Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

l. 10 Obtain Ballots for Voting-Give
your name and residence (if requested
so to do) to one of the judges of cleo
ton, who, on finding your name on the
Registry List, will admit you within tie
guard rail and hand you ballot.
2. To Prepare Your Ballot-Go alone,
without leaving the enclosed space, to
one of the unoccupied booths.
Mark with cross Y your choice of
nominees, in ink, in either one of the
three following methods, but not other
wise!
First. "To vote straight ticket,
write the name Of the party ticket you
wish to vote with ink, in the space left
for that purpose at the head of the bal
lot"
Second-If you do not wish to vote a
straight party ticket place cross mark
Y with ink, in the square Immediately
to the right Of the names of the persons
for whom you wish to vote.
Third-If you have written party
name in the blank space left for that
purpose at the head of the ballot and de-
sire to vote for a candidate upon another
ticket where there are two or more offices
OF the same name, place cross X mark
in ink opposite the name of the candi-
date foI whom you desire to vote, on
such other ticket, and draw line in ink
through the name of the candidate for
whom you do not desire to vote upon the
ticket the name Of which you have writ.
ten 10 the blank space at the head of the
ballot.
Don't forget to use the blotter on your
ballot after marking the same.
B. To Prepare Your Ballot on Other
Questions - When constitutional
amendment or other question is to be
voted on by official ballot, make your
cross X in ink in the square Immediately
following the answer "yesr or mo-" or
for" or against" as you may desire to
vote.
1. Do Not Destroy or Take Away a
Ballot-If you spoil ballot, return it
to one OF the judges. who will give YOU
another. You cannot have more than
two extra ballots, or three in all. 1t is a
criminal otfense for voter to take an
official ballot away from the polling place
.. Folding Ballot-Before leaving the
voting booth fold your ballot without
displaying the marks thereon, in the way
it was folded when received by YOU. so
that the duplicate stub can be removed
without exposing your vote.
6. Time Allowed to Prepare Ballot
You caunot occupy a voting shelf or
compartment already occupied by an
other; nor can you occupy said shelf or
compartment more than five minutes,
when other voters are waiting to occupy
the same. You cannot remain inside the
enclosed space or rail more than ten
minutes.
I. Depositing of Ballots-Your ballot
being marked and properly folded, re.
turn and give your name to one OF the
judges OF election and hand him your
ballot. When your ballot has been re.
turned to you, put it in the ballot box,
with the official endorsement on said
oaliot uppermost, and forthwith retire
from the rallied space.
| 5. To Obtain Assistance in Preparipr
Your Ballot--Any voter who declares
under oath to the election judges that
he cannot read or write, or from physi.
cal disability cannot prepare his ballot
without assistance, may receive the as
sistance OF any two OF the election Judges
or clerks. who are different of political
parties, in marking his ballot.
Any voter who declares under oath
that he cannot speak or understand when
spoken. the English language. may re.
ce've the assistance Of two interpreters
Tone from each political party) selected
by the judges.
You cannot vote unless you nrc REG
ISTERED.
The Bonrd OF Registry will meet again
on Tuesday, Oct. 30. 1906, and IL yau are
not registered then, it will be necessary
to swear In your registration on Monday,
Nov. D, 1906. Then IL you are not regis
tered 1t will be impossible for you to vote.
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