River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-10-25
INFORMATION TO VOTERS.

INFORMATION TO VOTERS.
The following instructions are
given for the information and guild
ance of voters: A voter upon enter
ing the polling place, and giving
his name and residence, will receive
a 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 the
voter must retire, alone, to booth
or compartment and prepare the
same for voting. A ballot clerk
may inform the voter as to the
proper manner of marking 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 a cross (X)
under the party designation printed
at the top of the ballot in the circle
made for that purpose. A ballot SO
marked, and having no other mark,
will be counted for all the candi-
dates of that party in the column
underneath, unless the names of
some of the candidates Of the party
have been erased or a cross mark
be placed in the square under the
name or at any place in the space
occupied by the name or names of
candidates in another column, and
will be counted for any name written
in lieu of one erased. If the voter
wishes to vote for some of the can
didates of different political parties,
he should make a cross mark under
the name of each candidate he de-
sires to vote for, or at any place
within the space in which the name
is Nrinted. If he wishes to vote for
a person for a certain office whose
name is not on the ballot, he must
write the name in the blank space
under the printed name of the can
didate for the Office. The ballot |
should not be marked in any other |
manner. If the ballot be spoiled it |
must be returned to the ballot |
clerk, who must issue another in it's
stead, but not more than three in |
all to any one voter. Five minutes
time is allowed in booth to mark
ballot. Unofficial ballots or mem
orandum to assist the voter in mark
ing 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 marked by the |
voter. After it is marked it should |
be folded so that the inside cannot
be seen, but so that the printed in
dorsements 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 presid-
ing officer that he is unable to read,
or that by reason of physical dis
ability b e 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;
aud 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 designations and can
didates for the different offices are,
for example, as follows:
OLE J. HoHLE,
County Clerk of pierce County. |