| Show 10 VOTERS cureless careless or exceedingly nervous borbone who have the elective franchise may make blunders in casting their balits under the now new election law but there la Is no aerson why any person with the intelligence and judgment which should be a qualification ol of every voter should make any miti take whatever BV BI observing a few simple fulep every elector may vote for the persons persona of his bia choice without fear or uneasiness as to his ballot being wrongfully cast or counted these rules are arb I 1 if you wish to cast faai a straight raight at party ballot put a cross in ink in the blank square to the right of your party emblem and make no other mark 2 if you wish to make any change whatever irom from a straight party ticket do not make any mark opposite either party emblem 8 3 when you do not vote st a straight ticket but pick your candidates put a cross lo in the space at the right of each candidate you wish to ato for and make no other mark on the ballot by following those rules you will have no do difficulty whatever in having your ballot just as you want it to be to do it right the whole thing is simple and easy an availing I 1 11 alling off a log it a voter does too much marking as an for instance putting a cross at a party emblem and also at the name ut of an other party s nominee on the ticket his hl vote la Is lost for the office doubly marked it if he bie has haa ten legislators to vote for on a ticket and marks woven eleven then bin bia vote for that whole bunch of legislators Is lost if he be only marks eight when wars here are and ten his vote is counted tor for eight the observance of the three rules given will keep him out of all such trouble there bus baa been much said about edu educating esting the voters bow to cost cast their ballots ballote a tenfold greater necessity is in for the various county commissioners to educate judges and clerks of election to count and mark the biti ballots lote in a correct and proper manner this Is really an intricate piece of work which unsophisticated judges fudges of election will got get in a quandary over thea county commissioners ners of each col county should as bee that the election judges fudges got get the proper schooling to do their work accurately there la Is more danger of inefficiency iq in that department than of blunders blunder by the voter but it can be guarded against by judicious sious to those coiled called to fill all the important duties of judges and clerks clerk at |
