Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
HOW TO OBTAIN BALLOTS AND
ENVELOPES FOR NOTING:

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 which
! he or she is a registered and qualified
I voter and there to vote the said bal
, lot
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. 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 a party ap-
pearing in the party column on the bal |
lot, he or she shall place cross mark |
or '&' within the square at the head |
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 he 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 for
whom he or she does not desire to vote
If the electOr shall place on the ballot
cross mark or TX within the square
containing a party designation at the
/
deemed to have voted for all the cam
didates whose names appear in the col
umn under such mark, unless some l.
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.
When the voter shall place mark
| 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 he 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 a
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
marked at 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
said elecIOr shall enter the passage
way, and after being passed by the
challengers, shall be admitted 10 the
election room; provided however, there
snail not De IN Lne IOOLl dL any NilAlC
more than one voter for each booth
therein, exclusive of the election oft1-
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 and ballot.
The voter shall then, and without leaN-
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 be
placed in the envelope, OF If said cleo
tor has not already prepared tie ballot
he or she may use the one handed nm
or her by the Clerk. After having
placed the ballot in the envelope. the
elector must then deliver the same to
the Inspector or to the Judge who may
he temporarily authorized to act Tor
the Inspector.
voting leave the room. No voter to
whom an envelope has been delivered
shall be permitted to leave the room
without voting or returning said enVe-
Iope to the Clerk of Elections.
Put one ballot only in your envelope;
if it contains more than one ballot all
ballots will he 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 AcGiDE;NTLAALILT
DEFACED, MUTILATED
OR SPOILED
Any person who shall by accident or
mistake spoil deface or mutilate the
,allot or envelope, ON returning the
polled ballot or envelope to the clerks
u the Election and satisfying them
hat such spelling, defacing or mutlla-
ion was not intentional, shall receive
mother ballot or envelope or both IN
lace thereof. .
nabie to prepare or fold his or her
alot, or deposit the ballot in the en-
elope, by reason of detective eyeslghI'
+ the loss of the use oil one or Doln
ands, or inability to walk with safety
rithout assistance, as manltestly rem
ers him or her unable to prepare, 1old
is or her ballot or deposit the Dalot
the envelope, or to reach the polling
lace alone with safety, shall be per-
lifted to bring with him or her INTO
le election room and booth any elec-
Jr or two electors, if the nature OF the
stability manifestly requires more than
ne, such as a total disability to walk
the polling district for the purpose
rendering the necessary assistance u
Section 81. One challenger appointed
I'd designated by each political party
hereinbefore provided, shall De en-
tied to stand at the side oil the pas
ge and near the entrance to the
ON. No other person shall remain
thin thirty feet of said entrance eN-
ut for the purpose of Offering to vote,
cept as provided in this Chapter; No-
RS shall approach and enter the pas
ge in the order in which they appear
r the purpose of voting. II any per-
n Offering to vote shall be challenged
one of the challengers, or by any
e of the election officers, his or her
,ht to vote shall be at once deternnn-
by the proper officer, and, II his or
r vote is refused, he or she shall i'm
,diately stand aside, give place to the
rson next in line and retire without
lay from within the thirty feet space
)und the entrance to the room. Who
er, not in this Chapter authorized so
do, shall enter or attempt to enter
election room within the railing
ding to the entrance of the election !
IN, or shall remain within thirty feet
the polling place, contrary to the
visions of this Chapter, shall be -
lty of a misdemeanor and on con-
ton thereof shall be fined pot more
n two hundred dollars.
ection 80. Whoever shall, during the