawn. and a substituted nomination
Is made after the ballots are printed.
there shall he prepared and distributed
with the ballots suitable slips OF pa
per bearing the substituted name. To-