City of Seattle Records

Hills Code Vol 1 Page 128, in Section 385, "ballot, detail as to preparation of, by voter," appears the following " He (the elector) shall prepare his ballot by marking a cross before or after the name of the person or persons for whom he intends to vote."

Under the last provision we will suppose that the elector places a cross after the republican A. B. and before the democrat G. H. at the point I have placed a red ink X in copy of ballot

As the voting mark X is after the republican A. B. and before the democrat G. H., it becomes immediately apparent that under the provisions of Section 385 and election board could not determine for whom the elector intended to vote from an examination of a ballot thus marked.

The City of Aberdeen in this county had some trouble over this matter at their