River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-22
INFORMATION TO VOTERS.

The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of voters:
IA, A voter upon entering the polling place
and giving his name and residence, VIII
receive 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 yO ing. ballot clerk may IN
form the voter as to the proper manner OF
marking ballot, but he must not advise
or indicate in any manner whom to vote for.
(b If a voter wishes to vote for all the
candidates nominated by any party he shall
make a cross or other mark under the party
designation printed at the top OF the ballot
in The circle made for hat purpose.
ballot so marked and having no other marx
will be counted for all the candidates OF
that party in the column underneath, I'M
less the names of some OF the candidates
of the party have been erased or name
shall be written in or cross mark be placed
in the square at the right Of the name or
names Of candidates in another column. III
the voter does not wish to vote for all the
candidates nominated by one party, he snail
mark his ballot by making cross or mark
in the square at the right of the name or
the candidate for whom he intends to vote
or by inserting or writing IN the name Oh
the candidate
(c) A voter may vote for an entire
group Of candidates for presidential electors
by making cross (X) or mark in the square
at the right of the names OF candidates Tor
president and vice president whose names
appear i'm the column above the names OF
the candidates for presidential electors, or
he NAV vote for the candidates for presl-
Dental electors by making cross (A) or
mark i'm the square at the right OF the name
of each candidate for elector Tor Whom ne
wishes to vote. If a voter does not wish TO
vote for any one or more candidates Tor
presidential electors in the group, he may
erase the name of such candidate or candI-
dates and the cross OK or mark at the right
OF the names of the candidates Tor president
and vice president shall count as vote for
each Of the other candidates for preslden-
tial electors in such group whose names are
not erased. If a voter wishes to vote for
another person in place of candidate
whose name he has erased he may insert or
write i'm the name Of each such person in
one of the spaces in the blank column at
the right of the ticket. If voter does not
wish to vote for any candidates for preSl-
dent or vice president or for any presl-
Dental electors, whose names appear upon
the ballot, he may insert or write in the
names of the candidates for president and
vice PRESIDENT and president al electors to
number equal to the number of electors
to be elected, in the appropriate spaces In
the blank column at the right of the ballot.
(d) A voter may vote upon question
submitted TO Il NOU6 Ol UIle p0Oplc ny uldh-
ing a cross (X) or mark in the square at the
right of the answer which he intends to
give.
(e) 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 its stead, but
not more than three in all shall be issued
to any one voter. Five minutes time is
allowed in booth to mark ballot. Unofficial
ballots or memorandum to assist the voter
in marking his ballot can be AIKEN into the
booth, and may be used to copy from. The
ballot must not be shown so that any per-
son 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 Endorsements and
signatures of the ballot clerks on the out
side 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.
(g) A voter, who declares to the pre-
siding officer that he is unable to read, or
that by reason of physical disability he is
unable to mark his ballot can have assist
ance of one or two election officers in
marking same, to be chosen by the voter;
and 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 admin
lister an oath in his discretion as to such
persons disability.
(h) The party designations and candi-
dates for the different Offices are for ex-
ample, as follows: