Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-10-05


CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
oth day OF November, A. ID. 1906, there
VIII be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the State of Col--ado the Ques-
ton OF amending the Constitution of
said State.
The authority for submitting such
such question is found In Senate Bill
No. 80, which is. In words and figures.
following. viz:
IS B. No. sS. By Senator Taylor.)
II ELEcfoRs &c TORS OF Of THE The SsrAfttl6P sTAFE or
COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
III. GkEcTI0Hs f9SSRARI AS6 v0TfSE; S2HSGhNlNo Ms }
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Be it Enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Colorado;
Section /. That there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the
state OF Colorado at the next General
Election for members OF the General
Assembly, for their approval or reJec-
ton, the following amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado,
which when ratified by majority of
those voting thereon shall be valid as
a part of the Constitution. that is to
say:
Section s OF Article I OF the Consti-
tuition OF the Sisie OF Colorado shall
be amended so a. to read as follows:
Section ). All elections by the peo-
pie shall be by ballot, and In case pa
per ballots are required to be used,
every ballot shall be numbered In the
order in which 1t shall be received
and the number recorded by the cleo
10 igf of
posite the name of the voter who pre-
sents the ballot. The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not to in
quire or disclose how any elector shall
nave voted. In all cases OF contested
elections in which paper ballots are
CURED to be used, the ballots cast may
be counted and compared with the list
OF voters, and examined under such
safeguards and regulations as may be
provlded by law. Nothing In this sec
| uon. however shall be construed &c
prevent the use OF any machine or me
chanical cOntriYance for the purpos,
OF receiving and registering the votei
| cast at any election, provided that Sc.
| crecy In voting be preserved.
When the governing body OF anl
county. city, city and county or town
| including the City and County of Den
! yer. and any city, city and county OF
provisions of special charter. shal
adopt and purchase voting machine
or voting machines, such governing
body may provids for the paymen
therefor by the Issuance OF interest
bearing bonds, certificates of indebted
| ness, or other obligations. which shal
| be a charge upon such city, city ant
| county, or town; such bonds, certif
Gates or other obligations may b,
made payable at such time or times
| OF issue. as may be determined, bu
shall not be issued or sold at less thai
| par.
| Sec. 2. Each elector desiring to vot,
| on such amendment shall deposit II
| the ballot box "A ticket whereon shal
bo printed the words For the amend
| ment to section s OF Article 7, permit
| ting voting machines" and "Agains
| tne amendment to section of Articl
| 7. permitting voting machine9," an,
| shall Indicate his approval or rejec
| tion OF the same by placing a cross op
| posite one or the other of said group
OF words
Sec. 5. The votes cast for the adop
| tion or rejection Of said amendment
| or either OF them, shall be canvassel
| and the result determined in the man
| ner provided by the laws Of the Stat
| for the canvass OF votes for represen
tatives in Congress.
| Approved April 10, 1905.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 hav
hereunto set my hand and affixed tn
Great Seal OF the State OF Colorado, q
| the City OF Denver, this gath day q
september. A. d. 1906.
JAMES COWIE.