The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-29
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
Ofnce OF county JIerk.
Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 22nd, 191

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 22nd, 1914.
To the Electors of Kenosha County:
Notice is hereby given that a general
election is to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election pre-
cincts in the county of Kenosha, on the
3rd day of November, A. D. 1914, at
which the officers named below are to
be chosen. The names of the candi-
dates for each Office to be voted for,
whose nominations have been certified
to or fled in this Office, are given I'M
der the title of the Office and under the
appropriate party or other designation,
each in its proper column, together
with the questions submitted to a vote,
in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of
voters:
(a) A votor upon entering the poll
ing place and giving his name and
residence, will receive ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have endorsed
thereon the names 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 prepare the same for
voting. A ballot clerk may inform the
voter as to the proper manner Of mark
ing ballot, but he must not advise Or
indicate in any manner whom to vote
for.
(b) If a voter wishes to vote for
all the candidates nominated by any
party he shall make a cross or other
mark under the party designation
printed at the top of the ballot in the
circle made for that purpose. A ballot
so marked and having no other mark
will be counted for all the candidates
of that party in the column under
meath, unless the names of some Of the
candidates of the party have been
erased or a name shall be written IN
or a cross mark be placed in the square
at the right of the name or names
of candidates in another column. Ii
the voter does not wish to vote for all
the candidates nominated by one party,
he shall mark his ballot by making "a
cross or mark in the square at he
right of the name of the candidate Tor
whom he intends to vote, or by insert
ing or writing in the name of the
candidate.
(d) A voter may vote upon a ques
ton submitted to vote of the people
by making cross (X) or mark in the
square at the right Of the answer which
he intends to give.
(e) The ballot should not be marked
in any ether manner. If the ballot be
spoiled, it must be returned to the bal
lot clerk, who must issue another in its
stead, but not more than three in all
shall be issued to any one voter. Five
minutes time is allowed in booth to
mark ballot. Unofici-I ballots or
memorandum to assist the voter in
marking his ballot can be taken into
the booth and may be used to copy
from. The ballot must not be shown
so that any person can see how it has
been marked by the voter.
(f) After it is marked it should be
folded . that the inside cannot be
seen, but 50 that the printed indorse-
ments and signatures of the ballot
clerks on the outside may be seen.
Then the voter should pass out of the
booth o. compartment, give his name
to the inspector in charge Of the bal
lot box, hand him his ballot to be
placed in the box, and pass cut Of the
voting place.
(g) 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 assistance Of one or two election
officers in marking 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
person Is disability.
(h) The following is fac-simile
Of the official ballot: