Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

l. To Obtain Ballots COR Voting
, give your name and residence Gf re-
quested SO to do) to one of the judi
ges of election, who, on finding your
name on the Registry List, will admit
you within the guard rail and hand
you ballot.
2. To Prepare Your Ballot Go
alone, without leaving the enclosed
space, to one of the unoccupied
booths.
Mark with a cross X your chosce
of nominees, in ink, in either one
of the following three methods, but
not otherwise.
First. To vote 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 ballot.
Second. If you do not wish to vote
a straight party ticket, place a cross
mark X with ink, in the square inn
of the persons for whom you wish
to vote.
Third. If you have written a party
name in the blank space left for
lot and desire to vote for a candi-
date upon another 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 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 blotter on
your ballot after marking the same
3. To Prepare Your Ballot on 9th
er Questions-When a constitutional
amendment or other question is to
be voted on by official ballot make
your cross X in ink in the square
Immediately following the answer
yes or no or for or against as
you may ueSlTe 10 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 criminal offense
for voter to take an official ballot
away from the polling place.
5. Folding Ballot-Before leaving
without displaying the marks there
on, in the way it was folded when
received by you, SO that the du-
plicate stub can be removed without
/ exposing your vote.
6. Time Allowed to Prepare Ballot
You cannot occupy voting shelf
or compartment already occupied by
another; nor can you occupy said
shelf or compartment more than five
minutes, when other voters are wait
ing to occupy 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 fold
ed, return and give your name to
one of the judges of election and
hand him your ballot. When your bal
lot has been returned to you, put it
| in the ballot box, with the official
endorsement on said ballot upper
most, and forthwith retire from the
rallied space.
s. To obtain Assistance in Pre-
pairing Your Ballot-Any voter who
declares under oath to the election
judges that he cannot read or write,
or from physical disability cannot
prepare his ballot without assistance,
may receive the assistance of any
two of the election judges or clerks,
who are different of 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
interpreters Zone from each political
parity selected by the judges.
You cannot vote unless you are
REGISTERED.
| The Board of Registry will meet
again on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1912,
and II you are not registered then,
II will be necessary to swear in your
registration on Monday, Nov. 4, 1912.
Then II you are not registered 1t
will be impossible for you to vote.