The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-16

dates, yet for the candidate for the legislature, the law
makes it imperative that the three votes be counted
for Mason-Brown and Harris not getting any votes
at all on such a ballot.
The law reads as follows: Paragraph I53, Sec
ton Y of the Election law. I'm canvassing the vote
for representatives in the general assembly, the bal
lots shall be counted in the manner following:"
The law reads as follows: Paragraph 13, Section II of
the Election Laws. I'm canvassing the vote for representatives
in the General Assembly, the ballots shall be counted in the
manner following:
Il Where the names of three candidates for representa-
tves in the General Assembly are printed under one party ap-
pelation r title and a cross, thus X, is placed at the appropriate
place preceding such party appelaton or title and the ballot
is not otherwise marked, for representatives in the General As
sembly, it shall be counted one vote for each of said candi-
dates.
50. Where the names of two candidates for representatives
in the General Assembly re printed under one party appeila-
ton or title and a cross, thus X, is placed at the appropriate
place preceding such party appe1aion or title, and the ballot
is not otherwise marked for representatives in the General As
semby, it shall be counted one and one-half votes for each, Of
said candidates.
s. Where the name of but one candidate for representa-
tive in the General Assembly is printed under one party appel
lation or title and a cross, thus X, is placed at the appropriate
place preceding such party appe1ation or title and the ballot is
not otherwise marked, for representatives in the General AS
semby it shall be counted three votes for said candidate.
a. Whether a cross, thus X, is placed at the appropriate
place preceding any party appenation o title, or not, whenever
a cross IS placed in the square preceding the name of anyone
candidate for representative in the General Assembly and the
f1not is not otherwise marked the ballot shall be counted three
votes Tor said candidate; where a cross is placed in the squares
preceding tha names of any two candidates for representatives
IN the GenerDl - emily and the ballot is not otherwise marked,
the ballot shall be counted one and one-haf votes for each of
SAID so candidates; where a cross is placed in the squares
preceding the names of any three candidates for representatives
n the General Assembly and the ballot is not otherwise marked.
the ballot shall be counted one vote for each of said three
candidates.
s. Where the voter has indicated his intention by lawful
marking of his ballot to divide his votes among the candidates
in any manner other than so specified in the foregoing section,
it shall be counted for such candidates to the intention of the
voter a disclosed by the marking of the ballot.
". If the ballot has been so marked as to indicate an in
tentlon to cast more than three votes for representatives in the
General Assembly such ballot shall not be counted for any of
such candidates"
CAS- Amended by act approved May -, 1905; in force
July I, 1861
Ballots for the Legislative Candidates
X REPUBLICAN SOCIALIST
raj Candidates for the General Candidates for the
Assembly General Assembly
g to b. electd) "a to he eIected1
BROWN ROBINSON