Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-22

Fourth, The state senator and member
OF assembly
Fifth The county officers In the order
prescribed In section 6lS OF the statutes OF
lSaS as amended by chapter 311 Of the laws
Of ialS, except superintendent Of schools
\ II any officer 10 he elected Is TO all
/ vacancy, that fact shall be so specified
+ upoa the ballot Whenever proposed
/ amendment to the constitution or other
| question shalt be submitted TO the people,
i 4 concise statement OF the nature thereof
shah 10 printed, IN accordance with tho
act or resolution directing its submission
upon the ballot after the names OF tho
! shall he two spaces, after one or whlch
shall be printed the word yes aud Mter
one the word mo" aud the voter may
mark his ballot IN the space after which
4 ever word ind Gates his vote on the cues
/ ton, unless the act or resolution provide
or require a dl0crcnt form " ballot, In
which case proper form of ballot shat
| he furnished. Provided, however, that In
election districts In which voting machines
are used, no ballot clerk shall he appointed.
section ., There shall he printed, In tho
manner herelnhcfore provided, by each
| county clerk and each city clerk, seventy.
| ave ballots FOR every ATTY or fraction or
nftS votes cast az any precSding election
| In any elect ON district In the county or
| city. Each clerk shall at the time OF or
dering official ballots 70 he printed, cause
unottcial sample hRlbts to hc printed each
party sheet OF which shall hC exactly Nk0
the official ballots IN every particularly pro-
vlded, however, that all pocket envelopes
| furnished for sample ballots shall he made
of ttnted or colorcd paper SO as 60 ha
readily Il distinguished from the official bal
! lots, ana each such envelope, both tho
| pocket envelope aud that for the return OF
unused PORTIONS shall also hear the warn
| "uuofnclNl" plainly printed thereon In addi-
tion ~ all the directions and instructions
which are printed upon the official ballot
aud delivered 20 the chairman or any poit.
| teal committee IN the county or city, as
the case may be, upon the request for such
ballots by such committee, to an amount
not exceeding onc.tenth OF the official bal.
lots Tor each nrSglnSt IN inc a county h,o OF
| the printing ot tho official ballots, and
they shalt he paid for In the same manner
that Official ballots are paid for without
additional charge Tor composition, CONF
mtttcc may, nt Its own expense order
lnrger supply OF sample ballots than y re-
Qutrrd by this section, All ballots ordered
printed Ivy county aud city clerks shall be
printed at the cost Of their respective
| cities or count %,
Section To- section 4A, statutes OF lsqa
| Ii hereby amended by striking out tho
so that the same shall rcad when 80
amended MS follows; All officers upon
whom Is imposed by Law. tue duty OF dcsig-
mating polling places shall, under the penal.
ties elsewhere prescribed provide ana
maintain IN each polling place designated
by them sufficient number OF piaeoa or
compartments, az least twenty.four inches
wide aud deep, With shelves for writing,
which shall he furnished with such sup
mics and conNcnienccs az shall enable yot-
ers to conveniently prepare Their hAlotat
aud each compartment shnll be fnrhlshed
With door, screen or curtain of cloth 40
hung ms TO completely conceal the voter
ana anyone who may lawfully assist MN,
FROM observation while preparing hts bal.
lot aud said room NhNll have u guard rail-
| SO constructed that only persons within
said Tnll can approach within Ave feet or
the ballot hoNes or such places or com.
pnrtmpnts The number OF such places,
AhpIVna a Tnnpu rtmpnI@ Annll not hN lNNu
than one FOR every 0ftS electors who voted
ut the last preceding general election IN
the district, No person except tue otuseIs
lug, preparing or deposltlhg hnllota,
shnll hr permlttrh 20 be with sald rail-
The expense of providing aud maintaining
such places, shelves, compartments, doortt
screens or curtains aud guard rails shall
| he provided for In the same manner az
other election expenses, All the places IN
tho general election laws whore the word
"mprked" or 'mnrklnR' IL used to mean
pencil marks made by voter ~ marklnK
his ballot shall he hereafter understood TO
mean prepared, except where t has
reference TO voting upon question or
Section ii. The ballot clerks shall only
serve on election dny II shall be their
duty TO take charge OF the official ballots,
write their names or initials upon the
hnek OF each ballot under tho printed In.
dorscment thereon, aud deliver 70 chch
voter aa he cutters the booth one ballot uuly
|
voter. Instruct him M 10 the proper man
ner OF preparing his ballot but shall give
no advice or suggestions, nor express any
preference, nor make any requests M 70
tho person or ticket the voter shall vote
fer
Section H. ON receiving hls ballot tho
ielertor shall forthwith aud without leRv-
Ing the polling place, retire alone 20 one
OF the booths or compartments in prepare
the snme, II he W shes to vote for q per.
son Tor certain Office whose name " not
I..,, Aatt nF 1. kRp Ia
der the printed nAme of Que OF the cam
didntes Tor that office An elcctor may uss
or copy nm unofficial sample ballot when
may have been prepared IN advance OF
his entering the polling place, but he shall
not use or bring Into nny such place any
official ballot other than those which no
rIghtfuly receives from the ballot clerks.
After preparing his ballot the cleetor shalt
close the snme No ~ TO conceal the con.
tents of both envelopes complotelyi he shalt
proceed to the presence OF the inspectors
aud senl the pocket ballot containing his
choice and the return envelope containing
unused portions of the ballot, no that tho
said inspectors may see him Henl them; no
shall then vote forthwith aud before env-
Section 49, II 4 shall he announced to
the inspectors OF any precinct That voter
Il ~ the door who II unable 70 enter inc
polling place without being nasiated they
may IN their discretion, appoint one OF
their number TO take an official ballot ana
go 20 the entrance Of such place and pre-.
AEni ~ 10 my sum HHlH fNiiA
person aud assist him IN preparing " u
sueh person desires him TO do SO, When
the ballot ahnl have hecn prepared, "
shall he closed aud Immediately taken Into
the polling place. whereupOn the inspector
shall distinctly announce that he holds In
hs hnnd d "bnllot offered by -
(naming the prrson) person who In
physically disabled from entering the room
without assistance" He shall then AJAX,
Does any one object TO the reception OF
this hnllotW II no objections are offered,
the ballot shall be deposited ~ tho boz,
mud minute shall be made on the poll
hook by the clerks Of election, thus: "iial.
lot received AT the door" In ease obiec.
tlon IL made TO the reception OF ballot
by any qualified olector present, the In
spector shnll decide. upon tho ohlcctionl
and II they deem Il well founded, shall
destroy the ballot otherwise II shall be
deposited n the ballot be DESTROYED tho
inspector shall Immediately notify the yot-
er OF the fact.
Section u. All ballots cast At any cleo
ton shall be counted for the persons for
whom they nre intended, so fur AZ such
intent can be ascertalned thsrefrom. In
determining the intent the following rules
eholl be observed III any electof shall