Show VOTER INTENT TO BE GUIDE IN COUNTING BALLOTS HERE City der Reco der So In In- Instructs Instructs Instructs Judges of City Primary B BALLOT A L L 0 T CONFUSES Place Cross In Square Preceding Name N Is Request Because of the confusion which may arise In the marking of ballots at atthe atthe atthe the primary election Tuesday due to the form of ballot City Cily Recorder W W. J. J J Critchlow today Instructed the election Judges to regard the tho Intent of the voter oter in counting the ballots In the event that the ballot is marked not strictly in accordance with the rules but the Intent of the voter I Is ii clearly ck-arly shown to vote vole for a certain certaIn tain tam candidate that candidate should be given credit of the theote vote ote It Is believed that confusion may mayar I arise ar e because a blank space appears opposite the name of each candi candidate date ate throughout the list A square quare Is placed on oct the th left leCt of the name of each candidate A square Is also placed at the left of the blank spaces for Cor the writing in of names Because of the presence of the two squares it Is believed that some voters oters may place a cross in irs the square follow follow- following followIng ing log a candidates candidate's name rather than It VOTE OTE AT LEFT All confusion can be avoided Mr CrItchlow said if It the voter oter will remember that the cross should te le placed in irs the square at the left of the name of the candidate they wish to vote ote for However Ho ever In the event that the cross Is placed after afier the candidates candidate's name and no name Is written In the ballot In 11 the blank space It t will be taken to mean that the Intention of the voter oter was to vote vole for the printed name and the ballot will be counted Mr said that the form ferns of the ballot Is somewhat confusing but bat It conforms in every detail to that required by law lawIn lawIn In printing the ballot Mr Critch- Critch Critchlow Critchlow low said we have conformed conform d strict strict- strictly strictly ly iy to the statutes The statutes governing governing gov gov- governIng a city election prescribe that thata a a. square must be placed to the left leet of a candidates candidate's name and the cross should be placed there by the voter otero REASON SO FOR CONFUSION In a a. general election the law bw pre pre- prescribes prescribes prescribes scribes that the square should fol fol- follow follow fol- fol follow low the name of a a. candidate There There- Therefore Therefore fore there may be some confusion Tuesday Confusion can con be avoided if the theoter voter oter will remember that the mark mark- marking markIng ing log should be made In the square preceding the name Judges Jud es ha e ha e been instructed how how- however however ever eyer that If a cross crocs cr Is h placed following fol fol- followIng fol- fol following lowing the name of a candidate and it clearly shon-s shon the intent of the thc voter the ballot will be counted CANDIDATES TES CALL LL Several candidates called attention of Mr fr Critchlow Friday afternoon that confusion may arise because b cause of the ballot form forro They experimented by asking several se persons how they would mark the ballot and found that near near- nearly nearly nearly ly 50 iO per cent of them would mark markIt It wrong Mr Critchlow admitted that al although al- al although though the ballot conforms to the law that confusion might arise He then agreed to Instruct the election Judges to regard the Intent of the voters oters when counting the ballot City Attorney A. A W. W Agee also said that wh when then n the Intent of the voter Is clearly shown although marked wrong the votes otes should be counted Candidates who took the tho matter up UD with the city recorder Friday afternoon were Parley C C. Richardson Fred E E. Williams Frank Francis I William T T. Pickett and William J. J |