Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-22

of assembly
Fifth. The county officers in the order
prescribed In section Cos of the statutes of
lsyS as amended by chapter 800 of the laws
of 1905, except superintendent of schools.
liz any officer TO be elected is to an a
vacancy. that fact shall be so specified
upon the ballot Whenever a proposed
amendment to the constitution or other
question shall be submitted to the people,
a concise statement of the nature thereof
shall be printed, IN accordance with the
act or resolution directing its submission,
upon the ballot after the names of the
candidates, opposite the question submitted
shall be two spaces, after one OF which
shall be printed the word yes aud after
one the word no.. and the voter may
mark his ballot in the space after which
ever word indicates his vote on the cues
ton. unless the act or resolution provide
or require different form of ballot In
which case a proper form of ballot shall
be furnished Provided. however, that Ia
election districts in which voting mach mes
are used. no ballot clerk shall be appointed.
Section 8. There shall be printed, in tho
manner hereinbefore provided, by each
county clerk and each city clerk, seventy
five ballots for every fifty. or fraction OF
fifty votes cast at any preceding elertion
in any election district In the county or
city. Each clerk shall at the time of or
dering official ballots to be printed, cause
unofficial sample ballots TO be printed. each
party sheet OF which shall be exactly like
the official ballots in every particular; pro-
vided, however, that all pocket envelopes
furnished for sample ballots shall be made
of tinted or colored paper so to be
readily distinguished from the official bal
lots. and each such envelope, both tho
pocket envelope and that for the return OF
unused portions, shall also bear the ward
| unofficial plainly printed thereon In addi-
tlon to all the directions and instructions
! which ore printed npen the official esiiet
and delivered to the chairman Of any poi.t-
Teal committee In the county or city, rs
the case may be, upon the request for such
ballots by such committee. to an amount
not exceeding onetenth OF the official bal
lots for each precinct in the county or
city. Such request must be made before
the printing OF the official ballots, and
they shall be paid for In the same manner
that Official ballots are paid for, without
additional charge for composition. COM
mittee may, at its own expense, order a
larger supply of sample ballots than Is re-
quired by this section. All ballots ordered
printed by county and city clerks shall be
printed at the cost of their respective
cities or count es.
| Section 10. Section 40, statutes OF 1898,
Is hereby amended by striking out the
word marking in line IL of said section.
so that the same shall read, when SO
amended, as follows: All officers upon
whom is imposed by law the duty OF desig-
mating polling places shall. under the penal
ties elsewhere prescribed, provide ana
maintain in each polling place designated
by them a sufficient number OF places or
compartments, at least twenty-four inches
wide and deep, with shelves for writing,
i which shall be furnished with such sup
piles and conyeniences ms shall enable vot-
crs to conveniently prepare Their ballots,
with q door, screen or curtain or cloth SO
hung as to completely conceal the voter
and anyone who may lawfully assist him,
from observation while preparing his bal.
lot, and said room shall have guard rail
| so constructed that only persons within
snid rail can approach within five feet or
the ballot boxes or such places or COM
partments, The number of such places,
shelves or compartments shall not be less
than one for every nfty electors who voted
ut the last preceding general election In
| the district. No person except the Officers
OF election, other than voters engaged In
receiving, preparing or depositlng ballots,
4 shall be permitted to be within said rail-
The expense OF providing and maintaining
such places, shelves, compartments doors,
screens or curtains and guard rails shall
be provided for In the same manner as
other election expenses. All the places In
the general election laws where the word
marked" or marking Is used TO mean
pencil marks made by q voter IN marking
his ballot shall he hereafter understood to
mean prepared" except where 1t has
reference to voting upon a question or
Section H. The ballot clerks shall only
serve on election day. " shall be their
duty to take charge OF the Official ballots,
| write their names initials upon the
back Of each ballot under the printed In
dorscment thereon, and deliver to each
voter MS lie enters the booth one ballot duly
Endorsed. They may, Ii requested by any
voter instruct him as to the proper man
ner OF preparing his ballot, but shall give
no advice or suggestions. nor express any
the person or ticket the voter shall vote
for
Section L. on receiving his ballot the
elector shall forthwith and without leav-
ing the polling place, retire alone to one
of the booths or compartments TO prepare
the same. If he wishes to vote for a per-
son for certain Office whose name is not
on the ballot he may write such name UNI
der the printed name of one Of the can
didates for that office. An elector may use
or copy an unofficial sample ballot which
NAV have been prepared In advance OF
his entering the polling place, but he shall
not use or bring into any such place any
official ballot other tbnn those which he
riGhtfully receives from the ballot clerks
After preparing his ballot the elector shall
close the same so as to conceal the con-
tents Of both envelopes completely; he shall
proceed to the presence OF the inspectors
and seal the pocket ballot containing his
choice and the return envelope containing
unused portions Of the ballot, so that the
said inspectors may see him seal them; he
shall then vote forthwith and before leav-
ing the polling place.
the inspectors Of any precinct that a voter
is ct the door who Is unable to enter the
polling place without being assisted, they
may, In their discretion, appoint one of
their number to take an official ballot and
go to the entrance Of such place and pre-
sent II to any such physically disabled
person. and assist him In preparing II, II
such person desires him to do so. When
the ballot shall have been prepared IL
shall be closed and Immediately taken into
shall distinctly announce that he holds In
his hand ballot offered by
manning the person.. person who IL
physically disabled from entering the room
without assistance" He shall then ask,
| Does any object to the reception OF
this ballotT' II no objections are offered,
the ballot shall be deposited In the boz,
and q minute shall be made on the poll
book by the clerks OF election, thus: bal
| lot received ut the door" In case ohjec-
| ton IL made to the reception OF ballot
| by any qualified elector present the In
spector shall decide upon the objection,
and, II they deem 1t well founded, shall
| destroy the ballot; otherwise u shall be
deposited; II the ballot be destroyed. the
inspector shall Immediately notify the vot-
or OF the fact.
| Section IA. All ballots cast at any cleo
tion shall be counted for the persons for
whom they nre intended, so far az such
intent can be nscertained therefroui. In
determining the intent the following rules
shall be observed: II any elector shan
place inside OF the pocket envelope tho
whole of the sheet containing all OF tho
candidates OF n political party, he shall
be deemed TO have voted for NIL OF the
| candidates whose names appear on such
sheet, unless some name or names shall
be erased, or unless he shall have actually
| ..lt fha Cfrafu Ioeg. sd