Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-29
NV. [. HoUsER, Secretary Of State

I,W. L. hOUSER, Secretary of State
of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby
certify that 1T the judicial Election to
be held on Tuesday, April B, 1906,
the following Act of the Legislature,
known as Chapter 522, Laws of 1905,
is to be submitted TO the vote Of the
people, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 20 of the said act !:
No. 444. 81 tPrblished June 30, 1905.
CHAPTER J22.
An ACT TO provide for the use of the pocket
ballot and coupon voting system and to
amend section -, statutes Of 1893.
The People OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
any general election shall be of substantial
ly the following form, to-wit: ballot
comprising sufficient number OF CONTRAST
ineiy colored sheets, stapled or fastened to-
Eether at the top, each sheet composed OF
the requisite number OF individual coupons.
bearing the names Of all the candidates OF
certain political party, each coupon shall
bear the designation OF the ONCE and the
name OF the political party, and said cou-
pons shall be consecutiyely numbered or let.
Tered. Each sheet shall have an exposed
portion where there are attached together
bearing respectively the names of the dif-
ferent political parties. And folder or
envelope, having designated spaces or pOck-
cts TO rc.eive and corresponding TO the sew
erai individual coupons, and means for seal
Ing said envelope or folder to enclose GER
tain selected sheets or coupons; the cou-
pons OF each sheet shall be designated TO
correspond with coupons for the same ohlce
OF each and every other sheet by the use
OF numbers or letters. And also an appro-
pirate envelope to receive unused sections
or portions Of sections of each ballot. A
sample of the envelope 10 receive portions
OF the ballot unused after voting, OF the
fsot 10 ~ fUaa
graphic copies of the ballot consisting OF
hve perforated sheets OF white cardboard,
and the Inside OF the envelope TO receive
the voted portion Of the ballot and TO be
deposited In the ballot box, and photo
graphic sample showing ballot partly pre-
pared for voting, are hereto attached.
section q Each polling place shall be fur
nished with two appropriate ballot boxes,
tnto one of which that part OF the ballot
containing the voters choice shall De
PLACED and into the other OF which shall be
placed that part of the ballot remaining
after she choice has been made, each part
h,sing been previously enclosed IN the ap
propri9te envelope or folder furnished Tor
thar Purpose.
section 5. 1t shall lie the duty OF the
secretnsy OF state to secure and maintain
file In his office series Of contrasllngly
coored samples Of cardboard bearing IN his
judgment the most appropriate colors Tor
the purposes of this act, and he shall dcslg'
nate each sheet or sample OF said series ny
Its most commonly used color name. NO
shall be made up With colors differing MA
tcrially from said samples, II shall further
be the duty of the secretary OF state TO
furnish each and every person whose duty
II may be to print any of the official bal
lots. with samples Of colors corresponding
70 those on hle for this purpose ia his Of
nee TO the end thar the col0rs In which tile
official ballot shall be made throughout the
state shall be uniform
Section A. AT an appropriate time prevl.
Gus 20 the first general election after the
passage and approval OF this act the chair
man OF the state central committee OF each
aud every political party, legally entitled 10
party designation upon the Official ballot,
may meet In the ulllce of the secretary or
state and agree IL possible Epou color TO
represent each political party. IT unable
to unanimously agree then they may choose
by lot or chance different coors 20 repre-
sent each political party. after which agree
ment the chosen colors shall be used 10 rep
resent the respective political PARTIES IN
printing the Official ballot II such
agreement shall have been made on or be-
fore the lst day of July then II shall be the
duty OF the secretary OF state TO designate
FOR each political party snch color as Ia his
judgment shall be the most appropriate for
the purposes OF this act.
Section &. At the meeting OF the CHAIR
men OF the state central committees OF the
various political parties mentioned In sec-
ton i. of this act, the said ehaIincn mny
narce IL possible upon the question uf the
position 10 be occupied by each party sheet
la the ballot II no such agreement shall
he made, then II shall be the duty of the
secretary of state to arrange the various
Marty sheets from the top downward IN
alphabetical order
section q. In making publication OF the
election notice. the county or city clerk as
the ease may he, shall preeede the same
with statement which shall be suhstant-
ally IN the following form, to be modified
or varied according TO the nature OF the
election, the caption to which shall be con.
srscuoHsly displayed but In no case shall
the spaee occupied 10y said caption he more
thau one aud one-fourth Inches In depth:
ELECTION NOTICE.
ONCE of -~----- CLERK.
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