Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-15

| held in case there be no candidate legally
| nominated therefor, as many blank spaces
| as there are persons to be voted for, by
| each voter for such Office in which spaces
the voter may insert the name of any
| person whose name is not printed on the
| ballot as candidate for such office, and
such insertion shall count as vote with
out the cross mark hereinafter mem
| toned.
Whenever the approval of a constitu-
| tional amendment or other question is
submitted to the vote of the people, such
question shall be printed upon the bal
lots in a brief form and followed by the
words yes and mo- and If such question
be submitted at an election of public
officers, it shall be printed below the list
of candidates. The ballots shall be so
printed as to give each voter a clear op-
portunity to designate his choice of cam
didates by a cross-mark (x) in square
of sufficient size at the right of the name
of each candidate and inside the line en-
closing the column, and in like manner
answers to the question submitted by
similar marks in squares at the right of
the words yes and no. and on the bal
| lot may be printed instructions how to
mark, and such words as will aid the
voter to do this, as mark one,' mark
three and the like: Provided, That
voter may designate his choice of an
entire group of candidates for Presiden-
tial electors by one cross mark in large
square, which shall be placed at the right
of the surnames of the candidates for
President and Vice President at the head
of such group, and such mark shall be
equivalent to mark against every name
in the group: Provided. further, That
voter may designate his choice of all
candidates of a political party by one
cross in the circle above such column,
and such mark may be equivalent to
mark against every name in the column"
iC ahu Ial 60 faI
lows:
Section a. When the Presidential cleo
ors are to be voted for, the name of can
didates for Presidential electors shall be
arranged in party groups, as presented in
the several certificates of party nomina-
tion and nomination papers, and the
groups shall be printed upon the ballot
in order of the vote obtained in the State,
at the last Presidential election, by the
parties nominating, beginning with the
party which obtained the highest vote:
Provided, That in the case of political
parties not represented on the ballot In
the last Presidential election, the order
or arrangement shall be alphabetically,
AT the head of each group of candidates
shall be printed the appropriate party
name or political appellation together
with the surnames of the candidates of
such party for President and Vice Presi-
dent underneath which shall be printed
the names of the appropriate candidates
for Presidential electors
At the right of the space containing the
surnames of the candidates for President
and Vice President and their party name
or political appellation, there shall be a
| square of sufficient size for the convenient
insertion of a cross-mark CX) and at the
right of the name of each candidate for
Presidential elector, there shall be sim
ilar, but smaller square.
The name of candidates for all other
|
under the title of the office for which they
are candidates and be printed in the or
der of the votes obtained for the head of
| the respective tickets of the parties or
bodies nominating at the last Presidential
| election, beginning with the party obtain
| ing the highest vote: Provided That in
| the case of parties not represented on
the ballot at the last Presidential cleo
ton, the name of the nominees of such
parties shall be arranged alphabetically,
according to the party name or political
| appellation. At the right of the name Of
each nominee, or candidate. shall be
| printed the name or appellation OF the
political party presenting or nominating
| him, and at the right of such party name,
| or political appellation, there shall be a
| square of sufficient size for the conven-
| lent insertion of a cross-mark
Whenever any candidate shall receive
| more than one nomination for the same
office, his name shall be printed once,
and the names of each political party,
| so nominating him, shall be printed to
| the right of the name of such candidate
| arranged in the same order as candidates
| names are grouped, that is to say. in the
| order of the votes obtained by such party
| at the last preceding Presidential cleo
| tion, beginning with the party obtaining
| the highest vote. If such candidate shall
be nominated by any political party not
! represented on the ballot in the last Pres
! .,I -
| ties shall follow the other names, and be
arranged alphabetically. according to the
party name or appellation. At the right
| of every party name, or political appella-
| tion, shall be a square, of sufficient size
! for the convenient insertion of a cross
mark.
There shall be left at the end of the
! groups of candidates for Presidential
electors, and of the list of candidates for
each different office Cor under the title
! of the office itself for which an election
is to be held, in case there be no candi-
dates legally nominated therefor), as
many blank spaces as there are persons
to be voted for, for such office. in which
space the voter may insert the name of
| any person whose name Is not printed
! on the ballot as a candidate for such
Office and such insertion shall count as
a vote without the cross-mark as herein
| after mentioned.
| Whenever the approval of a consttu-
tional amendment, or other question Is
submitted to the vote of the people, such
question shall be printed upon the ballot
in brief FORM and followed by the words
"yes" and mo-" and if such question
be submitted at an election of public Off
GERS, it shall be printed after the list of
candidates.
The ballots shall be so printed as to give
to each voter a clear opportunity to des-
ignate his choice of candidates by cross
mark CX), in a square of sufficient size,
at the right of the name of each candi-
date. and inside the line enclosing the
column and in like manner. answers
to questions submitted, by similar marks,
in squares at the right of the words yes"
and mo" And on the ballot may be
printed instructions how to mark and
such words as will aid the voter to do
this. mark one,' mark two," and
the like.
Provided, That a voter may designate
his choice of an entire group of cand-
dates for Presidential electors by one
cross-mark (X), in large square. which
shall be placed at the right of the names
of the candidates for President and Vice
President, at the head of such group. and
such mark shall be equivalent to a mark
against every name in the grouD