Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07


Tor, followed ~ the designation Of the
polling place for which the ballot is prepared aud
the date OF the election, the official endorsement.
ana blank certificate IN the following form: Il
certify that the within ballot was mar kcd by me
for an electpr incapable under the law Of marking
MS own ballot aud Is directed by him.
Inspector Of election
No party designation need be placed upon bal
lots for school or Judicial oces except for county
or district superintendent OF schools outside Of
cities. In general elections, the order of arrange
ment Of officers, 60 be hllcd by the election shall
be: hrst- under the head Of "laiional' the presi-
Dental electors, II amy. the list Of which may be
headed 10y the names OF the nominees of the party
for president end Vee-prcsideut. Second under
the mead OF stnte,N tie names Of the several state
oihces 70 be filled. thus, governor, lieutenant gov
ornor, secretary of state treasurer attorney gen
eral, state superintendent railroad commissioner,
commissioner of insurance and such other elective
state officers may be provided by law Third,
under she head of congressional tho members Of
congress Of the district Fourth, under the head
OF Legislative the state senators and members of
assembly. Fifth, under the head OF county the
69s of the revised statutes, Including the county
superintendent of schools for the district when
the approval of coust tutional amendment or
other question is submitted to the vote of the PEG
pie such questions shall be printed in accordance
Will the act or resolution directing its submission,
upon the ballot after the names Of candidates and
separated therefrom by appropriate line or rule
and opposite the question submitted shall be two
spaces over one of which shall be printed the word
/ yes ana over one the word no. aud the voter
may mark his ballot in the space under whichever
word indicates his vote on the question.
Section L. The official ballots prescribed by
this act shall be substantially in the following
/ forms:
| Section IS Except as in this act otherwise
| provided II shall be the duty of the county
clerk OF such county, aud of the city clerk OF
each city, TO provide printed ballots for every
election for public officers to be voted for in such
county or city, and TO cause 10 be printed in the
appropriate ballot the name of every candidate
whose name has 'een certified 10 or fled with the
county clerk or city clerk provided in this act
| Ba lots not provided by the respective county or
city clerks according to this act shall not be east
or counted In any election. excerpts as herein pro.
vlded but any voter may write or paste upon
/ his ballot the name of any person for whom he
desires tovote for any Office in such place or so
| designated as 20 indicate the Ctlce. ana such
vote shall be counted the same as il printed upon
I the ballot and marked by the voter. and any
voter may take with him into the polling place
any printed or written memorandum or paper
| 10 assist him in mai King OF preparing his ballot
| except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Bal
/ lots shall be printed and in possession of the
county clerk and city clerk, az least four days
| before election, and in case of municipal
ell etiou the bal OTIS shall be printed ed in pos
session OF the city clerk least two days beior,
| election, and subject 10 inspection by the candt
dates and their agents. II any mistake be dis
| covered ia printing or arrangement, IL shall b,
the duty al the clerk TO correct the same without
| delay.
Section 16 There shall be printed by tn,
! NNAAf3 NANih VI ShNh NbuAtA uhu tue NlNA AtN&f
of each city one hundred ballots
| Tor every fifty or fraction of fifty votes cast a
| any preceding election In the district Tn,
county or city clerk shall at the time OF ordering
| official ballots to be printed cause unofiicia
| sample ballots to be printed, upon tinted OF
| colored paper, and in the same form as as the
official ballot. and delivered 10 the chairman Of
any Political committee, in the county or city
| as the case may be. upon the request for suct
| ballots, by such committee 10 an amount not ex
ceedlng one tenth OF the official ballots for eact
precinct, IN the county or city. such reques
must be made before the printing OF the ofiicia
ballots ana they shall be paid for In the sam,
manner that official ballots are paid for without
additional charge for composition. A commit
! tee may, at its own expense order "a large
supply Of sample ballots than is required bt
! lhis section. All ballots ordered printed by tn,
| county clerk OF each county and The city clerk
/ Of each city provided for in the preceding
section shall be printed at the cost of their re.
| spectiye counties or cities as ordered,
SCHOOL OFFICERS IN CITIES.
Section II. Whera provision has been made in
the charter OF any city in this state Tor the elee.
ton OF school officers in such city by separate
ballot for said officers separate ofiiCsl ballots
for such officers shall be printed and furnished
TO the inspectors OF election in the several
wards in sufficient quantities TO supply the cleo
tors OF such city.
DISTRIBUTION or BAtLors.
Section i8 The county and city clerks shall
send All the ballots printed by them Tor the sew.
eral polling places in each city or town ia the
county as herein provided, TO the several city
and town clerks so as TO be received by them
twelve hours at least previous TO the opening OF
the polls on the day OF election in separate sealed
packages with marks on the outside OF each.
clearly designating the polling place for which
they are intended and the number of ballots az
each kind enclosed: and the respective city and
town clerks shall on delivery to them of guch
packages, return receipts therefor, and shall
keep record OF the time when and the manner
IN which the 81 yeral packages are sent and ear
clerk shall preserve for the period OF one wear
the receipts therefor; each clerk shall send to
the board OF inspectors OF each polling place IN
his city or town before the day of election the
ballots so prepared sealed aud marked for each
voting place, and a receipt Of such delivery
shall be returned TO them from the presiding or
senior election officer present which receipt
shall be kept in the clerks Office. In case the
ballots to Je furnished to any city or town or
voting place therein In accordance with he pro
visions OF this act shall fail for any reason TO
be duly delivered, or in case after delivery they
shall be destroyed or stolen. Il shall be the
duty of the clerk of such city or town TO
cause other ballots TO be prepared in printing
or writing substantially in the form Of
the ballots so wanting and upon recep of such
other ballots nom him, accompanied by state
ment under oath that the same have been so pre-
pare and furnished By him TO replace the orig
mai ballots which have not been received or
have been so destroyed stolen, the election Of
fcers shall cause the ballots so substituted to be
used in lieu OF the ballots SO wanting. If from
any cause the ballots are net ready for distTibu-
non A. any polling place as heretofore provided,
or II the supply OF ballots should be exhausted
before the polls are closed, the fac smile unOfi-
cial ballots may be used, but the
voter using them must before voting
present them unmarked to the ballot
clerks. have their signatures initials Endorsed
thereon and then the voter shall prepare 1t for
voting
Section 10 All officers upon whom il imposed
by law the duty of designating polling places
shall provide and maintain in each polling place