Show our new ballot system instructions are numerous now days on how bow to vote the australian ballot it ignot an intricate system q at all for those able to read the names of all candidates are this year printed by the state and county on one ballot nominating conventions certify the names of state judicial and other ca candidates representing more than one county counte to the secretary of state and those from one county only to the county clerk cleric and these officers see eee to the printing of the official ballots at the licad of each ticket are the names of the parties with their chosen emblems and opposite each is a square where the voter can simply place a cross in ink if he v otes his party ticket straight if the citizen be voting for men then he will find the names of all party candidates except electors alphabetically arranged below and he makes a cross opposite each name he desires to vote for he can vote one name or all for the various offices if lie he makes the mistake of voting for four commissioners tor lor example when there are only three his vote for that part of the ticket will not be counted if he be put a cross by the party emblem and then crosses below opposite other names the names crossed below will not be counted there must be no scratchy scra scratching tchi n of names tickets so defaced will not be counted we apprehend that the system will be easily learned by the intelligent utah voters As we said before it ii ia easy enough for all who can re read ad and the law makes provision for those who cannot read they may tale take one of the judges with them into the private booth where the ticket is prepared to assist them the judge has no right to use party persuasion while assisting a voter to prepare his ballot but all should be familiar with the names of the cand candidates ates it is necessary now that more attention be paid to the ticket this year than in past years unless you know the names of your party candidates mistakes will likely occur |