Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-03-31
ELECTION NOTICE


Mineral Point, Wis, March 30, 1904. !
TO the electors of the City of Mineral
Point:
Notice Is hereby given that munic-
ipal election Is to be held in the sew
eral wards and election precincts of
the city OF Mineral Point, on
Tuesday, the Fifth Day of
April, 1901,
at which the officers named below are
to be chosen. The names Of the can
didatcs for each Office To be voted for,
whose nominations have been certified
TO this Office, are given opposite the
title OF the Office and under the appro-
pirate party or other designation,
each in its proper column, and the
questions submitted TO u vote are
stated below.
IMPORTATION TO VOTERS.
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of
voters:
A voter upon entering the polling
place and giving his name and resi-.
dence, will receive IL ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have endorsed
thereon the names or initials of both
ballot clerks, and no other ballot can
be used. Upon receiving his ballot
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or compartment and prepare 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 Indicate in any manner
whom to vote for. The voter, If he
wishes To vote for all the candidates
nominated by any party, should make
u cross mark \ under the party desig-
nation printed NJ the top of the ballot
In the circle made for that purpose.
A ballot 80 marked, and having no
other mark, will be counted for all
the candidates Of that party 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 In the space occupied by the
name or names OF the candidates In
another column, and will 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 u
cross mark under the name of each
candidate he desires to vote Tor, or at
any place within the space in which
the name Is printed. II he wishes to
vote for person for certain Office
whose name Is not on the ballot, he
must write the name In the blank
space under the printed name of the
candidate for tho Office. The ballot
should not be marked in any other
manner. II the ballot be spoiled IL
must he returned to the ballot clerk,
who mnst issue another in its stead
but not more than three in all to any
one voter. Five minutes time Is al
lowed In booth to mark ballot. I'M
official ballots or memorandum to as
slst the voter in 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. After it Is marked, it should be
folded so that the inside cannot be
seen, but SO thnt the printed endorse
ments and signatures Of the ballot
clerks on the outside may be seen.
Then the voter should pass out OF
the booth or compartment, give his
name to the Inspector In charge of the
ballot box, hand him his ballot to be
placed in the box, and pass out of the
voting place. A voter who declares
to the presiding officer that he is UNI
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 in
marking the same, to be chosen by the
voter; and If he declares 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 direr-
ont Offices are for example as follows
IN columns adjoining this on the
right;