Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — ADDITIONAL VOTING BOOTHS [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL VOTING BOOTHS

And Polling Clerks Are Provided in Several Precincts. To handle the additional number of voters at the November election, by reason of the granting pf suffrage to women, additional voting booths will be placed in precincts where necessary and two assistant polling clerks will be provided in such precincts, Bald assistant clerks to be of opposite politics and under the same rules and regulations as the regular clerks, but such assistant clerks need not sign the returns, which need only be signed by the regular poll clerks. Six voters may enter the polling room at one time in precincts having the two additional polling clerks. In Jasper couhty 18 new sets (three to the set) of booths >hav? been- purchased, at an expense of $450. One set of these will be used in the new south precinct added in Barkley township, and the others will be used in the larger precincts of the county—four in Marion; three in Carpenter; one each in Keener and Wheatfleld. x Where the voting is by printed ballot, instead of machine —as in Jasper county—no voter shall remain in a booth longer" than three

minutes 'to mark his ballot, and where machines are used one minute is the s time allowed, although this limit of time is not usually enforced. However, each voter should consume as little time as possible, and three minutes gives one time to do lots of “scratching” if they desire. For the benefit of people who have not voted before, the following instructions are all that are needed for them to vote quickly | and intelligently: First, when you are admitted to the polling place by the election sheriffs, who must see to it that not more than the maximum" number of people are admitted at one time, announce your full name to the polling clerks, as, for example: "Mary Jane Smith.” One of the clerks will , then hand you two paper ballots, one white and the other pink. The white ballot Is the county ballot and the pink one the state ballot. The other clerk will hand you a blue pencil. Take the ballots and retire (to any canvas booth which may be vacant and within which is a shelf at. the proper height for you to spread out your ballots and mark them as you desire to vote. If you wish to vote a straight ticket, make an X with the blue pencil within the large circle at the head of the ticket you desire to vote —not a large flaring X extending over the edge of the circle, but a distinct X that can be easily seen and is within the circle surrounding the emblem. It may even be on or touch the emblem, but should not extend outside the circle. The title of the ticket is immediately below the emblem in bold-faced letters, so that you need make no mistake as to same. If you wish to vote a “scratched ticket—that is, vote for some candidates under two or more party heads— do not make any mark within either circle at the head of the tickets, but make a small X within the square at the left of the name 61 each candidate for whom you desire to vote, and no other marks

whatever on the ballot. It will then be counted for each candidate whose square you have marked. Use the same instructions as above in marking both the county and state ballots, then fold each one separately until they are about three inches square, say, and so that the initials of the polling clerks, which appear on the lower left hand corner of the back of each ballot, may be seen after the ballot is folded. Pick up your two ballots and pencil and walk out of the booth, handing both ballots to the .election inspector and the pencil to the clerk from whom received, and leave the room. You have exercised your full and complete suffrage as an American citizen and your vote counts just as much as does that of any high state or national voter or of any multimillionaire.

Should you hy reason of poor eyesight, being unable to read or be physically unable to mark your ballot, ask for assistance and two of the polling clerks—one from each political party represented —will assist you, even to marking the ballot precisely as you direct them. You can also ask as to method of folding or marking your ballot of the election hoard, and It is their duty to give you the correct information. You will find, however, instructions about the polling places, together with sample ballots containing the names of all the candidates to be voted for, both outside the election room and within the booths, so there is no excuse for anyone voting wrong if they will hut exercise ordinary attention and care.