The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-28

in the morning, or as soon there
after as the officers of election are
organized and ready to receive
votes, and they will close at 8
O'Clock in the evening, or as soon
thereafter as all voters present
have had opportunity to vote.
When the voter enters the poll
ing place he will call for the BALLOT
of his party. II he is a republican
he will call for republican bal
| lot; If democrat he will call for
a democratic ballot. The ballot
called for will be delivered to him
by the election officers within the
polling place as he cannot use the
ballot unless it has been handed
| othim by one of the election Of
ficers inside Of the polling place.
Upon receiving his ballot the
voter, Immediately and without
leaving the polling place, will re-
tire alone to one of the booths or
compartments inside the polls and
proceed to prepare his ballot for
voting.
He will prepare his ballot by
marking a cross, thus x, in the
/ square at the right of the name of
each person for whom he desires to
vote. Where the ballot under the
head Of an Office says vote for
one," he must place a cross in the
square at the right of the name of
one of the candidates for that Of
Ace. When the ballot, under the
head of an Office says, Vote for
two" he must place a square at
the. right of the name of each OF
two candidates for that office.
Where the ballot, under the head
of ian office, says, vote for three"
hes must place cross in the square
at the right of the name of each
Of three candidates for that office,
but in no case is he permitted to
vote for more candidates for an Of
fice than are to be nominated for
that Office as shown by the ballot.
Where the ballot under the head
Of Fan office says, "Vote for both a
first and second choice for this
Office he will vote for one candi-
date for his first choice by mark
ing a cross in the first square at
the right of the name of the can
didate of his first choice This
square will be found in the column
which has the words, First choice"
printed at its head. He will also
then vote for some other candidate
for that Office for his second choice
by marking cross In the second
square at the right of the name OF
the candidate of his second choice.
This square will be found In the
column which has the words Sec
ond choice" printed at its head.
The voter must be careful not to
vote for the same person for his
| first and his second choice, or his
vote will not be counted for that
once, and he must be careful not
to vote for first choice alone or
second choice alone where the
ballot tells him to Vote for both a
first and a second choice for this
Office because If he fails to vote
for both a first and second choice
his vote will not be counted for
that Office.
The voter, II he so desires, may
write in the name of some person
whose name does not appear upon
the ballot or he may paste name
| Oh the ballot. Where he writes in
a name or pastes one on the bal
lot, he should place a cross in the
square at the right Of such name
the same as IL it were regularly
printed on the ballot.
| II person, who is eligible to
vote, cannot read, or If, through
blindness or other physical dis
ability, he is unable to mark his
ballot he may receive assistance
from the election officers, but in no
other instance Is more than one
person permitted to occupy the
same booth at the same time.
| while the law provides that no
person shall occupy booth more
than FIVE minutes in preparing his
ballot. il the other booths are all
occupied, at the suggestion OF the
attorney general this provision of
the law will not be rigidly enforced
at the primary election provided
the voter is making an honest at
tempt to prepare his ballot II the
other booths are unoccupied there
is no restriction upon the time
which booth may be occupied ex'
cept when the hour comes to close
the polls and then the judges OF
election are not obliged To wait for
a voter who Is occupying a booth