The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-30
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PREPARES FOR
RECORD Vote
Canvass Shows Polls Will
Be Visited by 10000
in Marion County.
PRINT EXTRA TICKETS
Inspect Machines Before
They Are Taken to Booths
In Precincts.

Preparations are being made to-
day for handling the biggest vote
ever polled in Marion county when
its citizens go to the polls Nov. 6
to cast their votes in the 1928
presidential election. After a can
vass of county precincts and checks
of figures on voting during the last
four years, election commissioners
announced they expected at least
10000 votes to be cast.
Population figures and percent
ages of growth in indianapolis and
county population during the past
few years we're used by commits
sioners before announcing the eX-
pected vote.
Commissioners George o. Hutsell
and James E. Deery said the vote
probably would be a record breaker,
In the 1926 state election 928O2
persons voted in the county and in
the 1924 presidential election 1884,
633 votes we're cast.
Can Supply 100 Precincts
Forty thousand emergency Aus
tralian ballots Of the state and
county tickets have been printed.
The emergency ballots are kept IN
packages of 100 each and will be
sent to various precincts on call.
Australian ballot tally sheets also
have been prepared in view OF pos
stble use of the paper ballots.
Commissioners said 100 precincts
can be supplied with enough paper
ballots to take care Of any emer-
gency.
The voting machines, if voters
use them at the rate of one each
minute, can poll TO votes during
the day when the polls are open
from 6 a. m. to p. m. But due
to the large number of persons who
vote early in the day and during
the last few hours, commissioners
said, paper ballots will be used
probably in numerous precincts.
Slow Up Returns
Australian ballots will slow up
the returns and counting.
If few are used and the machines
carry all votes in a majority OF
precincts returns form the county
should be received at the court
house before midnight.
Machines, including the six prac-
tice machines that have been set
aside for use before the election,
will be ready for distribution four
DAYS before the election. The
practice machines, five of which
have been sent out, will be recalled
next week, commissioners stated.
Sixteen men are employed at the
old workhouse grounds repairing
the machines. Each machine will
be inspected before it is sent to
precincts.
4 On Nov. 4, inspectors and judges
will be instructed by commissioners
In the criminal courtroom and
sheriffs and clerks will receive in
structions in circuit court. AT this
time election supplies will be dis
tributed.
To Name Judges
The following precincts have
been polled showing more than
1900 votes: Fourth precinct of the
Fourth ward, 1894; Eighteenth
precinct of the Ninth ward, 1900;
tenth precinct of the Thirteenth
ward, 1,70O, and the Ninth precinct
of the Tenth ward, about 1900.
Two types of machines will be
used in the election. The United
States standard machine which is
voted upon by pulling the party
emeblem lever over to the right
and the Empire machine on which
the lever pulls outward.
!. County chairmen are to name
election judges before next Tues
day. Other officials already have
been named. County commission
ers also have named the voting
places, lists of which will be print
ed this week.
Hutsell said many persons called
his office relative to absent voters
and registration. There is no regis
tration and the absentee law has
been repealed.