Milford chronicle., 1924-10-31
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
HOW TO OBTAIN BALLOTS AND
ENVELOPES EOR VOTING:


It shall be lawful for any voter to Sc
cure a ballot at any time from the
Chairman of the various political par
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 when
he or she is q registered and quanhed
voter and there to vote the said bal
lot.
HOW TO PREPARE THE BALLOTS
FOR VOTING:
After 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. This is to be done as
follows: When an elector desires TO
vote a straight ticket, that is to vote
for all the candidates of party aP-
nearing in the party column on the bal
iot. he or she shall place a cross mark
or "X' within the square at the heao
of the party column containing the
names of such candidates. In the event
that an elector does not desire to vote
for all of the candidates whose names
appear in any one party column, ne or
she shall place 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 candidate Tor
whom he or she does not desire to vote.
If the elector shall place on the ballot
a cross mark or * within the square
head of the column, he or she shall be
deemed to have voted for all the can
| didateS whose names appear IN the col
umn under such mark, unless some
name or names shall be erased, or un-
! less in some other column ''X' mark
! shall have been placed in the square
at the left of the name of some other
candidate for the same office.
k1,. caon TnIn a
| 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 candidates as it is the evil |
dent 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 |
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 persons, although SAID
elector shall have omitted to erase or
scratch out the name printed in any
other column for the same office.
A ballot put in without any. mark
shall not be counted, and a ballot not |
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
challengers, 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, exclusive of the election oi1-
GERS. On entering the room the voter
shall announce his or her name to the
Clerks 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 without leaY-
ing the room, go alone into any OF the
booths which may be unOccupied. If
said elector has already procured an
Official Ballot and marked the same as
he or she desires to vote, 1t must De
placed in the envelope, o. If said cleo
tor has not already prepared tie ballot
he or she may use the one handed MN
or her by the Clerk After having
placed the ballot in the envelope, the
elector must then deliver the same TO
the Tnspector or to the Judge who may
be temporarily authorized to act lor
The voter shall Immediately after
voting leave the room. NO X9 X4ter 70
shall be permitted to leave the room
without voting or returning said enVe-
lone to the Clerk of Elections.
Put one ballot only in your NeI envelope; 1i
if it contains more than one ballot, all
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 s-~
Any person who shall by accident or
mistake spoil, deface or mutilate the
ballot or envelope, on returning the
spoiled ballot or envelope to the Clerks
Of the Election and satisfying them
that such spelling, defacing or mutila-
Lion was not intentional, shall receive
another ballot or envelope or both in
Any person who shall be physically
Unable to prepare or fold his or her
ballot, or deposit the ballot in the en-
yelope, by reason of defective eyesight,
)r the loss of the use of one or both
lands, or inability to walk with safety
Without assistance, as man1feStly rem
lers him or her unable to prepare, fold
lis or her ballot, or deposit the ballot
n the envelope, or to reach the polling
,lace alone with safety shall be per-
nitted to bring with him or her into
he election room and booth any cleo
or or two electors, if the nature OF the
disability manifestly requires more than
ne, such as total disability to walk
0 the polling district for the purpose
+ rendering the necessary assistance TO
ote.
Section 81. One challenger appointed
nd designated by each political party
8 hereinbefore provided, shall be en-
tiled to stand at the side of the pas
age and near the entrance to the
oom. No other person shall remain
rithin thirty feet of said entrance ex-
ept for the purpose of offering to vote,
kept as provided in this Chapter; Vo-
srS shall approach and enter the pas
age in the order in which they appear
)r the purpose Of voting. If any per-
On Offering to vote shall be challenged
y one of the challengers, or by any
ne of the election officers, his or her
ght to vote shall be at once determin-
by the proper officer, and, if his or
er vote is refused, he or she shall inn
stand aside, give place to the
erson next in line and retire without
clay from within the thirty feet space
round the entrance to the room. Who
yer, not in this Chapter authorized so
do, shall enter or attempt to enter
10 election room or within the railing
aiding to the entrance of the election
om, or shall remain within thirty feet
the polling place, contrary to the
DIVISIONS of this Chapter, shall be -
iilty of a misdemeanor and on con-
ction thereof shall be fined not more
an two hundred dollars.
Section 80. Whoever shall, during the
ection, remove or destroy any of the
pplies or other conveniences placed
the booths as aforesaid or delivered -
the voter for the purpose of enab- -
lg him or ner to prepare his or her
Hot, or shall, during an election, re-
Ove, tear down or deface the cards
inted for the instruction of the voters, .
shall, during an election, destroy or .
move any booth, railing or other con- +
nience provided for such election, or
all induce or attempt to induce any -
rson to commit any of such acts, p
lether or not any such acts are COM +
tied or attempted to be committed.
all be guilty of misdemeanor, and
conviction shall be punished by inn FlH