Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
MIXED
TICKET LEGAL;
METHOD TOLD
Information Given on
Election Require
ments In Texas For
Coming Poll i'm Nov.

who also assert that all records will
be broken in the vote polled.
While Texas has never adopted
h Australian ballot system, and
still adheres 20 the antique system
Of marking out the names Of those
candidates for whom the elector does
not desire 10 vote. the voting OF the
ticket. and even the writing In of
names Of candidates, ~ not difficult.
The general form Of the ballot Va
prescribed by law, and 10 each coun-
~ clerk the secretary of state GER
titles the names of tho presidential
electors and the candidates for
state offices. including senator. con
gressional representatives and SUI
preme court judges. The county
clerk arranges the county tickets
and orders the ballots printed. There
Is no specified order in which tho
names OF the county candidates ar
pear on the ballot. this being left 10
the discretion Of the county clerk.
The official ballot this year will
contain five eolumns-democrat, re-
publican. communist. socialist and
blank. appearing in the order named
In Cameron county there IL only one
county Observation-Disclosures the
law prescribes that blanks be left for
writing in a complete set of candi-
dates on each of the tickets. The
printed portion Of the Cameron coun-
~ ballot this year IL IL by rs
inches In size. exclusive or margins.
and this will be- the average size la
practically all Texas counties.
How 10 Mark Ballot
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voted IN all cases except for presi-
Dental electors. Both president and
vice president are included in the
vote cast for democratic. republican,
or other electors.
A straight ticket may be voted hys
drawing a line through each column
on the ticket except that showing
nominees az the party 10 be votedJ
for.
A split ticket may be voted hv.
marking out the names on any ticket
Of those candidates not voted fori
when that column contains n namei
or names for which the intention mi
20 vote. these being left unscratched1
For instance. n voter desiring tol
support the republican nominee fori
lieutenant governor and the dero-l
cratic nominees. LOT NtnPF rffi-r NM
will scratch all names on the repuh-
lican ballot eXcent that az the nom
inee. On the democratic ballot he
vii scratch only the name OF the
nominee for lieutenant governor and
all names in the other columns If
! the ballot.
In cases where voters desire ~
vote for n candidate or candidates
ANLuw H. H.
printed on the respective tickets 90
the ballot. a blank column is provid-
ed in which the names may n writ
ten, but in every case az this kind
all other names of candidates for the
same office as those written must be-
scratched out.
Law Outlines Method
Article 29S1 Of the Revised Pri-
mary and General Election Laws NJ
Texas provides: When a voter de-
sires to vote a straight ticket, he
shall run "A pen or pencil through
all other tickets on the official ball
lot, making a distinct marked line
through such ticket not intended 10
be voted; and when he desires tI
vote a mixed ticket Ne shall do ~
by running a line through the names
Of such candidates as he shall de-
sire to vote against in the ticket he
Is voting. and by writing the name
Of the candidate for whom he de-
sires 70 vote IN the blank column
and IN the space provided for such
office; same 10 be written with
black ink or pencil, unless the names
Of the candidates for whom he de-
sires 70 vote appear on the ballot,
an which event he shall leave the
same not scratched"
The voter should be careful not IA
tear or otherwise mutilats his bal.
lot. and northern voters, accustomed
TO the Australian system, should re-
member that "A ballot with n cross
before or after the name of any
candidate will not b. counted.
Special provisions are made nm.
der the Texas statutes for writinA
in the names Of independent candie
dates whose names do not appear on
the ballot. The ballot carries "A
blank column for that purpose, each
office being set out, and d blank pro-
vided for writing in the name Of the
independent candidate. Care should
be exercised by the voter TO scratch
out the names Of all other candi-
dates for the same office appearing
on the ballot. Errors IN initials or
spelling will result in the vote not
being counted for the person for
whom IL was intended. as the judges
of election cannot count a vote for
any person other than that clearly
designated by the voter.
Amendments
The ballot will contain provision
for voting on the proposed constitu-
tional amendments as follows:
For the constitutional amendment
authorizing aid TO confederate aoI-
diers and sailors and their widows wv
INDECENT circumstances, and author
izing tax levy therefor.
Against the constitutional amend.
ment authorizing aid to confederate
soldiers and sailors and their widows
in INDECENT circumstances, and auth
orizinE tax levy therefor.
For the amendments to the consti-
tuition Of the state Of Texas, exempt
ing from taxes property owned by
churches or strictly religious So
cieties for the exclusive use az dwell
inGs for the ministry.
Against the amendment % the con.
stitution OF the state Of Texas ex-
empting from taxes property owned
by churches or strictly religious
societies for the exclusive use AZ
dwellings for the ministry.
For the amendment 20 Article w
adding Section Is. providing that
school officers. including boards ~