Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-31
4 Ballots
At Booths
On Tuesday
BY LYNN NISBET,
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Raleigh, Oct. 3l.-Nothing will
'ome OF IT for any number of rea-
sons but ut least one Canadian high
school teacher is Interested in COM
ing To North Carolina 10 teach Latin
and French. In response To some
tourist literature forwarded him BY
the State ncws-advcrtiSing division
Laurent DcLiSle Of Pontiac. Que
bee, became interested in North Car
DINA. One State employee remark
eel IN am offsidc stage whisper that
when he finds out what salaries
are paid here. his interest will cool
rapidly.
BallotS-Most precincts in North
Carolina will have four ballot boxes
operating i'll the general election
next Tuesday. The statewide ballot
will bear the names of candidates;
for two Supreme Court justiccships
and eleven superior court Judge
hips. The county ballots will carry
:andldatcS FOR sheriff. clerk of court,
:ounty commissioners and other
| =irctiVc county Offices Candidates
Tor superior court solicitors also APP
'ear CT county tickets. In most
townships there Will also be tickets
Tor justices Of the peace and con-
stable, judges and solicitors of re-
CordcrS court and perhaps in come
instances other lucd! offices. The
fourth ballot will be On the issue
CT rat!lying the two constitutional
amendments submitted by the last
general assembly.
| COMPLICATED - Tho marking
of ballots AT the voting booths is i
relatively simple matter for the
straight party voters, but can be
somewhat complicated when the
voter attempts 10 split the ticket.
| tThe job of getting the ballots
printed was also somewhat COM
| pllcatcd because Of necessity for
! switching names OF congressional
candidates for each diStrict) Pre-
cinct officials have been instructed
TO watch the split tickets and Ia as
sure rs nearly as possible that thu
! honest intent of the voter is car
ricd out in the returns.
PRECAUTION-Cha w. I.
Joyner. of the State Board of Elec-
tons. has also cautioned county AMI
precinct officials that they have full
responsibility for maintaining order
at tho polling places. Some reports
had come from Il few closely con-
tested points that minority party
groups were set 10 make trouble IN
ildCntS of this kind have occurred
nj nearly every election nj some
ooint iii the state. and several times
have resulted in subsequent court
action, both in criminal and civil
| :aSeS.
| AUTHORITY Precinct election
officials are sworn Officers and for
the purpose Of maintaining order
around the polling places have au-
thority to make arrests and even to
teputizc other citizens 10 assist then
IN keeping the peace.
FOUNDATION-The precinct is
the foundation upon which the
whole structure of popular govern
ment rests. This idea has been en-
Dhasi2cd by W. Il. UmSlcad, State
chairman of the Democratic party,
in urging local party workers To be-
come active. II is also stressed in
letters sent out by Colonel Joyner,
chairman of the State Board OF
Elections. in which he points out
that the voting precinct is the only
place where election troubles can
occur. If elections are fairly and
properly conducted in every pre-
C!nct there can be no question abou.
validity of statewide returns. On the
other hand. where the county or dis
trict vote is very close, improprielies
III a single precinct might upset re-
,ult of the election.
! 1MPOSSIBLE-AS has been many
| lines noted. il is physically i'm
| possible for some Of the voting pre-
,lnctS 10 comply fully with the let
| CT OF the law lis To arrangement If
| voting booths. II just isn't possible
every case Ia have the fifty feet
| pace required by statute between
| he booth and any loiterers or poll
workers. For the most part how
yer. state election officials agree
that the spirit Cf fair elections is
preserved with few exceptions. Re-
| currcnCc Of trouble in the same few
Counties from year 10 year leads To
'CnClusion that Il small number Of
)coD!c arc responsible for the diff
| iculticS.
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