Milford chronicle., 1920-10-29
INSTRUCTIONS
TO VOTERS
HOW TO OBTAIN BALLOTS AND
ENVELOPES FOR VOTING:


ties or from any other source whatso-
ever. and to mark the same at any
time and at any place before voting the
same. and to carry the ballot which has
been marked to the designated polling
place in the election district of which he
or she is a registered and qualified vo-
ter and there to vote the said ballot
HOW TO PREPARE THE BALLOTS
FOR VOTING:
After voter has obtained ballot he
or she shall indicate his or her choice
of candidates by marking the ballot with
a black or indelible pencil or black cray
on. This is to be done as follows: When
an elector desires to vote a straight tick
ct, that is to vote for all of the candi-
dates of party appearing, in the party
column on the ballot, he or she shall
place a cross mark or tx" within the
square at the head Of the party column
containing the names of such candidates
In the event that an elector does not
desire to vote for all the candidates
whose names appear in any one party
column, he or she shall place a cross
mark or ''X' in the square at the left
of the name of the candidate for whom
it is desired to vote, and he or she may
also scratch out the name of the can
didate for whom he or she does not de-
sire to vote.
If the .elector shall place on the bal
lot a cross mark or TX" within the
square containing party designation at
the head of the column, he or she shall
be deemed to have voted for all the can
didates whose names shall appear in the
column under such mark, unless some
name or names be erased, or unless in
some other column a ''X'' mark shall
have been placed in the square at the
left of the name of SOME other candi-
date for the same office.
When the voter shall place a mark
against two or more names for the same
office, the voter shall be deemed to have
voted for. none of them, and the ballot
shall not be counted for either candidate.
but shall be counted for such other can
didates as it is the evident intention of
the voter to vote for.
If any name be written on any ballot
the ballot shall be void and not counted.
When the elector shall have made a
mark in the square at the left OF the
name of a person in the proper place, !
the elector shall be deemed to have vot- /
ed for that person, although said elector /
out the name printed in any other col |
umn for the same office.
A ballot put in without any mark shall
not be counted, and a ballot not mark
ed at the top shall be counted only for
the person for whom the marks thereon
are applicable.
DEPOSIT OF BALLOT IN ENVELOPE
When an elector is ready to vote. the
said elector shall enter the passage way
and after being passed by the challeng-
ers. shall be admitted to the ELECTION
room; provided, however, there shall not
be in the room at any time more than
one voter for each booth therein, eXclus-
i've of the election officers. On entering his
the room the voter shall announce his
name to the Clerk of Election, who shall
register it, and one of the Clerks shall
deliver to said elector an envelope ana
ballot The voter shall then, and with
out leaving the room, go alone INTO any
of the booths which may be unoccupled.
If said elector has already procured an
Official Ballot and marked the same as
he or she desires to vote, 1t must be
placed in the envelope or # said elector
has not already prepared the 6ailot ne
or she may use the one handed him or
her by the Clerk. After having placed
this ballot in, the envelope the electof
spector or to the Judge who may be tenn
porarily authorized to act for the IN
The voter shall Immediately after vot
ing leave the room. No voter to whom
an envelope has been delivered shan pe
permitted to leave the room without vol
ing or returning the said envelope to the
Clerk of Elections
Put one ballot only in your envelope;
if it contains more than one ballot, alI
ballots will be thrown out and your vote
will not be counted.
HOW TO OBTAIN EITHER A NEW
BALLOT OR AN ENVELOPE OR
BOTH IN PLACE OF EITHER
OR BOTH ACCIDENTALLY
DEFAcED, MUTlLATED
OR SPOILED
ANY person who shall by accident or
mistake spoil deface or multilate the
ballot or envelope, on returning the
spoiled ballot or envelope to the clerks
III the Election and satisfying them that
such spoiling defacing or mutllatlon was
not Intentional, shall receive another bal
lot or envelope or both in place thereon
Any person who shall be physically uiI-
able to prepare or fold his or her pal
ot, or deposit the ballot in the envelope
by reason of defective eyesight, or the
oss of the use of one or both hands, or
as manitestly renders MN OF
ler unable to prepare, fold his or her
)allot or deposit the ballot in the eilVe-
ope or to reach the polling place alone
With safety, shall be permitted to BRING
With him or her into the election room
md booth any elector or two electors,
f the nature of the disability manifestly
'equires more than one, Such as 70
al disability to walk to the polling dis
rict, for the purpose OF rendering the
necessary assistance to vote
Section 81. One challenger appointed
md designated by each political Sd Party party
ID to stand at the side OF the passage
nd near the entrance to the room. no
ther person shall remains within thrty
eet of said entrance except for the pur-
ose of Offering to vote, except as, pro-
ided in this Chapter; voters SHAH ap-
roach and enter the passage IN the Or
er in which they appear for the pur-
ose of voting. If any person OHeflnB 70
Ote shall be challenged py one VI lhc
hallengers or by any one OF the elec-
ion officers, his or her right TO vote
hall be at once determined by the prop
r officer. and, If his or her vote IS re- -
lsed he or she shall Immediately stano
side, give place to the person next h
! line without delay from within the
hirty feet space around the entrance
ne rtIOIIl. " iIvJs9 ca, TFS,s
,r authorized so to do, shau enter oI -
tempt to enter the election room VI "
ithin the railing leading to the entrance
r the election room, or shall remain
ithin thirty feet of the pollins place.
,ntrary to the provisions OF TINS Chap-
r. shall be guilty OF nlSotihesalioli si S
ld on conviction theTe99i e9red sa dollars ar ''s
Section Az Whoever shall induce or
ection, remove or destroy any, OF tHe &
lpphes or other convenlences PiaSeu. -
e booths aforesaid or delivSIeu ~ enS t'
ter for the purpose Of enaplns nun ~
n to prepare his or her ballot, or shall,
ring an election, remove, tear 9own cow. " Fir
face the cards printed Tor the l@nseI @ W w, FC
IN OF the voters, or snail, uurin6 ~ FC
sction destroy or remove any aI9 D9osn. say Cha
ling or other convenience provided lor Fo
ch election, or shall induce or attehPs viii
induce any person to commit any ~ y.
ch acts, whether or not any sucn @ @aceS
e committed or attempted to pc coih- Sec
ffed shall be guilty Of a misdemean- ~.
and on conviction shall be Punlsnsu liison
IMPRISONMENT for not less than sA ~ ~
,nths nor more than one year; - Ia M,
SCection ~. Whoever shall induce oi 10,
.empt to induce any elector to write, 60, ~.
ste or otherwise place on the balol HISo 10
) name Of any person, or any sign OF f,l1ay
vice of any kind, as a Distinguishing O"a'
'rk by which to indicate to any other
rson how sueh m edefe1a tent ma 70 form any THU
raanent or conspiracy with any other 70
rson to induce or attempt TO lnquce 70
elector to so place any Qis1lis s,, % lena IN