Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-28
HOW TO MARK A
BALLOT is TOLD
States Attorney Floyd Thompson
Explains Where Voters Should
Place Cross Tuesday.
CARE on THE ASSISTANTS
Electors Are Cautioned I'm Check
ing Candidates When They
Scratch Tickets.

Voters who do not vote straight
tickets next Tuesday at the town
ship election today were cautioned
by States Attorney Floyd Thomp-
son on marking their ballots. Mr..
Thompson said:
There seems to be some mis-
understanding among the election
officials in Rock Island and Moline
with respect TO the manner in which
votes should be counted for assist
ant supervisors.
IF, for instance, a cross is plac-
ed in the circle at the head Of the
Democratic ticket, then that counts
one vote for each person on the
Democratic ticket. If a cross is
placed in the circle at the head of
the Republican ticket, that counts
one vote for each person on the Re
publican ticket Such votes are
what are called straight votes,
there being no crosses placed in the
squares in front of the names.
IF, however, there is a cross
placed in the circle at the head of
the Democratic ticket, and cross
is placed in front of the name of
one of the Republican candidates
for assistant supervisor, and no
other mark is made on the ballot,
then the ballot will be counted one
vote for the Democratic candidate
for supervisor, one vote for the
Democratic candidate for town
clerk. one vote for the Democratic
candidate for assessor and one vote
for each of the Democratic candi-
dates for constable, but no vote for
any of the Democratic candidates
for assistant supervisor The only
vote for assistant supervisor will
be one vote cast for the candidate
on the Republican ticket before
whose name the cross was placed.
This is because no candidate for
assistant supervisor is running
against any one candidate, and 1t
would be Impossible for the judges
to tell the intention of the voter,
except that he intended to vote for
only one candidate for assistant
supervisor.
therefore, IL the voter desired
to vote for three of the Democratic
candidates for assistant supervisor
and one Republican candidate for
dSSlSIduL SUPERVISOR he NOuAI pidCc
a cross in front of each of the three
names of candidates for assistant
supervisor on the Democratic ticket
for whom he desired to vote, and
one cross in front of the name Of
the candidate for assistant super
visor on the Republican ticket for
whom he desired to vote.
1.-THE same is true, of course, for
the person who affiliates with the
Republican party, and places his
name in the circle at the head OF
the Republican ticket. For instance,
If a person desired TO vote a straight
Republican ticket, except that he
desired to vote for two of the can
didates for assistant supervisor on
the Democratic ticket, he would
place a cross in the circle, at the
head of the Republican ticket and
would then place a cross in the
square in front Of each of the names
of candidates for assistant super
visor on the Republican ticket for
whom he desired to vote. and a
cross in front of each Of the names
of the candidates for assistant SUI
pervisor on the Democratic ticket
for whom he desired to vote.
ct makes no difference what po-
sition the names occupy on the
ballot. The man at the head of the
list on the ticket is not running
against the man at the head Of the