Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
PRIMARY BALLOTS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
Sbouid Familiarize Themselves
With Ysrd-Long Ticket to BE
Used on Sept ID.
,,eur IS on FOR LEGISLATURES
u,of;ve Plan should Be Under
-. - In Order to Properly Regis
ter Choice for Assemblymen-

--L,,a II is a week before primary
W." - II might he we'll for the vot-
sss.5 the election officials 70 tamil
81 themselves with the yard-long
81 which are 10 be marked and
'a..v5 sent IS. County Clerk H. B.
eeIssors * distributing them today.
as,te for most Of the officers the voter
-.tAd 10 make but one choice, for
- offices he may vote for two, or
: .be case Of representatives IN the
- legislature. three, II he wishes.
- n-in1ary ballot says that two men
~ selected as candidates for con-
-.,ssr,an al large. but the cumulative
ss...'rg which is used in choosing can
.ss.,es for The legislature, does not
- and If only one j. voted for he
~ ~ bur one vote. while II two are
sssienstad they get only one vote
spece -.-... -
..-s;5arA for the Legislature that
.Lssf attention must he called, as
,sara has been some question raised
.,nrerniug how the voter may mark
he ballot al the primary. Perusal OF
"a Illinois statutes shows that the
..re rule applies for naming candi-
.,,ss as holds good in the election,
,bst Is a mark in the square opposite
a,s- one candidates name shows that
ne voter wishes TO cast three votes
-, ,har man. while in a cross in the
s,usre opposite two names indicates
raj each is to receive a vote and one
ali while if three squares are mark
y sarh OF those indicated thus are TO
receive a vote each
Candidates for the legislature on the
ssrocratic side in this district are W.
r Maucker. Rock Island; T.. I. Werts,
0ouavka, and Charles II. Ditto,
yeithsburg. Among the republicans
ne aspirants are Thomas Campbell
and c. +. Gaetjer, Rock Island; Thorn
a Lain. Milan: Frank f. Abbey,
Bggsville: J. 4. Wells. AIedo; Fred
J. Ball, Silvis.
What Law Provides.
The law in regard 10 voting for leg
islative candidates at the primary is
as follows:
In all primaries Tor the nomination
Of candidates for representatives in
he general assembly each qualified
urinary electOr may cast three votes
he same or equal parts thereof among
-vo candidates or three. as he shall
see fit. And the said candidate, or
candidates for said nomination high
est il votes shall be declared nomina-
,ei for the Office 10 be filled.
I'D When a cross is placed in the
squares preceding the names Of three
candidates and the ballot for represen-
iative in the general assembly is not
Otherwise marked It shall be counted
as one vote for each candidate.
"t2) When a cross is placed in the
squares preceding the names of two
caniidates, and the ballot for repre-
sentative in the general assembly is
not otherwise marked. it shall be
counted as one and one-half votes for
each Of such candidates
"l5) When a cross is placed in the
square preceding the name of one
c2ndidate. and the ballot for Tepresen-
tative in the general assembly is not
Otherwise marked, it shall be counted
as three votes for such candidate
30 When the ballot has been so
marked as to indicate the intention to
cast more than three votes for the
domination Of candidates for represen-
tatiye in the general assembly, such
ballot shall not be counted for any
cf such candidates"