River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-03-21
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK,
Cry Or RIVER FALLS, IS.
Pierce and St. Croix Counties
March 10Th, 1912

March 10Th, 1912
To THE ELECTORS OF THE Cry OF
RIVER FALLS:
Notice is hereby given, that City
Election is to be held in and for the
several wards and election districts
of the City Of River Falls on the
second day of April A. ID. 1912 at
which the officers named below are
to be chosen.
The names of the candidates for
each office to be voted for, whose
nominations have been filed in this
office are given under the title of the
office and under the appropriate
party or other desig nation, each in
its proper column in the sample
ballot below.
| INFORMATION TO VOTERS
The following instructions are
given for the information and guild
ance of voters:
A voter upon entering the polling
place and giving his names and resi-
|
dence will receive a ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have en-
dorsed thereon the name 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 pre-
pare the same for voting. A ballot
clerk may inform the voter as to the
proper manner of marking ballot,
but he must not advise or indicate in
any manner to whom to vote for.
To vote for any candidate the
voter shall mark his ballot by max
ing cross (X) or mark in the
square at the right of the name of
the candidate for whom he wishes
to vote, or by inserting or writing
| in the name Of the candidate.
The ballot should not be marked
in any other manner. If the ballot
is spo lied, it must be returned to the
ballot clerk, who must issue another
in its stead but not more than three
shall be issued to any one voter
Five minutes time is allowed in
booth to mark ballot. Unofficial |
! ~''ots or memorandum to assist the |
used to copy from. Ine D....e-,
not be shown SO that any person can
see how it has been marked by the |
voter. After it has been marked it |
should be folded so that the inside
cannot be seen, but so, that the
printed statements and signatures of
the ballot clerks on the outside may
be seen. Then the voter should
pass out of the booth or compart-
ment, 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.
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 the assistance of one
or two election officers in marking,
the 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 administer an oath in his
discretion, as to such PERSONS dis
ability.
Such Election will be held for the
First Election District Of said City
comprising the First Ward at the
City Pumping Station in the First
| Ward and for the Second Election
| District comprising the Second,
Third and Fourth Wards at the Fire
Hall corner of Main and Maple
Sire cts.
Polls of such Election will open
at nine o'clock a. m. and close at
tive-thirty o'clock in the evening.
Dated March 10Th, 1912.
The following is facsimile ofthe
Official ballot.