Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-07-23
DIRECTIONS FOR VOTING ON
AUGUST 4.


The new primary election law is expected
10 make some trouble at the primary next
August Until the voters become familiar
with it they will have to be coached some in
order to prevent them from destroying their
ballots. This is no discredit TO the voter be-
cause as rule he is in hurry and doesn t
have time to study the instructions that are
around the booth. The Attorney General s
i, ice has prepared some copies constructions
to the voters at the primary.
At the time of the primary these instruc-
tons will be placarded at the voting place,
but the officials think it would be a good
idea for the voters to read up now while
there is nothing to take their time. For this
reason the following instructions have been
out:
TO obtain ballot-After giving your name
and residence and the political party for
which you desire to vote. if you are voter
Won will receive a ballot from one of the
Judges, with the number of your ballot writ
ten in pen and ink on the left hand corner
thereof. Retire at once, alone, into any
vacant voting booth to prepare your ballot.
You will find printed on the ballot the names
of the candidates for nomination for the
various offices to be filled at the general
election on November 3, 1908.
TO prepare your ballot-To the right of
each name on the ballot you will find
square The ballot should be marked with
a pencil 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-f 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
30 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 cross
X mark in the square to the right of such
name.
Fourth-If you are an independent and
not party voter, ask for a blank ticket and
write in the names of whomsoever you please
and make cross X mark after their names;
put any voter cast by you shall not be coun-
led to add to the votes of party candidates.
independent voters have naught to do with
she nomination of party candidates. You
are entitled to vote for three Justices of the
Supreme court, three candidates for Rail
road commissioners, (six candidates for high
school trustees in counties having high
school, two candidates for justices of the
peace and two candidates for constables.
Vote only for one candidate for any other
office.
used for the purpose of voting, or any
erasure made on ballot, makes it void, and
no vote thereon can be counted. If you
scar, or deface, or wrongfully mark a ballot,
return it to the judges and receive another.
DO not mark your ballot in any other way
except as indicated above.
Before leaving the booth fold your ballot
in such a manner as to conceal the names OF
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that the printed Endorsement and the number
thereon may be seen by the election board:
and on leaving the booth deliver your ballot
u one of the judges of election. Be reason
ably prompt so as not to delay other voters,
and do not loter in the booth nor in the en-
closed space.
Assisting a voter-Any voter who can not
read English, or who is disabled shall, upon
request, be assisted by two election officers
Of opposite political parties appointed foi
that purpose, who shall mark the ballot as
directed by the voter. No Intoxicated
person shall be entitled to assistance il
marking his ballot.