Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-06-04
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
To Be Posted at the Time OF the
EleCtion-How to Obtain and
Prepare Ballot.

At the primary election to be held August
4th, voter may lose his vote by not marking
his ballot correctly. Printed instructions
will be posted at the time of the election.
but it is well for voters to get familiar with
the requirements of the law before that time.
With this in view. Attorney General Jackson
has prepared some instructions to voters,
from which we print the following:
TO OBTAIN BALLOT.
After giving your name and residence and
the political party for which you desire to
vote. you are voter you will receive
ballot from one of the judges, with the
number of your ballot written in pen and
ink on the upper left hand corner thereof.
Retire at once, alone, into any vacant voting
booth to prepare your ballot. You will find
printed on the ballot the names of the can
didates for nomination for the various Offices
to be filled at the general election on No
vember 3, 1908.
TO PREPARE YOUR BALLOT.
To the right of each name on the ballot
you will find square. The ballot should be
marked with pencil having black lead:
First-Make cross X mark in the square
to the right of the name of such candidates
as you wish to vote for.
Second-H you are party voter, do not
write in the name of any person nor vote for
any such person whose name is printed as a
candidate on another party ticket If you
do your ballot will not be counted.
Third-f you desire to vote for a name
not on the ballot write the name on the blank
line for that purpose, and make a cross X
name.
Fourth-H you are an independent and
not party voter, ask for blank ticket and
write in the names of whomsoever you please
and make cross X mark after their names;
but any vote cast by you shall not be counted
to add to the votes of party candidates.
Independent voters have naught to do with
The nomination of party candidates. You
are entitled to vote for three justices Of
supreme court. 3 candidates for railroad
commissioners, 2 candidates for justices of
the peace and two candidates for cons,ables.
Vote only for one candidate for any other
office.
Any other mark than the cross X mark
used for the purpose of voting, or any
erasure made on ballot, makes it void, and
no vote thereon can be counted. If you tear,
or deface, or wrongfully mark ballot. re-
turn it to the judges and receive another.
Do not mark your ballot in any other way
except as indicated above.
Before leaving the booth fold your ballot
in such manner as to conceal the names of
the candidates and the marks thereon, and
SO the printed Endorsement and the number
thereon may be seen by the election board;
and on leaving the booth deliver your ballot
to one of the judges of the election. Be
reasonably prompt as not to delay other
voters, and do not loiter in the booth nor in
the enclosed space.
ASSISTING A VOTER.
Any voter who can not read English, or
who is disabled, shall upon request, be as
sisted by two election officers of opposite
political parties appointed for that purpose,
who shall mark the ballot as directed by the
voter. No intoxicated person shall be en-
titled to assistance in marking his ballot.