Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-26
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
FUN Text of tho Election Law
Passed by tho Legislature.
Radical Change In the Manner Of Holding
elections In Kansas A Measure OF
Great Importance to voters
Guarding the Ballot
First published April 10, isoal

First published April 10, isaal 49,.
Substitute for Senate Bills Nos IL, lJO and lfl'
AN ACT
To provide for the printing and distribution OF
ballots at the public expense, and tor inc
nomination OF candidates for public onces'
10 regulate the manner Of holding elections
and TO enforce secrecy Of the ballot, and 70
provide for the punishment Of the VIOLATION
OF this act
BE Il enacted by the Legislature Of the state
OF Kansas!
national, state, district and county Officers, In
this state, after tho taking effect OF this act
and oil ballots cast In township and city cleo
tions after said date shall be printed and dis.
tributed az public expense The printing ana
dstrlbution Of ballots aud all other expenses
connected with or growing out OF the provisions
of this act shau oc paid for by townships ana
cities OF the frat and second class, and II shan
be tho duty Of tho county commissioners OF
each county to apportion such expense among
tho townships and cities Of the county IN pro
portion 10 the vote cast at tho last preceding
general election in each township and city IL
shall be the duty Of the proper officers OF each
township aud city Of first and second class 70
issue and pay warrants 70 cover expenses In
Cured under the provisions Of this act In the
same m .nncr as all other township and city
sec H. ine names oi az canuidales 20 o.
voted for in each election district or precinct
shall be printed on ono ballot all nominations
for any political party or group OF petitioners
being plag cd under the party appellaiion or tue
Of such party or group.as designated bv them ~
the certificates OF nomination or petitions, or,it
mono be designated, then under some suitable
title, and the ballot shall contain no Other
names except that, In case OF electors for pres
ident and vice president OF the United states,
the names OF the candidates for president ana
vice president may be added 70 the party or
political orgalnzatlon II o constitutional
amendment or other public measure Is submit
tod TO a vote such questions shall be printed
upon the ballot after tho list OF can
didates and words calculated TO aid the
voter TO answer any questions submit
ted TO q vote may be added, such as
"Yes," NO." or the like. On the back or out
side OF tho ballot 80 as to appear whom folded,
shall bs printed tho words "Onicial ballot "
followed by the designation OF the polling
place for which the ballot Ia prepared the date
Of election, and n fac-simile OF tho signature OF
the clerk or other ofiicer who has caused tho
ballot 70 be printed. The ballots shall be on
plain white paper, through which the printing
or writing cannot be read The party appella
tion or title shall be printed In capital letterh
not less than one.fOurth OF an Inch In heighL
and Immediately below such party appeilaton
or title shall DO printed the following state
ment; Electors will make u cross mark thus,
(X), IN tho square at the left OF tho name oi
the candidate for whom they wish 10 vote
Tho names Of the candidates shall be printed
In capital letters not less th m one eighth nor
more than one.fourth OF an inch In height
And at the beginning OF each line In which the
name OF q candidate Is printed, square shall
be printed, the sidos Of which shall not be less
than one.fourth Of an inch In length Tho list
of candidates for the several parties ana
groups OF petitioners shall be placed In sepa'
rate columns on the ballots, In such order Us
tho authorities CHARGED with tho printing OF
the ballots shall decide Each Of the columns
containing the list Of candidates including the
party appellation shall be separated by dis
tinct limo