The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
Office oe County Clerk,
October 28th, 1916.

NOJlc6 is uer0Dy given Gndt d SOiOI al
election is to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election pre-
cincts in the county of Kenosha, on the
18th day of November, 1916, at which
the officers named below are to be
chosen. The names of the candidates
for each Office to be voted for, whose
nominations have been certified to or
fled in this Office, are given under the
title Of the Office and under the APP
propriate party or other designation,
each in it's proper column, together
with the question submitted to vote,
in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of
voters:
(a) A voter upon entering the poll
ing place and giving his name and
residence, will receive a ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have Endorsed
thereon the names or initials of both
ballot clerks, AID 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 a 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 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 underneath,
unless the names of some of the canal
dates of the party have been erased
or name shall be written in or cross
mark be placed in the square at the
right of the name or names of candi-
dates in another column. If the voter
does not wish to vote for all candidates
nominated by one party, he shall mark
his ballot by making cross or mark
in the square at the right of the name
of the candidate for whom he intends
to vote, or by inserting or writing in
the name Of the candidate.
(c) A voter may vote for an entire
group Of candidates for presidential
electors by making a cross (X) or q
mark in the circle (o) under the party
designation at the head Of the party
column, or he may vote for the candi-
dates for presidential electors by MAX
ing cross (X) or mark in the square
at the right of the name of each can
didate for elector for whom he wishes
to vote. If voter does not wish to
vote for any one or more candidates
for presidential electors in the group,
he may erase the name of such candi-
date or candidates and may write in
the space provided therefor, the name
or names of the person or persons for
whom he desires to vote, and the cross
(X) or mark in the circle (O) at the
head of the party column shall count
as vote for each of the candidat.. in
such column. If voter does not wish
to vote for any candidates for presi-
dent or vice president or for any presi-
Dental electors, whose names appear
upon the ballot, he may insert or write
in the names of the candidates for
president and vice president, and presi-
Dental electors to a number equal to
the number of electors to be elected, in
the appropriate spaces in the blank
column at the right of the ballot.
(e) The ballot should not be marked
in any other manner. If the ballot be
spoiled, it must be returned to the bal
lot clerk, who must issue another in
ats 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. Unofficial 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
80 that any person can see how it has
been marked by the voter.
~ After it is marked it should be
folded so that the inside cannot be
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