Milford chronicle., 1922-10-27
INSTRUCTIONS
TO VOTERS
HOW TO OBTAIN BALLOTS AND
ENVELOPES FOR VOTING;


. It shall be lawful for any voter to Sc
Z cure ballot at any time from tn,
!, Chairman of the various political mar
= Ties or from any other source Whatso
= ever ana to mark the Same at any time
anu anu az ~ any & place before voting the same
f marked to the designated polling place
IA the election district of which he OF
she Is registered and qualified voter
ana there to vote the said ballot
: HOW TO PREPARE THE BALLOTS
FOR VOTING:
, After a voter has obtained a ballot he
or she shall indicate his or her choice of
candidates by marking the ballot with a
black or indelible pencil or black crayon-
rms is to be done as follows: When an
elector desires to vote a straight ticket
eiiaC a. Is TO vote for all OF the candidates of
a party appearing in the party column on
Ine Dallot, he or she shall place a cross
mark or TX" within the square at fine
mead OF the party column containing the
names OF such candidates. In the event
that an electOr does not desire TO vote
Tor all the candidates whose names an
pear IN any one party column, he or she
s6iah sdIinrI piaee cross mark or ''X' in the
square at the left of the name of the
candidate for whom it is desired to vote
ana ne or she may also scratch out the
nI9d name OF the candidate for whom he or
Sne doeS not desire to vote.
II the elector shall place on the bal
lot cross mark or 'X'' within the
square containing a party designation at
the head of the column, he or she shall
be deemed to have voted for all fbe can
oldates whose names shall appear in the
column under such mark unless some
name or names be erased, or unless in |
some other column 'X'' mark shall |
Ile nave been placed in the square at the |
lett 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 |
once, the voter shall be deemed to have
voted for none of them, and the ballot
shall not be counted for either candidate,
put 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 mot counted
When the elector shall have made a
mark IN the square at the left of the
name ~ot person in the proper place,
the elector shall be deemed to have vot-
ca Tor that person, although said elector
snail have omitted to erase or scratch
out the name printed in any other col
lmn for the same office.
A ballot put in without any mark shall
lot be counted, and a ballot not marked
~ 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
ald elector shall enter the passage wav
nd after being passed by the challeng-
election |
oom; provided, however, there shall NOT |
e in the room at any time more than
ne voter for each booth therein excIus-
Ee OF the election officers On entering
ne room the voter shall announce his
anne to the Clerk of Election, who shall
egister it, and one of the Clerks shall
eIiver to said elector an envelope and
allot. The voter shall then, and with
ut leaving the room, go alone into any
the booths which may be unoccupied.
esail sad elector has already procured an
Inclal Ballot and marked the same as
e or she desires to vote, it must be
aced in the envelope, or if said eIector
as not already prepared the haIiot he
she may use the one handed him or
er by the Clerk. After having placed
lis ballot in the envelope the elector D..
ust then deliver the same to the In
rector or to the Judge who may be tenn
'rarily authorized to act for the In
The voter shall Immediately after vot-
g leave the room. No voter to whom
envelope has been delivered shall be
rmitted to leave the room without vot-
g or returning the said envelope TO tIe
ERIK of Elections.
Put one ballot only in your envelopes;
II IL contains more than one ballot, all
llots will be thrown out and your vote
II not be counted. .a
HOW TO OBTAIN EITHER A NEW
BALLOT OR AN ENVELOPE OR -.
BOTH IN PLACE OF EITHER
OR BOTH ACCIDENTALLY
DEFAcED, MUTILATED
OR SPOILED
my person who shall by accident or
stake spoil, deface or Inutilate the
lot or envelope, on returning the
lied ballot or envelope to the Clerks
the Election and satisfying them that
n spelling, defacing or mutilatiOn was
intentional shall receive another ball
or envelope or both in place thereof.
ny person who shall be physically un-
or deposit the ballot in the envelope,
reason of defective eyesight, or the
Of the use of one or both hands, or
oility to walk with safety without as
ance, as manifestly renders him or
unable to prepare, fold his or her
OF, or deposit the ballot in the enve-
> or to reach the polling place alone
4 safety, shall be permitted tO hiring
4 him or her into the election room
booth any elector or two electors,
ne nature of the disability manifestly
lres more than one, such as a to-
to walk to the polling dis
J, for the purpose of rendering the
,ssary assistance to vote.
ction 81. One challenger appointed
designated by each political party,
ereinbefore provided, shall be entitl-
% stand at the side of the passage
near the entrance to the room. No
r person shall remain within thirty
of said entrance except for the pur- -
of offering to vote, except as pro-
d in this Chapter; voters shall ap-
ch and enter the passage in the or
in which they appear for the pur-
of voting. If any person offering to F
shall be challenged by one of the To,
engers, or by any one of the cleo HO'
officers, his or her right to vote
be at once determined by the prop sE
icer, and, if his or her vote is re-
|, he or she shall Immediately stand Fol
) give place to the person next
ne without delay from within the
Y feet space around the entrance II
e room. Whoever, not in this Chap For
authorized so to do, shall enter or
apt to enter the election room or
n the railing Heading to the entrance Fl
ne election room, or shall remain For
n thirty feet of the polling place,
shall be guilty Of a rnisdemeanoor oo FRS
On conviction thereof shall be fined For
tS tEiS s5iah 5n IWo nuhured dollars. For
ton 80. Whoever shall, during the Tobn
on, remove or destroy any of the For
les or other conveniences placed in TTa arSIe
ooths aforesaid or delivered to the
prepare his % or her ebiRIg baiIot or nl% sRa Hr sEco
: an an eIectlon, remove, tear down or For
the cards printed for the instr1c- way
Of the voters, or SHALL during an For
On, destroy or remove any booth. Carlos
or other convenience provided for For
election, or shall induce or attempt Rolan,
iuce any person to commit any of For
acts, whether or not any such nets Towns
1mmitted or attempted to be COM
ID on conviction shall be punisbed THIRl
lprisonment for not less than six For
IS nor more than one year. For
ION az whoever shall induce or George
pt to induce any elector to write, For
or otherwise place on the ballot Stephe
lme of any person, or any SIGN or For
of any kind, as a distine1Iisnino Go To11a