Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-06-27
SATURDAY. JUNE ~. 1914.
INSTRUCTIONS TO
ELECTION INSPECTORS

Act No. l1s of the Public Acts of 1913
has so changed the primary law of this
State, that deem it wise to call your
attention to few of the provisions eff
fecting the voting and counting of
votes cast at such election.
Heretofore, separate ballots have
been printed for each political party.
Now only one ballot is used, each par
tvs ticket being printed thereon in
proper column with the name of the
party at the head of the column and
circle therein The form is the same
as is used at general elections, bgt the
manner of voting is quite different. At
general elections, person may vote
for any person for any office on any
ticket and the same will be counted,
providing he does not vote for more
persons than are to be elected for such
office. At the primary election the
voter must confine himself to one par
ty column.
The form of the ballot is prescribed
by Section "a of the Act and printed
printed thereon are words Important
Do not vote for any candidate not in
your party column"
Section 35 provides that the voter
shall prepare his ballot by making
dross in the circle beneath the heading
Of the party column of the ticket which
he desires to vote for, but in no case
for more candidates for any office than
is indicated under the title Of such of
flee.
Section SO provides that in counting
such ballots, only those candi dates for
nomination to office who lave cross
made in the square at the left of their
names, shall have been deemed to have
been voted for, and each ballot upon
VIII oh the voter fails to ind cate the
party choice by making a cross in the
circle at the head of the party column
shall be counted, provided the voter
does not vote for any candidate in
more than one party column; but if the
voter votes in more than one party
column, the ballot shall he void and
shall not be counted, and any ballot
upon which more candidates for any
office have been voted for than by law
may be elected to such office, or any
ballot upon which any candidate is vot-
cd for outside of the party column de-
signated by the voter as his ticket by
the placing of a cross in the circle at
the head of both tickets, shall he reject
ed as to all names appearing for that
office.
In constituting these provisions, adj
wise you as follows:-
1. A perfect ballot is one containing
a osi in the circle at the head of the
voters party ticket and then contain
ing a cross in the square in front of the
nj mes in such column the party d
sires to vote for. Any attempt to vote
for any man not in such party column
as designated will be ineffective and
such vote must not be counted for any
man for such office.
2. If the voter does not indicate his
party by making a cross in the circle
at the head Of his party column, the
vote may then be counted, provided he
confines himself to one party column
by making cross in front of the names
therein he desires to vote for. If he
votes for anyone outside his party COL
umn, that is, if he attempts to vote in
more than one party column, the en-
tire vote is void as to all parties and
must not be counted for any one for
any office.
3. The voter must confine himself
to voting. for only the number that may
be nominated for any particular office.
Any attempt to vote for more than that
number will result in no vote for such
office and shall not be counted for any
one for that office.