The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-17
WOMEN VOTERS WILL
NOT GET SEPARATE
BOOTHS; BALLOT SAME

Women will not be provided with
separate voting booths in the Novem-
Der election and there will be no dis
tinction between the ballots used by
the men and women, according to in
structions forwarded yesterday to the
clerk of Wayne county by DirreHe
CLANCY, clerk of the state board OF
election commissioners.
The instructions were sent to Off
cials because of the many inquiries re-
ceived by the state board relative TO
possible changes in election procedure
on account of women suffrage. One OF
the questions frequently asked the
state board was whether extra ballot
boxes would be necessary for women
voters. In reply 1t was pointed out
that there will be no distinction what
ever between the sexes when 1t comes
to voting and that sepaate ballot boxes
are not to be used. In extra large pre-
cincts two ballot boxes may be used.
the board held, but the ballots Of both
men and women are T. be deposited in
the same box.
sioners has established an office in the
statehouse. Ed D. Donnell, who Is
familiar with prediction activities be.
cause of his connection with the cleo
ton commission during several recent
contests, has been appointed assistant
clerk on the commission, and Is in &C
tive charge of the detail work In pre-
pairing for the printing and distribu-
zion of the state ballot.
Number of Ballots Unchanged.
Because of a modification of the
legislature, the number Of state ballots
to be printed will not be much larger
this year, notwithstanding the doub.
ling of the vote by woman suffrage.
In previous years the state commits
sion was compelled to provide ballots
to counties that operated voting ma
chimes. The law now provides that
only a small number of ballots will
be provided counties having machines,
to be used only in event that the ma
chimes get out of order.
In the general election of 1916 the
state board printed 100000 state bal
lots and of this number only 100000
cording this years plans there will be
100000 ballots printed. Estimates
of ballot requirements are now being
received by the state commission from
the county clerks.
Machines In 81 Counties.
According to information compiled
by Mr.. Donnell, 21 counties will use
voting machines in at least part of
the precincts. More than one-half of
the vote Of the state will be caste in
these counties as nearly all of them
have large cities. Because Of the In
creased vote very few counties using
machines will have enough to go
around. In few instances the local
officials have planned to have women
use the Australian ballots and the men
use the machines. In other counties
machines are to be used in as many
precincts as possible by both the men
and women. The precincts left over
will use ballots exclusively.
In Marion county, Australian ballots
will be used exclusively in fifteen pre-
cincts and the 1872 machines owned by
the county will be distributed in the
other precincts.
Under the law all state ballots, that
is ballots containing names OF the
presidential electors and other offices
subject to a statewide vote, are print
ed by the state board. Ballots con-
tanning the names of county and other
local candidates are printed by the
county board Of election commission
ers.
Including the fifteen presidential
electors there will be % names on the
state ballot this year. The list includes
the IS presidential electors-one from
each district in the state-and two