ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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the left of or above the name of the party preceding the party

group; when a party name is given in any nomination paper in

connection with the name of any nominee, it shall be stated on

the ballot, but if there shall have been a nomination by a party

convention or lawful primary election claiming the same party

name for the same office, duly certified as provided in this article,

the word "Independent" shall precede the party name of the

person or persons nominated by nomination papers; If the same

party name, or emblem, or both, shall be claimed on behalf of

nominations made by more than one convention or primary elec-

tion, and duly certified in point of form under the provisions of

this article, the officers by whom the ballot is to be prepared, or

a majority of them, shall determine which nominees are ]ustly en-

titled to the party designation or emblem, and the word "Inde-

pendent" shall precede the party name with respect to the other

group or groups of nominees, and the emblem shall be omitted

from the "Independent Group ;" there shall be left at the end of

the list of candidates for each different office as many blank

Blank
space.

spaces as there are officers to be voted for, in which the voter may

insert in writing or otherwise the name of any person not printed

on the ballot for whom he may desire to vote as a candidate for

such office; whenever a constitutional amendment or other ques-

tion is submitted to the vote of the people, such question shall be

printed upon the ballot after the list of candidates, with the

Printed on
ballot.

words "For" or "Against" as each political party may determine;

the ballots shall be so printed as to give to each voter a clear op-

portunity to designate by a cross mark (X) in a sufficient margin

at the right of the party name or emblem, and of the name of

each candidate, and of each submitted amendment or question,

his choice of candidates and his answer to the submitted amend-

ment or question, and each voter shall be considered as having

voted for each candidate or proposition opposite to whose name

or to which he shall on the margin to the right put a cross-mark

(X); any voter may place his cross-mark (X) on the right margin

in the line opposite the emblem or name of a party, and no other

cross-mark (X) opposite the name of any candidate with the

Mark.

words "For" or "Against" as each political party may determine,

and then such vote shall be regarded as given for each one of the

candidates of the party named and grouped as aforesaid, but if

the voter shall make his cross-mark opposite one or more of the

names of such candidates, though one such mark shall be oppo-

site said party name or emblem, the vote shall be regarded as

given only for those persons against the names of whom it ap-

pears; on the ballots may be printed such words as will aid the

voter in designating his choice of candidates and his answers afore-

Ballot-
how print-

said, such as vote for "One," vote for "Three," "Yes," "No," and

ed.

the like and brief instructions as to the method of voting; the

ballots shall be printed with black ink on clear white paper ;