The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1906-11-20
HOW To PREPARE
BALLOT UNDER
NEW SYSTEM
DIRTY POLITICIANS ARE TRY
ING TO MISLEAD IGNORANT
VOTERS WHO DO NOT UNDER
STAND NEW LAW.

For the first time in Brunswick 3
history the new Australian ballot
will be voted in the municipal pri
mary to be held today. While ma
iority of the voters already under
stand this ballot and will know how
to prepare their ballot today, there
is a large number who are not yet
thoroughly familiar with the system
and do not understand exactly how
the new law is to be operated, there
fore for the benefit of those who are
not yet thoroughly familiar with the
new system this ! explanation is
made.
Booths have been placed In the
city hall and the voting will occur
in the rotunda of the building. No
ballot will be given out except by tn
managers. Each Will have the name
OF one of the managers and each
ballot will be numbered This is to
prevent any fake ballots being rush
ed in.
After the voter is given his tick
The time that he leavs the man
ayers is marked Oil the ticket also.
and he lis given three minutes to
retire to the booth and prepare the
ballot. Ee then returns it to the
manages.
The ballot contains the names of
all candidates. two for mayor and
eight for aldermen The name of
those you do not want to vote for
should be scratched. For instance,
in the mayors race. if you desire
to vote for Col. G. p. Goodyear
scratch the name of w F. Symons
and vice versa. Pick out the four
aldermen for whom you desire TO
vote and scratch the other four.
You are compelled to vote for one
candidate for mayor and four for al
demen. otherwise your ballot will be
thrown out by the managers. You
cannot vote for one of the mayor.
| atty candidates and two or three OF
the aldermen. You must vote for
four By this. however. 1t Is not
meant that you must vote for the
four nominees of the peoples ticket
or the administration ticket, as
many people seem to think. You can
select any four aldermen that you
desire
Those who do not know how to
tirepare their ballots, or those who
cannot read. have the privilege OF
calling one or two of the managers.
lie then tells them who he desires
scratched on the ticket
Inasmuch as this is the first time
that the new Australian sytem has
been effective in Brunswick, it is ex-
pected that number OF votes will
ue thrown out. therefore it is i'm.
portant that every voter be careful
in preparing his ballot. Often there
are certain voters who do not desire
TO vote for either mayoralty candi
date. This time it will be absolute
ly necessary for him to vote for one
or the other or his ballot will be
Iclassed as an illegal ohe
There are certain citizens who are
endeaworing to mislead Ignorant
voters, telling them how to vote
when they are given the ballot
knowing that 1t will be prepared
wrong, therefore 1t will be thrown
out. or course this is done b.
shrewd politicians who, knowinf
that the ignorant voter desires tc
vote for the man he, the politician
is fighting. makes an effort to mis-
lead him so that his vote will no
count. This Is a pretty low piece
of political work. but it Is being
done, nevertheless.
Remember this: Scratch tn,
names Of those for whom you do no
want to vote, be sure and vote fo
one mayoralty candidate and fou
of the aldermen, don't remain in tn,
booth for over three minutes an,
your ballot will be counted all right
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