Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-20
Information to
Voters

The following instructions are given !
for the information and guidance of
voters:
(a) A voter upon entering the poll
ing place and giving his name and
residence, viii receive a ballot from
the ballot clerk which must have in
dorsed thereon the names or initials
of both ballot clerks, and no other |
ballot can be used. Upon receiving his |
ballot, the voter mus retire alone to |
a booth or compartment and prepare |
the same for voting. A ballot clerk
may inform the voter as to the proper |
manner of marking a ballot bit he
must not advise or indicate in any |
manner whom to vote for.
% If a voter wishes to vote for ali
the candidates nominated by any par
ty he shall make a cross Or other |
mark under the party designation |
printed at the top of the ballot in the |
circle made for that purpose. A bal
lot so marked and having no other |
mark will be counted for all the can
dldates of that party in the column
underneath, unless the names of some
of the candidates of the party have
been erased or name shall be writ |
ten in or a cross mark be placed in |
the square at the right of the name |
or names of candidates in another
column. If the voter does not wish |
to vote for all the candidates nOmi- |
mated by one party, he shall mark his |
ballot by making a cross or mark in |
the square at the right of the name |
of the candidate for whom he intends
to vote, or by inserting or writing in
the name of the candidate.
(c) A voter may vote for an entire /
group of candidates for presidential
electors by making a cross f(X) or
mark in the circle CO.. under the party
designation at the head of the party
column, or he may vote for the candi-
dates for presidential electors by max
ing a cross (X) or mark in the square
at the right of the name of each can
didate for elector for whom he wishes
to vote If a voter does not wish to
vote for any one or more candidates
for presidential electors in the group
he may erase the name of such cam
didate or candidates and may write
in the space provided therefor, the
name or names of the person or per-
sons for whom he desires to vote, and
the cross tx or mark in the circle
CO.. at the head of the party column
shall count as a vote for each of the /
candidates in such column. If vo-
ter does not wish to vote for any cam
didates for president or vice president /
or for any presidential electors, whose /
names appear upon the ballot, he may
insert or write in the names of the
candidates for president and vice
president, and presidential electors to
a number equal to the number of
electors to be elected, in the appro-
pirate spaces in the blank column at /
the right of the ballot.
I'D A voter may vote upon ques-
ton submitted to a vote of the people |
by making cross (X) or mark in the
square at the right of the answer
which he intends to give.
(e) The ballot should not be mark
ed in any other manner. If the ballot |
be spoiled, it must be returned to the I
ballot clerk, who must issue another
in it's stead, but not more than three
in all shall be issued to any one voter |
Five minutes time is allowed in |
booth to mark ballot. Unofficial bal |
lots or memorandum to assist the vo-
ter in marking his ballot can be taken |
into the BOOTH and may be used to |
copy from. The ballot must not be |
shown so that any person can see how
1t has been marked by the voter.
~ After it is marked it should be
folded so that the inside cannot be
seen, but SO that the printed indorse-
ments and signatures of the ballot
clerks on the outside may be seen.
Then the voter should pass out of the
booth or compartment, give his name
to the inspector in charge of the bal
lot box, hand him his ballot to be
placed in the box, and pass out of the
voting place.
(g) A voter who declares to the pre-
siding officer that he is unable to
read, or that by reason of physical dis
ability he is unable to mark his bal
lot, can have assistance of two cleo
ton officers in marking same, to be
chosen by the voter; and if he de,
clares that he is totally blind, he may
be assisted by any person chosen by
him from among the legal voters of
the county The presiding officer may
administer an oath in his discretion
as to such persons disability.
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