Show S THE METHOD OF VOTING An Important Decision amy lly lr the California Supreme Court On Oa the Subject Constitutional lawyers are ate discussing the thede- thede de decision Olsion rendered by tho the Supreme Court ot California Cal Cal- on n the el election 8 the be Den Den- Denter Denver ver ter Republican It I is one of great Importance A mandamus was wu asked for by bl a citizen to t compel the election electon commissioners to give a non partisan ticket a heading on the official ballots balot according to t the Australian system Th The court without a dissenting opinion gave a n decision n on ott constitutional declared the tho provision n of ot tint the California political po po code coe for the printing of party paty heads head for tor the thc convenience of voting a straight ticket to t be void and nd Inoperative The amended amende code ce provides that only patties that had bad cast cat 3 per cent of f the entire entre vote voto at the he thelast thelast last lat election are arc entitled to t have headings upon upon up up- up on their tickets The Tho court curt held that this was a a a discrimination against classes of voters and furher that the manner tanner of voting toting a K a straight t ticket ket is i Unconstitutional I As to t how bow the voting should take p decision says saye S There should be no party designations printed at the head of d tte tie tickets tickets' t because there can be no toting ToUng by stamping such des des- Voters can only express express' their thell choice chole by placing a n stamp opposite the name of ot their candidate for sUch office or their answer id tO each question queston or or proposition or proposed ed amendment to t the constitution except only in Sn case of presidential l electors who may under under under un un- der the law be voted vot for in groups by a a single impression of Since this Is the only mode moe by by which a I voter can express his choice the printing of party designation at the head of the ticket could do n no go but only harm b by bi misleading some voters and causing cusing them to lose Jose their votes The officers charged with the he preparation tion ton of the official ballots balot should therefore be r ful Ui to t omit oedt the printing of such headIngs headIngs head- head Ings and the voters should be th thoroughly roughly in instructed in to express their choice in the manner maner heth hn IndIcate Indicated T The he question queston is whether the heading beading and the emblems of the parties partes on the official b ballot hal bal l. l lot hot of or hr r whether a cross ought ought ough to t be placed after each name to be voted Ion fort The provisions of ot the the- election electon law of this state do not discriminate te so far as I the official ballot blot goes f for i every party that can get a petition petton signed by 5 voters g gets t g ts the ticket on the official ballot the he same as ns the two great parties parties- but the California decision de tIe- de cison l I is very plain and pointed regarding the placing of a cross under the designation of ot the ticket as a signifying nothing The tul full decision of the the court curt was wa only received re s-c- rc yesterday and it i is being eagerly con con- It I is the first decision of the thc kind kind In the county elections held beld In this state elte a year ago under the Australian system the voting yoUng of ofa a straight ht ticket was done by placing the cross cros under the emblem emblem In Il all probability proba the Supreme Court of this s st stat stat-a will m 1 ra all t to decide d t the e f W e b p 5 ste steno e eno jt no headings or emblems on the tickets |