The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-03-22

NV. L. HOUSER, Secretary of State
of the State of Wisconsin,, do hereby
certify tilat ct The Judicial Election to
be held on Tuesday, April 3, 1906,
the following Act of the Legislature,
known as Chapter 522, Laws of 1905,
is TO be submitted 20 the vote of the
people, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 20 of the said act:
No. 444, 81 published June 80, 1905.
CHAPTER 522
AN ACT to provide for the use of the pocket
ballot and coupon voting system and TO
amend section, 40. statutes Of 1885,
The People of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section 1. All ballots hereafter used at
any general election shall be of substantial
ly the following form, to-wit: A Dallot'
comprising a sufficient number OF cont5asI-
ingly colored sheets, stapled or fasteneu .o e
gether at the top, each sheet composed OF
the requisite number of Individual coupons,
bearing the names of all the candldateS VI
certain political party, each coupon slt ta,a
bear the designation of the office ana the
name of the political party, ana Salo cou-
pons shall be consecutively numbered OF let
tered. Each sheet shall have an exposed
norton where there are attached together,
bearing respectively the names or the dlf-
ferent political parties And a folder or
envelope, having designated spaces or peck
cts TO receive 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 office
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 to receive portions
of the ballot unused after voting. OF the
certificate of the inspector, and photo.
graphic copies of the ballot consisting or
five 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 p Each polling place shall be fur
nished' with two appropriate ballot boxes,
containing the voters choice shall be
placed and into the other of which shall be
placed that part of the ballot remaining
after the choice has been made, each part
having been previously enclosed in the ap-
prOpriate envelope or folder furnished Tor
that purpose
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state to secure and maintain
on file in his office a series Of cOntrastIngly
colored samples of cardboard, bearing in his
judgment the most appropriate colors Tor
the purposes of this act, and he snail deSls~
nate each sheet or sample OF said series Dy
its most commonly used color name NO
official ballot used at any general election
shall be made I'D with colors differing ma
terially from said samples. 1t shall further
be the duty of the secretary OF state TO
furnish each and every person whose duty
it may be to print any of the official bal
lots, with samples Of colors corresponding
10 those on file for this purpose in his OF
fee to the end that the cOlors i'll which the
official ballot shall be made throughout the
state shall be uniform.
Section 4. st an appropriate time prevl-
to the first general election after the
passage and approval of this act. the chair
man Of the state central committee OF each
and every political party, legally entitled TO
q party designa ton upon the Official ballot,
may meet in the Office of the secretary or
state and agree if possible upon color TO
represent each political party. If unable
to unanimously agree then they may CHOOSE
by lot or chance different col0rs TO reprc-
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 CT be-
fore the list day of July then it shall be the
for each political party such color as III his
Judgment shall be the most appropriate for
-the purposes of this act.
q Section 3. At the meeting OF the chair
; men of the state central committees OF the
various political parties mentioned in sec
ton 1, Of this act, the said chairmen may
agree if possible upon the question Of the
position to be occupied by each party sheet
in the ballot. If no such agreement shall
be made, then it shall be the duty Of the
secretary of state to arrange the various
party sheets from the top downward III
alpha betical order.
Section g. In making publication OF the
election notice, the county or city clerk as
the case may be, shall precede the same
with q statement which shall be substanti-
ally in the following form, to be modified
Or varied according to the nature Of the
election, the caption to which shall be con.
spicuousy displayed but in no case shall
the space occupied by said caption be more
than one and One-fourth inches in depth:
ELECTION NOTICE.
Office of - Clerk
Notice is hereby given that Il general