The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-23
WORKERS PARTY
ISSUES CALL FOR
RED POLL GUARDS
Watchers Needed to
Guard Communist
Votes
Instructions Are Listed
Important Duty Must
Not Be Overlooked
Instructions Are Listed

The slogan under which the Work
ers (Communist) Party will mobil-
ize its membership for duty at the
polls on election day will be Guard
Every Communist Vote on Novem-
ber g."
In a letter addressed TO all dis
trict organizers and election cam
paign committees the National Elec-
tion Campaign Committee of the
Party announces that there are now
thirty-four states on the Comlnu-
mist ballot with a fight still being
carried on to force the state Off
cials in Nebraska and Oklahoma to
put back the Party ticket on the
ballot in these states.
Poll Watchers Needed.
In order that all the Communist
votes cast on election day shall be
counted fer the Party ticket, there
must be sufficient force of watch
ers at the polls on November 6.
Every political party whose name
and candidates will appear on the
ballot has a right to have duly ap-
pointed and qualified watchers sta
toned in the polling places to see
10 it that no irregularities are COM
mitted by the members of the cleo
ton board or any other persons in
the polling places which may inter
fere with the right of citizens to
vote for our party who wish to vote
for it or to injure the ballots cast
for the Workers Party, so that they
may be declared null and void
Regulations differ in different
states.
Different Methods Used.
'In some states voting is done by
machines while in other states it is
done by ballot. In the case of voting
by ballot the parties are entitled to
have not only watchers. during the
day while the voting is taking place
but also counters who will remain
after the close of the voting places
and watch the counting of the bal
lots for every party and challenge
the members of the board in case
they dis1ualify ballots. 1t is neces-
sary, therefore, to be prepared for
beth watchers and counters are ne
cessary.
at is understood, of course, that
both watchers and counters must
be citizens and they can be appoint
ed only by the state or county COM
mittees of the party. Special watch
ers certificates must be given them
signed by the chairman of the state
or county committee. Each party is
entitled to two watchers in each
polling place, who have the right
to appear at the polling place when
it opens and examine the ballot
boxes or machines and remain there
throughout the day in looking out
fer the interests of the party.
"The Party has also the right to
have Party representatives with
badges about one hundred feet away
from the polling places in case some
voter may ask the Party representa-
tive to show him how to vote for
cur candidates.
"The election b1ard is usually
anxious to get through the work,
and they may wa,l to count only
the vote of the major parties and
not bother with tue minor parties.
Our watchers have a right to insist
that the votes of all our candidates
be counted and certified to the city
board of elections.
Further Instructions.
1t is imperative that the watchers
or counters do not leave the polling
places until the votes of all parties
have been properly counted and GER
titled on an official report to the
board of elections. 1t is at this time
that tricks are perpetrated. The
board may take the votes of our
Iarty and add them to some other
party, since they have to account
for the total number of ballots cast.
1T is important that the district
headquarters and the Naional Office
receive Immediately after the votes
have been announced the number of
votes cast for each candidate sep
arately. The National Campaign
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