Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22

Issue.
l. To Obtain Ballots for Voting-Give
your name and residence Gf requested
so to do) to one of the judges of cleo
ton, who, on finding your name on the
Registry List, will admit you within the
guard rail and hand you ballot.
2. To Prepare your Ballott-Go alone,
without leaving the enclosed space, to
one of the unoccupied voting booths.
Mark with a cross Y your choice of
nominees in ink, in either one of the
three following methods, but not other
wise:
First. ITO vote a straight ticket,
write the name of the party ticket you
wish to vote with ink, in the space left
for that purpose at the head Of the bal
lot"
Second. If you do not wish to vote
straight party ticket, place cross mark
X with ink, in the square Immediately
to the right of the names of the persons
for whom you wish to vote.
Third. If you have written a party
name in the blank space left for that
purpose at the head of the ballot and
desire to vote for candidate upon an
other ticket where there are two or
more offices of the same name, place a
cross X mark in ink opposite the name
of the candidate for whom you desire to
vote, on such other ticket, and draw a
line in ink through the name of the
candidate for whom you do not desire
to vote upon the ticket the name of
which you have written in the blank
space at the head of the ballot.
Don't forget to use the b!otter on
your ballot after marking the same.
3. To Prepare Your Ballot on Other
Questions.-When Constitutional
Amendment or other question is to be
voted on by official ballot, make your
cross y in ink in the square Immediate
ly following the answer eyes" or NO"
or For" or Against" as you may de-
sire to vote.
4. Do Not Destroy or Take Away
Ballot.-If you spoil ballot, return it
to one of the judges, who will give you
another. You cannot have more than
two extra ballots, or three in all. 1t is
a criminal offense for voter to take an
official ballot away from the polling
place.
5. Folding Ballot.-Before leaving
the voting booth fold your ballot with
out displaying the marks thereon, in
the way it was folded when received by
you, so that the duplicate stub can be
removed without exposing your vote.
9. Time Allowed to Prepare Ballot
You cannot occupy voting shelf or
compartment already occupied by an
other; nor can you occupy said shelf or
compartment more than five minutes,
when other.voters are waiting to oc-
cupy the same. You cannot remain
inside the enclosed space or rail more
than ten minutes.
z. Depositing of Ballots.-Your bal
lot being marked and properly folded,
return and give your name to one of
the judges Of election and hand him
your ballot. When your ballot has
been returned to you, put it in the bal
lot box, with the official endorsement
on said ballot uppermost. and forthwith
retire from the rallied space.
g. To Obtain Assistance in Preparing
Your Ballot.-Any voter who declares
under oath to the election judges that
he cannot read or write, or from phys
ical disability cannot prepare his bal
lot without assistance, may receive the
assistance of any two of the election
judges or clerks, who are of different
political parties, in marking his ballot.
Any voter who declares under oath
that he cannot speak or understand
when spoken, the English language,
may receive the assistance of two in
terpreters(one from each political party)
selected by the judges.
You cannot vote unless you are
REGISTERED.
The Board of Registry will meet
again on Tuesday, Oct. 81, 1908, and If
you are not registered then, 1t will be
necessary to swear in your registration
on Monday, Nov. 2, 1908. Then If you
are not registered it will be impossible
for you to vote.