Elections—Legal Ballot—Cross Stamped in' Voting Square Opposite Blank Space.—A ballot on which the voter stamped a cross in the voting square at the right of a blank space left for the insertion by the voter of a name not printed on the ballot, without writing a name in this space, should' be counted.

Id.—Intention to Identify Ballot—Name of Candidate Printed on Ballot and Written in Also.—A ballot on which the voter had written a name in the blank space for a certain office, although that name was also printed on the ballot as a candidate for that office, there being nothing to indicate that it was done for the purpose of identifying the ballot, should be counted.

Id.—Names Written on Ballot and Cross After not Stamped in Voting Square.—A ballot, on which the voter had written in the names of two persons for two several offices and stamped a cross after their names but not in the square placed on the ballot for that purpose, should be counted, since there was nothing to indicate any intent to identify the ballot thereby, but such crosses were ineffectual for any purpose.

Id.—Cross Stamped and Erased.—The stamping of a cross as to both “yes” and “no” on certain propositions submitted on the ballot and the attempted erasure of one of such crosses does not show an attempt to identify the ballot.

Id.—Attempted Cancellation of Cross Stamped on Ballot.—An attempt by the voter to cancel with the voting stamp a cross placed by him in a voting square" does not show an attempt to identify the ballot.

Id.—Cross not Stamped in Voting Square.—A cross stamped in the rectangular space to the right of the name of a candidate, but not in the voting square, cannot be counted as a vote.

Id.—Writing in Same Name for Two Distinct Offices.—The voter has a right to write in the name of a person for two distinct offices.

Id.—Cross in, or Partly in, Voting Square Sole Method of Voting. Section 1205 of the Political Code is mandatory, and under it the only method of voting for a candidate is to place a cross in, or partly in, the voting square opposite his name on the ballot.

Id.—Pencil Cross not a Legal Vote.—A cross made with a lead pencil in the voting square opposite the name of the candidate is not a cross stamped on the ballot within the meaning of section 1205 of the Political Code, and is not a legal vote for such candidate.

Id.-—Intention to Identify Ballot—Vote Legal Despite Defective Vote for Other Candidates.—Where there is nothing on the ballot to indicate an intent to identify it, a defective method of voting for other candidates or propositions does not destroy a vote properly made for a candidate on the ballot.

Id.—Name Partially Written and Marked Out.—The fact that the voter had written the first name of a candidate in a blank space for an office and had drawn a pencil through it, and had written the full name of that person as a candidate for another office, does not indicate an intent to identify the ballot.

Id.—Erasure of Cross on Ballot—Behoving Cross Constitutes a Vote.—Where there is nothing on the ballot indicating any intent to identify it, erasures of crosses stamped on the ballot do not invalidate it, and a cross opposite the name of a candidate on a ballot from which a cross opposite the name of a rival candidate has biaen almost entirely erased is a vote for the candidate opposite which it stands.

Id.—Directions at Top of Ballot—Unauthorized Marks—Intention to Identify.—The provision of section 1197 of the Political Code that on the top of the ballot "the following directions shall be printed,” including this, that “All marks, except the cross (X) are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of election and obtain another,”—is not an enactment of substantive law, but a mere provision that certain cautions shall be given to the voter himself, and unauthorized marks upon a ballot, not placed there with the purpose of identifying it, do not invalidate it.

Id.—Cross Inadvertently Placed on Margin—Intention to Identify.—A very light cross on the margin of a ballot, not having the appearance of a deliberate impression of the voting stamp, with nothing to indicate that it was not inadvertently made, is not an attempt to identify the ballot, and does not invalidate it.