Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-07

bly, which your political party will
nominate at the primary. You can
only vote for as many candidates
for that Office as the senatorial
committee determines to NOM
mate.
Ii your senatorial committee de-
termines to nominate one candi-
date for representative in the gen.
eral assembly, you are entitled to
vote for one, and only one, candi-
date for the nomination for that
office; if said senatorial commit
tee determines to nominate two
candidates for that office, you are
entitled to vote for two, and only
two candidates for the nomination
for that Office; if said senatorial
committee determines to nominate
three candidates Tor that Office,
you are entitled to vote for three
candidates for the nomination for
that office.
The determination of the sena-
torial committee appears on the
ballot, in small letters, under the
heading Representative in the
General Assembly" Under that
heading you will find printed, in
small letters, directions as to how
many candidates, under that head
ing, you are entitled to vote for.
If you are directed, on the bal
lot, to vote for two candidates for
representative in the general as
sembly, you should put a cross (x)
in the squares opposite the names
of two candidates, and no more.
If the directions say to vote for
one" mark the name of one candi-
date, and no more.
Do not, under the heading rep
resentative in the General Assem-
bly, Write anything, such as ~
votes, votes, or votes, after the
name of any candidate. If you do,
your ballot, as to that office, can
not be counted.
You cannot cast more than one
vote for any one candidate for the
nomination of representative in the
general assembly.
You may vote for member of
your political party, who resides in
your precinct, for precinct commit
teeman. The names of candidates
for precinct committeeman will not
be printed on the primary ballot.
At the bottom of your ballot,
under the heading Precinct Com
mitteeman," you will find a blank
space. In this blank space you
may write or attach the name of
the person of your choice for pre-
cinct committeeman of your pre-
cinct
In voting for precinct commit
place a square or a cross (X) to
the left of the name which you
write or attach.
Your choice for precinct COM
mitteeman is fully indicated when
you write or attach, in the space
provided for that purpose, the
name of the candidate of your
choice.
You are entitled to vote for only
one candidate for precinct com
nitteeman.
IL you spoil primary ballot,
YOU should return it TO the pri-
mary judges and get another. Do
not vote torn, defaced or mutt
lated ballot.
Before leaving the booth fold
your primary ballot so as to con-
ceal the marks, and so as to show
the official endorsement on the
back, and hand it to the primary
Judge, in charge of the ballot box,
and leave the enclosed space as
soon as you have voted.
II you declare upon oath that
you cannot read the English lam
guage, or that by reason of ply
steal disability, you are unable
to mark your primary ballot, you
will, upon request, be assisted in
marking your primary ballot by
two primary election officers, of
opposite political parties, appoint
ed for that purpose. These Off
GERS will mark your ballot as you
direct. Heavy penalties are pro.
vided for any election officer who
reveals how you vote.
y
You are not entitled to assist
ance in marking your primary bal
lot unless you make oath as to
your inability to read the English
language, or as to your physical
disability. Intoxication is not re-
garded in law as a physical dis
ability.
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