The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-05

the appropriate party or other designation,
each in a separate column with the ques-
lions submitted to q vote stated below.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are given for
the information and guidance of voters. At
such election the pocket ballot and coupon
voting system will be used voter upon
entering the polling place and giving his
name and residence, will receive ballot
from the ballot clerk which must have in
dorsed on the outer surface of the pocket
envelope the names or initials of both bal
lot clerks, and no other ballot can be used.
Upon receiving his ballot the voter must
retire alone to a booth or compartment and
prepare the same for voting. A ballot clerk
may inform the voter as to the proper
manner of preparing ballot, but he must
not advise or indicate in any manner whom
10 vote for. If it be a general election these
words are to follow: The voter il he wishes
to vote for all the candidates nominated by
any party should detach the whole sheet of
coupons at the top which represents mis-
desired party, fold lengthwise and place
inside of the envelope bearing the designa-
ton ''official ballot" and the name or mi
tials Of the ballot clerk. If the voter wishes
to vote for some Of the candidates of diff
ferent political parties he should tear out
each candidates name coupon bearing the
color and number of his choice and place
the same in the corresponding pockets or
spaces in the folder or envelopes provided
for that purpose. If his choice is lagely
composed of candidates of q certain political
party he may detach from such whole sheet
those he does not wish to vote for and
substitute others for them Of his choice
bearing the same number or letter, placing
them in the proper pockets and then place
all the coupons he desires to vote inside the
envelope as in voting a whole or straight
ticket. If he wishes to vote for person
for certain office whose name is not on
the ballot, he must write the name upon
a proper coupon under the printed name of
a candidate for the office. The ballot should
not be marked in any other manner. IL the
ballot be spoiled it must be returned to the
ballot clerk, who must issue another in it's
stead, but not more than two in all to any
one voter. Five minutes time is allowed to
prepare ballot Unofficial ballots or memo
randums to assist the voter in preparing
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 it has been prepared by the voter.
After it is prepared it should be closed so
that the inside cannot be seen. The voter
must place all remaining sheets and cou-
pons or parts of sheets or coupons in the
other envelope provided for that purpose
and seal such envelope in the presence of the
election board. When the voter passes out
OF the booth compartment he shall give his
lot boxes, seal the selected portion of his
ballot in the official ballot envelope and tho
balance in the return envelope and hand
SUCH inspector both envelopes, each to be
placed IN the proper boxes, and pass out Of
the voting place a voter who declares to
the presiding officer that by reason Of phys
zeal disability he is unable to prepare hi
ballot, can have assistance of one or two
election officers in preparing the same, to
be CHOSEN by tho voter and If he declares
that he is totally blind, hc may be assisted