Milford chronicle., 1916-11-03
INSTRUCTIONS
TO VOTERS.
HOW TO OBTAIN BALLOTS AND
ENVELOPES FOR VOTING;

II shall be lawful Tor any voter to Sc
cure ballot at any time from the
Chairman Of the various political par
ties or from any other source whatso-
ever and to mark the same at any time
and at any place before voting the same,
and to carry the ballot which he has
marked to the designated polling place
in the hundred or election district Of
which he is a registered and qualified
voter and there to vote the said ballot
HOW TO PREPARE THE BALLOTS
FOR VOTING;
After a voter has obtained ballot he
shall indicate his choice Of candidates
by marking his ballot with a black or in
delible pencil or black crayon. This is
to be done as follows: When an elector
desires to vote a straight ticket, that is
to vote for all Of the candidates Of par
~ appearing in the party column on the
ballot he shall place a cross mark or ''X''
within the square at the head Of the
party column containing the names Of
such candidates In the event that an
elector does not desire to vote for all Of
the candidates whose names appear in /
any one party column he shall place a /
cross mark or ''X' in the square at the |
left OF the name Of the candidate for
whom he desires to vote, and he may
also scratch out the name Of the can
didate for whom he does not desire to
vote.
II the elector shall place on his ballot a
cross mark or "X' within the square
containing a party designation at the
head Of the column he shall be deemed
to have voted for all the candidates
whose names appear in the column un-
ar
names shall be erased, or unless in some
other column he shall have placed
mark in the square at the left OF the
name Of some other candidate Tor the
same office.
against two or more names for the same
office he shall be deemed TO have voted
for none Of them and the ballot shaH
not be counted for either candidate there
for, but shall be counted for such other
candidates as it is the evident intention
of the voter to vote for.
II any name be written on any ballot
the ballot shall be void and not counted.
When the elector shall have made a
mark in the square at the lett OF the
name Of a person in the proper place he
shall be deemed to have voted for that
person, although he shall have omitted
TO erase or scratch out the name printed /
IN any other column for the same office,
A ballot put in without any mark shall L
not be counted, and ballot not marked
at the top shall be counted only Tor the Il
person for whom the marks therein are L
applicable.
DEPOSIT OF BALLOT IN ENVELOPE.
When an elector is ready to vote, he
should enter the passage way, ana aIter /
being passed by the challengers, he shall 1
De admitted to the election room; pro- |
Tided, however, there shall not be IN the |
'oom at any time more than one voter |
or each booth therein, exclusive Of the |
,lection officers on entering the room /
he voter shall announce his name to the
,lerks OF Election, who shall register II,
nd one of the Clerks shall deliver to him
N envelope and ballot, the voter shall
hen, and without leaving the room, go
lone into any Of the booths which may
e unoccupied. If he has already prOcur-
d an Official Ballot and marked the
anne as he desires to vote, he must
lace it in the envelope, or if he has not
lready prepared his ballot he can use
he one handed him by the Clerk. After 1
aving placed his ballot in the envelope
q must then deliver the same TO the
Inspector or to the Judge who may be
smporarily authorized to aetoior the In
The voter shall Immediately after vot-
lg leave the room. No voter TO whom
n envelope has been delivered shall be
ermitted to leave the room without vot
lg or returning the said envelope to the
lerk Of Election.
Put one ballot only in your envelope;
il contains more than one ballot, all
allots viii be thrown out and your vote
i'll not be counted.
ow TO OBTAIN EITHER A NEW L
BALLOT OR AN ENVELOPE OR
BOTH IN PLACE OF EITHER
OR BOTH ACCIDENTALLY
DEFAcED, MUTILATED
OR SPOILED.
Any person who shall by accident or
istske spoil or deface or mutilate his
Hot or envelope, on returning the spoil
ballot or envelope to the Clerks OF the
ectiOn and satisfying them that such !
oiling, defacing or mutilatiOn was not
.entonal, shall receive another ballot
envelope or both in place thereof.
Any person who shall be physically un-
le to prepare or fold his ballot or de-
sit his ballot in his envelope by reason
defective eyesight or the loss Of the -
e Of one or both hands, or inability to
Tx with safety without assistance as
.nifeSty renders him unable to pre-
re or fold his ballot, or to deposit his
lot in his envelope, or to reach the
ling place alone with safety, Shall be
-mltted to bring with him into the r.
ction room and booth any elector or
o electors if the nature Of the disable
manifestly requires more than one,
h as a total disability to walk to the
ling district, for the purpose of rem
ing him the necessary assistance to
lection g. one challenger appointed
/ designated by each political party,
hereinbefore provided, shall be en-
ed to stand al the side of the pass
and near the entrance to the room.
other person shall remain within
~
purpose of offering his vote, except
provided in this Chapter voters shall
roach and enter the passage in the
er in which they appear for the pur-
e Of voting. If any person offering to
e shall be challenged by one of the
llengers, or by any one Of the cleo
officers, his right to vote shall be at
e determined by the proper officer,
! If his vote Is refused, he shall inn
iiately stand aside, give place to the
son next in line and retire without
~ from within the thirty feet space -
und the entrance TO the room. Who
r, not in this Chapter authorized so
10, shall enter or attempt to enter the
tion room or within the railing lead
to the entrance Of the election room
shall remain within thirty feet Of the
ing place, contrary to the provisions -
his Chapter, shall be guilty Of a mis-
leanor and on conviction thereof shall
lined not more than two hundred doll
cotton SO. Whoever shall, during the
tion, remove or destroy any Of the
plies or other conveniances placed in @
booths as aforesaid or delivered to
voter for the purpose Of enabling tap,nt
to prepare his ballot, or SHALL dur ~ .
an election, remove, tear down or he H.
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