The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-05-20

be marked in any other manner If the ballot
spoiled, 1t must be returned TO the ballot cer
wLo must issue another in its stead. but not mo
than three in all u any one voter. Five minute
time Is allowed in booth TO mark ballot. I'nof
ti1I pdItyts or memorandum, 70 assist the vot
80 HleIhtuS MS UaIlOt, can be taken into Il
Ipyta. ana may be usei TO copy from. Tho b.
+ i'L must not be shown SO that any person can St
I no" 1t has been marked hy the voter. After il
marked, 1t ShOuld be folded 50 that the inside ca
/ Hpl De seen, but 50 that the printed Endorsement
and signatures Of the ballot CLERKS on outside ma
/ re seen. Then the voter should pass OF
OF The booth, give his name to the il
Sf-C'Cr III charge Of the ballot box, hand I'm
ms ballot, 10 be placed ia box. and pass out of III
voting place. voter, who declares TO prrs.iiIl
oincer that he IS unable to read. or that by rea
sou OF physical disability he Is unable to mar
ms ballot can have assistance of one two cleo
Lol officers in marking same. 10 be chosen by tn
Voter Inc presiding officer may administer a.
o4Jh. IN his discretion. as 70 such persons diSl
nHty The party designations and candidat.
Tor the different offices are as follows. GnSert lis
OF party designations and candidates. and cousti
tutloual amendments if any.D
......... IL. .,... County Clerk
20 other or further publication Of an election
notice shall be required To be made by any county
or city clerk, except that in cities the clerk SEai
at the foot Of this notice. specify the place o.
voting III each election precinct and the hours o
opening and closing the polls. In municipal cleo
tCnS the above notice shall be given, Om!ttIug III
instructions TO elect DrS and the names Of can
IIdalrs giving only the names OF the officers L
be voted for.
BALLOTS FORM OF.
Section %. Every ballot for use at a genera
election, which snail bee printed under the uro
visions of this act. shall he upon plain. number
one hat White print paper. al least twelve inches
an tue tickets, or several candidates. in columns
therein. The several regular party tickets, nom
mar -d 0y conventions OF by regularly constituted
and authorized commuters SHAH each be printed
Ia one column, ind T the appropriate party desi.g
nation. the columns to be arranged alphabetically
according to the first letter Of the party name,
mus: democratic Party. Labor Party. Pro
hbtion Party, Republican Party such party
designation to be given. as Lrr,iAbcfOre provided
On the left hand side of the ticket shall be col.
umn designating the office to bayCtel for and on
ate party designation of each. al the names of
candidates duly nominated for that Office shall be
printed; lAefe shdll be a space between the
party designation at the top of each column.
aud he name OF the head Of the ticket Of five
elEhthS OF an inch: and IN the center of the
space unde" the party designation, a square Of
turee-eghths Of an inch formed by black
lines, IN which the voter by his mark may de
clare that he votes for all names printed IN that
column, except such as are erased or written
over as hereinafter specified. There shall also
be left under the name of each candidate SutTi-
cieut space to write a therein in lieu OF the,
one printed: and on the same line with the
name Of each candidate, and 1T the end OF his
nam there snail be space enclosed in sluar"
OF black lines in which the voter may designate.
by a cross mark, or other mark, his choice for
tdch candidate, opposite the name OF such caudl-
date. No FASTING names over a ticket, or any
names thereon, shall be allowed, and no names
pasted on ticket shall be counted
except as provided IN section "a, Of this act.
When any person IS nominated for the same
office by more than one party or convention, his
name shall be placed in each column in which
the nominations OF such parties or conventions
are given, and but one marking thereof on th,.
same ticket shall be counted. Persons uOmi-
mated hy paper nominations, and not included in
the regular convention tickets, shall be
placed IN one or more columns under the iesgna
ton Of individual Nominations on the same
line with the office for which they are nominated,
and after the name of each shall be printed his
paper, and following that on the same line, the
space for marking. On the back and outside of
every ballot shall be printed the words official
nation of the polling place for which the ballot IS
prepared and the date of the election the official
endorsement, and u blank certificate III the fol
lowing form:
4 certify that the within ballot was marked by
me for an eector, incapable under the law of
marking his own ballot, anu as directed by
Inspector of Election"
No party designation need be placed upon bal
lots tor school or judicial offices, except for
county or district superintendent Of schools out
side OF cities.
Section 20. In general elections, the order of
arrangement of offices be filed by The election
shall be:
First. Under the head Of national the pres
dental electors if any, the list Of which may be
party for president and vice president.
Second Under the head Of state, the names
OF tue several state officers 10 be filled, thus, gov
ernOr, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent.
railroad commissioner, commissioner Of inSur-
ance and such other elective state officers may
be provided by law.
Third. Under the head Of congressional, -
the member OF congress OF the district.
Fourth. Under the head of Legislative, - the
state senators and henderson assembly
Fifth. Under the head OF county. the county
officers in the order prescribed in section sos OF
the revised statutes including the county super
iuteudent Of schools for the district.
Ii any officer to be elected is to ill Il vacancy,
that fact shah be So specified upon the ballot.
" hen the approval Of a constitutional amend
meut or other question Is submitted to the vote
of the people such questions shall be printed in
accordance with the act or resolutions directing
its submission, upon the ballot after the names of
candidates, and separated thercfrOm by an APP
proprate Inc or rule, and opposite the question
submitted shall be two spaces, over one of which
shall be printed the word yes, and over one
the word no, and the voter may mark his ballot
in the space under whichever word indicates his
vote on the question, unless the act or resolution
provide or require a different form Of ballot in
which case a proper form Of ballot shall be fur
Section 30 The official ballots prescribed by
this act shall be with the eudprS -meuts thereon
and instructions given at the head, substantially
III the following form:
CSee Ballot)
Section 81 Except as IN this act otherwise pro
vIded, it shall be the duty Of the county clerk OF
each county. and 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 to be printed IN the appropriate
ballot the nam" oi every candidate whose name
has been certified 70 or filed with the county or
city clerk as provided III this act. Ballots
not provided bE the respective county or
city clerks according to this act shall be cast
or COun.ed in any election except a. herein pro-
vided. But any voter may write upon his ballot
desires TO vote FOR any Office IN such place, or 50
d, grated TO Indicate the office, and such vote
shall be counted the same as if printed upon the
ballot and marked by the voter, and any voter
nay take with him into the polling place any
printed or written memorandum or paper, to as
STSt him in marking or preparing his ballot, eX-
,rPl a. hereinafter oihtI"tNe lioFLA',i. bdiiol9
shall be printed and in possession OF the county
clerk and city clerk Al least four days before eec
Ii IN and in OF municipal election the ballots
shall he printed ana in possession of the city clerk
at least two days before election, and subject 70
inspection 10y the candidates and their agents. II
any mistake be discovered in printing or arrange
the same without delay. IN all general elections,
including judicial elections. such ballots shall be
printed aud distributed solely at the expense of
The county; in munro pal elections, solely at the
expense Of the municipality.
Section =. There shall be printed, by the
county clerk Of each county, and the city clerk OF
each city, one huupred ballots for every fifty or
fraction of fifty votes. cast at any preceding cleo
ton in the district The county OF city clerk
shall at the time Of ordering official ballots to be-
printed cause unofficial sample ballots to be
printed upon tinted or colornd paper and IN the
same form as the official ballot. AMI delivered L.
tn. chairman Of any political committee IA the
county or city, as the case may tr. upon the re
quest for such ballots 10y such committee. To- an
amount not exceeding one tenth of the official
ballots for each precinct in the county or city.
S~.6 r.1rast rlri,t h.. made. before the printing
Of the official ballots and they shall be paid for IN
the same manner that atii siaI ballots are PAID for
without additional charge tor composition \