New Ulm review., 1920-10-13
WOMEN CAN TAKE
PART IN ELECTION
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MAY Ask Assistance.


If any woman feels that she is not
able to mark her ballot properly alone,
she may ask that her husband OF any
one else be permitted to enter the
Ivoting booth with her and assist in
marking her ballot. In this connec
ton, the best advice we can give to
women voters who do not feel absolute
ly confident Of being able to mark their
ballots correctly, is that they ask
someone to help them do so. No
woman need feel timid about doing
this, as voting is complicated matter,
and many men, even nowadays, make
serious mistakes in marking their
ballots. =
Must Vote Official Ballot.
Upon offering to vote, qualified
elector, both male and female, is given
ballots by one of the election judges
on the back Of which the judges have
placed their initials. These are the
official ballots, andsare the ones which |
must be returned to the, judges after
having been marked. After receiving
the ballots, the voter enters one Of the
booths and marks the ballots, or has
someone else do this for him (or herr
A voter may take into the booth with
him (or herr for reference sample
ballot containing the names of all those
candidates for whom he (or she)
wishes to vote. Such sample ballots
must be used only as help in marking
the official ballots, and must IN no case
be, voted. After having marked the
Official ballots, the voter folds them SO
that they can be conveniently inserted
through the slot in the top of the ballot
boxes, leaves the booth and presents
the official ballots which he (or she)
has voted, each folded, to the judge
having charge Of the ballot box. The
ballots should be so folded that the
initials of the judges can be seen. All
sample ballots must be removed from
the booths by the voter who took them
along for reference. This is very. i'm
portant as failure to do SO may lead
to inva1idation Of the election in that
particular voting precinct.
Do Not Sign Ballots.
Many ballots have been thrown out
at previous elections because voters
had written their names, initials or
some other identification mark upon
them. This is forbidden by law and,
if done, renders the ballot worthless,
so that it will not be counted. Voters
should, therefore, remember not to
put their names, initials or any other
mark of identification on the ballots.
In conclusion we want to impress
upon all women who are eligible to
vote the necessity of registering at the
polls in their respective wards on
Tuesday, October 26, so that there
may be as little delay as possible on
election day in casting their ballots.
Mrs. Carl Mohr Of Spokane, Wash,
arrived here Thursday afternoon to
visit her old home, the former Stutz
farm in the town Of Cottonwood, and
to renew acquaintances in New Ulm
and vicinity This was her first visit
here for 35 years and the reunion with
her manyssld= 1e friends here andlat
Sleepy Eye proved very pleasant in
deed. MS ohr departed for her
home Saturday noon.
Mrs. Paul Weigand was most agrees
ably surprised by about a dozen friends
at her home,3 Saturday evening the
occasion being. her birthday anniver-
.sary. A very eni oyable social evening
was spent and a delicious repast was
served. Mrs " Weigenad was presented
with suitable gift as a remembrance
Those present from out-of-town were
her sister, Mrs. Frank Polta, Of St.
jPaul.and her nieces, Mrs. Fred Boheim,
of Ashland, Wis, and Miss Jeanette
Siebert Of Superior, Wis.
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