Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-07-04
THE PRIMARY WAY.
instructions for the Voter at the Primary
in August.

Until the voters become familiar
with it they will have to be
coached some in order to pre-
vent them from destroying their
ballots This is no discredit to
the voter because as rule he is
in a hurry and doesn't have time
to study the instructions that
are around the booths. The at
torney generals Office has pre-
pared some copies of instructions
to the voters at the primary.
At the time of the primary
these instructions will be pla-
carded at the voting place, but
the officials think it would be a
good idea for the voters to read
up now while their is nothing to
take there time For this reason
the following instructions have
been given out:
To obtain ballot-After giving
your name and residence and the
political party for which you de-
sire to vote, if you are a voter, you
will receive a ballot written in
pen and ink on the upper left
hand corner thereof Retire at
once, alone, into any voting booth
to prepare your ballot. You will
find printed on the ballot the
names of the candidates for NOM
nation for the various offices to
be filed at the general election
on November 3, 1908.
To prepare your ballot-To the
right of each name on the ballot
you will find a square. The bal
lot should be marked with pen
Gil having black lead.
First Make a cross x mark in
the square to the right of the
name of such candidates as you
wish to vote for.
Second-If you are party
voter, do not write in the name
of any person nor vote for any
such person whose name is
printed as candidate on another
party ticket. If you do your
ballot will not be counted.
Third-If you desire to vote
for name not on the ballot write
the name on the blank line for
that purpose, and make a cross
x mark to the right of such
name.
| Fourth-If you are indepen-
dent and not a party voter ask
for blank ticket and write the
names of whomsoever you please
and make a cross x mark after
their names; but any votes cast
by you will not be counted to add
to the votes of party candidates.
Independent have naught to do
with the nomination of party
candidates. You are entitled to
vote for three justices of the su-
preme court, three candidates
for high school trustees, in coun-
ties having county high school,
two candidates for justices of the
peace and two constables. 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 a
ballot, makes it void, and no votes
thereon can be counted. If you
tear, or deface, or wrongfully
mark a ballot return it to the
judges and receive another. Do
not mark your ballot in any way
except as indicated above.
Before leaving the booth fold
your ballot in such a manner as
to conceal the names of the can
didates and the marks thereon,
so that the printed endorsement
and number thereon may be seen
by the election board; and on
leaving the booth deliver your
ballot to the judges of election.
Be reasonably prompt so as to
not delay other voters, and do
not loiter in the booth nor in the
enclosed space.
| Assisting voter-Any voter
who cannot read English, or who
cannot write English, or who is
disabled, shall, upon request, be
assisted by two election officers
of opposite political parties ap-
pointed for that purpose; who
shall mark the ballot as directed
by the voter. No intoxicated
person shall be entitled to as
sistance in marking his ballot.
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