Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-21
Hints to Ne,u Voters.
REGISTRATION.

Many inquiries have been made at
the office Of the county auditor and
Of the Times Republican by women,
Especially, married women who will
vote, for the first time this year, re.
garding. the manner in which they
shall register their names. Registra-
ton must be by the. legal name, the
E;Nsoter using the given name rather
than the name or initial Of the hus-
band. In making canvass of women
voters Of the city the canvassers 50
listed the voters.
This question then arises: How
shall a woman voter register who ex-
poets to marry between the date Of
registration and election day? This
query has been made OF the county
auditor and is pertinent. The audi
tors answer is that the voter regis
lering as a maiden lady may go to
the, polls on election day, call for a
ballot under her married name, and
give the judges Of election the name
under. which she is registered. The
name then will be changed on the
poll books.
There has been a constant call for
sample ballots that the new voters
may inform themselves as to- the
proper way of marking. The sample
ballots will be ready in few days
and will be publicly displayed. Every
woman voter should 'familiarize her
self thoroughly with the ballot so
there may be no delay in voting cleo
ton day and that she may make no
error in voting. This is not super
fluous advice for there are many in
stances Of men who have voted for
years laundering because of failure
TO look over the ticket before going
into the polling booth.
. The ballot is arranged this year so
that the voter may cast a straight
vote with one cross. At the head Of
each ticket a circle will be found
put in this circle and no other marks
need be made.
IF the voters want to vote for most
of the candidates Of one ticket, but
not all of them, the voter can vote
by marking a cross In the circle at
the head Of the party ticket, then
mark cross in front of the name of
the candidate or candidates on other
party tickets that the voter wants to
vote for. The vote for the party tick
ct will be counted for each candi-
date on the ticket, excepting those
whose opponents on opposite tickets
have been voted for with crosses in
front Of their names.
On not vote for more candidates
than are to be elected.
Do not write your name on the
ballot.
Know how you are going to vote
before going to the polls and vote as
quickly as possible.
In calling for ballot be sure to
give your name just as 1t appears on
the registration book to prevent un-
necessary delays.
Judges of election and voters will
speed on the part of the
voter. A record vote will be cast this
year and the longer you remain in
the voting booth the longer those re-
in line must wait.
A rural school teacher, who lives
in another county, spends the week
where she teaches and comes to this
city each week end, asks where she
shall vote.
County Attorney A. b Hoover's
answer is that it all depends on
where she considers her permanent
residence to be. If she considers that
her permanent residence is in an
other county, and not where she
teaches, altho she has taught there
for five years, or this city, then she
should vote in her home county by
procuring an absentee's ballot at tho
county auditors office and vote by
mail.
The whole question in all cases of
this kind, the county attorney says,
hinges on where the voter consoles
her permanent residence to be-