Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-20
SOLDIERS IN CAMP
CAN VOTE At SPRING
AND FALL ELECTIONS
ABSENT OTEVRS LAW IN EFFECT
PARE PLANS FOR TAKING CARR
or BALLOTS RECEIVED FROM
CANroNMENTs.

NouHtH NltIh a. T.. bdCU ana l0Wn'
ship Clerk Charles Stickln will soon
prepare Instructions for Ottawa sol
diers who are away from home. and
who desire to vote at the coming elec..
ons
The same rules. of course, apply to
Il absentee voters, travelling men. rail.
DAD men, ct al, who can not possibly
at home on election day The law
the matter was passed some time
80 by the legislature to remedy an
convenience OF long standing in the
naller of voting,
lhose voters who are properly reg
stored al the address at which they
oW reside, and who will be away
rom the city OF Ottawa on business
= for other necessary purposes, may
ote at the township election on April
under the new absentee clec, ION
aw, which provides that all persons
'to are qualified voters and who ere
'uly registered, and who are or ex.
eet 10 be absent from La Sale county
April 2, may vote 0y the meihod
'rescrbed by the statute
When to Appear
Such electors may appear in person
I the Office Of the city Of township
clerks not more than fifteen days be-
)re the Aptil . election. which is
March 10. and not later than three
lays prior thereto. which is March 30.
o make application for the ballots to
% voted at The township election
Soldiers who are at present in can
comments, training schools and other
, lepal tments OF the army and navy
may east their ballots under this law
Sith the same force and effect as #
! hey were at home and voting in per
+ son. For them 10 vote, however. it
( VIII be necessary fot either tl,l sol,
diers themselves or their friends or
I
necessary blanks, mailing the same to
! he absentee TO be filled oul before
/ some notary and returned 10 the of.
/ Gee Of the city or township clerk IN
/ ottawa, not ca'ler than March 49,
! Thereupon the election commissioners
will mail the ballots 10 such applicant
/ VINO should mark them before some
notary public, who viii fill ont the
( oath on the back of the ballot envel
( 1lc on which the following affidavit
will he subscribed notary;
Subscribed and sworn 10 before
ne, an officer duly authorized under
! he laws OF this state 10 administer
oaths, this ..... day Of. .....A. ID
,..e..., and hereby ce, ify that the
liiiant exhibited the enclosed ballot
to me unmarked. aud that he then il
my presence and in the presenn o.
no other person and in such manner
that could net see his vote. marked
such ballot and enclosed and scale
the same in this envelope. and tha
the afiiant was not solicited or ad
vised by me to vote for or agains
and candidate or proposition
Counting the Ballots.
All ballots must reach the clerks il
time for delivery TO the precincts, a
under the law, ballots arriving too Hat
for delivery to the Judges cannot 5
counted.
At the close of the electice
O'Clock on the afternoon Of april an
April Is, the Judges viii examine bot
;he application and the affidavit en- tn
back OF the ballot eneyclopc and wi
lot that such absentoes have nc
voted IN person and if the judges ar
satisfied that the application and a
Iidavt are sufficient, the ballots wi
be opened and deposited in he bale
box, by the judges, without inspe
tion or examination. this proysio
being included in the law 10 secur
4 the privacy of the absentee voter
ballot The .abscntee's name will i
entered upon the pcll books the SAN
as II he had votod In person
The clerk will prepare full instru
tions Tor the voters regarding mar
ing and returning ballots. a cory