River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

TO the Electors of --- county or city
Notice is hereby given that general
election Tor judicial or city or school or
special, or judicial and city election, as tho
ease may be- is to he held in the several
,0whs wards rus an election t PrectS ~ nf
, 10. ut which the officers named ."
low are TO be chosen. The name Of tn
candidate for Zach office to be voted fo",
whose nominations have been certified 10
this Office. are given on each coupon above
the appropriate party or other designations.
each in separate column with the ques
tons submitted to 4 vote stated below.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are girAf gor
the informant ton and guidance of vItE1S At
such election the pocket ballot an: "oapo.
voting system will be used. A vGLer Hpol.
entering the polling place and giving his
name and residence. will receive a ballot
from the ballot clerk which must have in
dOrsed OH the outer surface tOf the pocket
envelope the names or initials of both bal
lot clerks and no other ballo. can be useo
J1rou receiving his ballot the voter must
retire alone TO booth or compartment and
prepare the same for voting. ballot clerk
may inform the voter ms to the proper
manner of preparing ballot. but he must
not advise or indicate in any manner whom
10 vote for II IL he q general election these
words are to follow: The voter if he wishes
to vote for all Inc candidates nominated by
any party should detach the whole sheet or
coupons at the top which represents ais
desired party fold lengthwise, and place
inside Of the envelope bearing the designa-
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 envelope provlde'i
for that purpose If his choice is lagely
composed of candidates of certain political
party he may detach from such whole sheet
those he does not wish 10 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 a person
for q certain Office whose name is not on
the ballot, he must write tne name upon
Il proper coupon under the printed name OF
Il candidate for the office. The ballot should
not be marked In any other manner. Ii the
ballot be spoiled it must be returned to the
ballot clerk who must issue another in its
stead. but not mere 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 III preparing
his ballot can be taken into the booth, and
may be used to copy from The ballot must
not be shown that any person can see
how ii has been prepared by the voter.
After it is prepared it should he closed 50
that the inside cannot be seen. The voter
must place all remaining sheets and cou-
pous 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
name TO the Inspector in charge of the bal
lot boxes, seal the selected portion of his
ballot in the official ballot envelope and tha
BALANCE in the return envelope ana hand
such Inspector both envelopes. each to he
placed in the proper boxes aud passs out Of
the voting place voter VINO dec lareS 70
the presiding officer that by reason of phys
zeal disability he IS unable 10 prepare Iii
ballot, can have assistance Of one or two
election officers III preparing the same. TO
be chosen by the voter. and if he declares
that he is totally Blind. he may be assisted