Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-01 | Page 14 | 'Scratch,' 'Switch' Voting

Scratch Switch Voting Somme Some Avoid Straight Party Ticket I Scratch and md switch voting oling arc are basically the same thing thinh Both BothI I support some candidates of two I or more parties as opposed to toI straight ticket voting voting- I The switch voter oter admits no noI party affiliations He votes for forthe forthe or orthe I the man mm man mannot not the party and thus I barring a miracle ticket ranges from one candidate column to another another an an- other down the ballot The scratch voter is is in the main I a party man who wants to support a limited number of the oppositions opposition's oppositions opposition's tion's candidates No technical pitfalls which might invalidate his ballot await the switch voter oter He simply ig ignores ignores is ig- nores the straight ticket circles under the party emblems and goes down the ballot putting a cross crossin crossin crossin in the square to the right of the candidate he favors for each office of of- fice He tie may of course refuse to vote for any candidate for some offices if he so chooses I The scratch voter oter who wants t to play it safe may do the same I However if he wants to mark hi his s ballot with a minimum of time and i effort this is the correct procedure procedure procedure pro pro- I 1 Mark the party circle of your yourI I choice An X is the proper mark I 2 1 Also mark the squares to the right of the party other-party candidates for whom you are arc voting 3 3 Draw a line through the name I I s own party candidates of ot your II against whom you are re voting In this case it Is not of course I necessary also to mark the squares for the candidates of oC your party supporting TheIx The whom you are X Ix in the party circle means n candidate of that vote for Cor every party party except the ones you have haves scra scratched