Evening journal., 1920-10-26
VOTE EARLY
IF YOU WOULD
AVOID CRUSH
lcontInued DON FIrsi pase.l

ment by law that a voter must enter
a booth at the polling place 10 mark
his or her ballot, even n that voter
has procured ballot beforehand and
taken II 10 the polls already marked.
A. In that event there would De- no
logical reason for entering a booth and I
10 require 10 might seriously longest |
the polling place, Il Is possible the /
provision may be waived.
TN Is an emergency" said an ofll- !
cial or the Board OF Elections yesier-
day. "and we must act accordingly" /
one complication concerning the
suggestion that a supplementary cler-
ical force be obtained is that while II
might be urgently needed in some dis
| trlcls, In Others 10 would not he at ala
necessary. and a blanket permission
| 30 take on moro assistants would
/ probably result In assigning useless
ones at places where registration Isl
| licht
In this city the polls win open be-
tween Z and 130 O'Clock In the morn
ing and continue open until g =. NJ.
In the State outside Wilmington they
will opcn between and and close at
6 O'Clock 10 Is usual 10 ma the
heavy voting in the afternoon and
evening 10 Is suggested women Who
are not tied down 90 business hours
may make 10 easier for themselves ana
The election officials II they viii vote
when The men are ai work.
Get Ballot In District
10 will be wise for every voter 10
goi a ballot FOR his or her rcpreScn-
taiivc district The First Representa-
tive district includes the city east OF
Market, north or Eighth, ana IN
cudss an the Ninth ward north Of
the BrandyNNine. Tho Third district
lies north OF Eighth street and west
OF Market The Fourth, souh or
Eighth. west OF Adams.
A point that has been raised con-
Germs The destruction or ballots. Az
ihc oflce Of the Clerk NJ Peace u
was said yesterday afternoon that II
voler takes to The polls a ballot al
ready marked. changes his mind ana
takes tho blank ballot offered to nun
. and marks 10 and puts thal IN inc en-
- Velopo furnished and deposits 10 IN
INC box. or hands 10 90 a clerk Tor
that nurpose. ne or she Is entitled 70
take Inc original marked ballot away
D as private property But IT baiol
- proeured at the polls Is spoiled, and
another taken. The spoiled one Is de
The procedure Of voting is as fol
p lows:
4 Ballots may be procured in advance
N of election and marked Tor NoilnF
Entering the polling place the voter
e announces his or her name TO th'
70 election clerks. A clerk finds thl
d voters name on the registration bool
and the voter gets an envelope VIII
IN the number OF voters election dislrlc
10 on IL and the names Of the election
r. clerks A blank ballot Is aNaildpl
Ne Tor The voter IN he does not use
al marked one brought Ballots shoul
ID he marked with a lead pencil. II m
o- ballot has been marked ana ioide
before entering u is simply put ]
r. the envelope. II a new ballot Is take
M It should be marked IN hooth' iol,
o. cd and nut In the envelope lh,i
IA must be no writing on the ballot h'
he sides the crossmarks used 10 desil
W mate tickets and candidates.
rs 10 vote a straight Republican ucke
n for instance. nut n cross under N
eagle. IN a voter intends 10 scratch
he a ballot. that Is. not 90 vote for son
e. one on it, he should draw O lit
81 throueh Tie name Of that candidal
In lafier putting a cross under the part
n. emblem. II he intends 70 split
at tickct-to vote for a candidate on az
De- lothcr ticket for any oiice-he draw
lN n line lllINuAN hiAN NNAttN va
on his own ticket he does not wis
al 10 vote for and puts cross To the i.
lss OF the name on the other ticket
rs wishes 10 substitute. The name sul
re stltuted must be one printed on q
ed sane line with the name crossed on
10 In a ballot Is spoiled another VIII
oy given.
1m The voter Is not supposed TO r
m ceive any assistance after he ente
the polling place. What he or -
rcr should do Is this:
ed Announce his or her name. tai
'ar the envelope from the clerk, mark O
ird ballot. fold 70 with the printed side
iy- put 10 In the envelope and return IL
lhe inspector Of elect 0ns. There D.
especial way In which the bah
should be folded. except as TO concei
TO- ing the printed side
ems Those TO whom the procedure Is n
or clear should go az once 20 The politl'
'or headquarters Of their party and ma
m 10 explained 20 them. Tho law
~ Quires instruction cards, printed
ion English and other languages, BE- d
played at the polling places
Lambert J. Foulk secretary or I
- Department of Elections, yesterd
~. submitted 90 the ONCE Of the ATTIC
-en | ney-general The names OF all cler
who have failed TO qualify. 10 Is {
intention Of the department to enfor
-nr- strictly the law which inilicis a pc
oln atty OF 800 and costs OF prosecuii
ng on all clerks falling 20 qualify a