The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-03-29
Objections to Dunn Pocket Ballot.
Ju dson Hall Writes His objections for The
TINES

TIMES.
At the coming spring election the people of Wisconsin
will be called upon Decide by their votes whether we
are have of ballot for general and munlcl
pal elections retain the that has been IN use o
sew era years and with which have become familiar be
fore vote the question ntegenty Is necessary
that acquaint ourselves with this new ballot when IS IN
tended to take place the old blanket ballot and Tor
that shall attempt to explain to your readers just
what and how this new ballot is.
The legislature it's last regular session. adopted suo
ec the of the people, what known as the
bal lott called because the voter can put IL III MS
pc and at leisure but trust gets us
from the pockets on the Official naot
envelope used by each voter and which Will oe
made clear in this article.
The pocket ballot Of number OF cards OF dHe
ent coo1s Zone for political party fastened together
the top with the party plainly shown on each caro-
and with the names all the candidates OF each party on
it's card consider this the only redeemng FEATURE
different cards Perforated at the top SO as 10 e
asy deached there is also preoratlon around Ine e
of each candidate.
To vote this ballot the voter from the ballot
clerks these cards and two envelopes ana goes
into booth prepare his ballot If he desires TO vote
straight party ticket, he deaches the caro- ne Wishes
puts in the pocket envelope and places the unused
cards into another envelope and goes and them to
the inspectors who place his ballot in box and the IN
ballosn another box But in case the voter
does vote straight ticket he must lind the name OF the
candidate candidates his card which he does not wish
to vote for and tear them then the card
which the he wishes to vote instead are
found and tear these out also These last detached Names
coupons they called will fit in the spaces exactly
of those made ticket by tearing out those you
did not wish to vote for
Now, the envelope, mentioned above, in which you en-
close your ticket provided with small pocket for each
Office and you put it in it's pocket the coupon
taken from the other ticket put card or ballot also in
this pocket envelope then unused cards ballots
also the coupons taken from your card ballot into
envelope also above mentioned and out and vote
before At closing of the polls the inspector must
these ballots by taking from the several small pockets
coupons therein and credit the candidates named
said coupons and in place of those made blank by detach
ing candidates for these offices the ticket
and after getting all through with this work the inspectors
must then open the box containing the unused cards bal
LOTS inspect each of these separately and carefully and
any rreguarity sfound in theseor instance
morehan card is found to have been taken the
coupons found may be indicated by those
tached from of the cards found therein then
these inspectors proceed find where and how this
rreguarity occurred by combining the used and unused
cards ballots and endeavorng to match them and getting
back into their original FORM and if then discrepancy
is found, there is nothing to do about it, the law
anticipate that all will be found right This last
work would probably fix matters up to let the nspec
tors and clerks get home next day for dinner.
that the legislature adopting the pocket bal
lot endeavorng find that could be voted with
the lead pencil The natural way Of voting
is by using the lead pencil The first impulse of the
would be to seek out the the candidates not wanted
and scratch them and write in the of those wanted
in their place This pocket ballot is complicated a
fair and will have tendency thereby make people
straght and therefore lower the standard of independ-
and good citizenship.
The old blanket ballot costs counties, average, about
fifteen per thousand the pocket
accompanying envelopes and pockets will cost fifty
dollars per thousand believe when the people thoroughly
nderstand they will vote against the pocket ballot
Respectfully
JUDsoN HALL.
Hartland Wis.
Circumstantial Evidence Don't fown-look neasant IF