The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-03-11
YOUR
E:LECT CTIOM
AVIS

somewhat easier to vote as 6
result Of one Of the numerous
helpful changes written into
Ohio's election laws by the Tooth
General Assembly.
Voting in Ohio may be done
by three methods: ~ Appearing
in person at the polling place on
election day. y Absent voting
by obtaining ballots from County
Boards Of Elections in advance
of election day. 81 Disabled vot-
ers may obtain ballots from the
board in advance Of election day.
In order to vote as an absentee,
a person may make application
by mail, if already absent, or, if
within the county at the time,
the voter may make application
directly at the Board office. The
voter is required to state under
oath that he will be outside the
county and more than ten miles
away from the polling place on
election day.
To qualify as a disabled" vot-
era person must be physically
unable to travel from his or place
Of confinement to his polling
place. The application for bal
lots must be accompanied by a
certificate Of a physician, giving
facts relative to the illness.
Under the former law, the bal
lots had to be transmitted to the
voter by mail and returned by
mail Cor in person, which was
practically impossible if the vot-
er was to be considered disabed).
Under the change now in effect,
the County Board of Elections
may send two clerks Of differ
ent political affiliation to the
disabled voter and return the
voted ballots to the Board of
Elections.
With important Primary and
General Elections scheduled to
be held in 1854, a discussion of
the types of ballots which are
used by Ohio voters is in order.
There are four types used in
Ohio, namely: l )Primary Bal
lots, p Office Type Ballots, -
Nonpartisan Ballots and A. Cues
tons and Issues Ballots.
The first three types mention
ed all contain the names of cam
didates for office, and the Ques-
tions and Issues Ballot, as the
name connotes, contains tax
levies, bond issues, initiative and
referendum, constitutional amen
dment, or any questions to be
submitted to the voters.
AS Chief Election Officer of
the State of Ohio, we have pre-
scribed two Primary Election
ballots to be used at the Primary
May 4.
One is designated "Official
Democratic Primary Ballot and
the other, "Official Republican
Primary Ballot" On each is list
ed the party's candidates for
nomination, the winners Of each
party to oppose the winners of
the other party for election to
the offices in November.
A candidate qualities to have
his or her name printed on the
Primary Ballot by filing a de-
claration of candidacy and peti-
ton signed by the required num-
Der of persons, who are members
of the party with which the can
didate is affiliated. These bal
lots are separate - the Demo-
crat ballots handed to the voters
on Primary Election day who are
members of the Democratic
Party and the Republican ballots
to voters who declare they are
members Of that party.
Ohio's election system is built
on the so-called two party"
system, giving each party MEM
Der a right to determine who
will represent each party as cam
didates in the general election.
The selection Of these candidates
is important - so be sure to
vote at the Primary Election, as
well as at the General Election!