Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-24
THREE MEMBERS TO SERVE IN
EACH PRECINCT At sPE.
ciAL ELECTION.
COUNTY BOARD AND CITY ..
COUNCIL PREPARE FOR VOTE
votinq Machines Soon to Be Sent to
Each Precinot--Demonstrations to
Prepare Voters TO Cast Ballots
Council Selects Judges Fer Five
Precincts in This City.

County and city machinery today
was set in motion in preparation for
the special election to be held Monday,
July Ia, to vote on the question or ac-
cepting federal aid for hard surfacins
the primary road system of the county.
The county board of supervisors COM
pleted plans for the Use Of the voting
machines for the first time and pre-
pared instructions for the election
judges. The city council, In adjourned
session, named judges of election for
the five city precincts.
Where registration is necessary, IN
the city, the polls will open at a. m.'
and close at p. m. In the precincts
outside the city the election will be
held between the hours of a. m. ana
| I p. m. In the city registration Is re-
quired only OF those voters who nave
attained their majority since the last
general election or who have moved
from one PRECINCT to another.
Election Boards Reduced.
Under the law providing for the use
of voting machines, the election boards
4
bers. Under the old system there were
three judges and two clerks. of election,
and under the new there are three
judges, one OF whom will act as clerk
The voting machines will be distrit~
uted to the various precincts as soon
as possible, and sample ballots will be
prepared so that the voters may have
practice so they can cast their ballots
| intelligently.
The ballet will be strip about
twelve inches long and three inches
WIDE with the words Yes and mo
in the left hand corner. The PROPOSE
ton to be voted on will be explained
on the ballot.
Judges to Be Instructed.
AS soon as the judges have been
| chosen they will be notified and sent
| books of instruction. If any Of the
judges named to act outside the city
are in town following receipt Of notice
Of their appointment, they are asked to
call at the office of the county auditor
to receive definite instructions in the
operation Of the machines. All judges
outside the city will be met by the
county auditor when the machines are
delivered and the manner Of recording
votes will be fully explained. Demon
strations in the use of the machines
will be given in every precinct.
The judges in the five precincts OF
the city will be asked to meet at the
office of the county auditor some even
ing in the near future to receive in
structions and witness a demonstration.
One of the judges will be asked to act
as Judge and the others will vote, ano
then others will act as judge as tn;
voting is continued. Any voter who
does not understand the manipulation.
Of the machine, or who has any ques.
tons to ask concerning the use Of the
machine in the coming election. will re-
ceive all the information desired at the
office Of the county auditor.
s. City Judges Selected.
The city council this morning select
ed judges for the five city precincts as
follows: ?
First ward--J S. Booth, w. F. Koontz
and I. A. Lay. .t
Second ward-E. B. Emes. James
Swingley and B. B. Sholenberger.
Third ward-C. F. Schoenhut, d. S.
Good and Nelson Lackey.
Fourth ward-Charles Hanson, Ed
ward Coffey and H. S. Otte. 49,.