Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-22
Ivy. L. HousER, Secretary Of 8


be iieli on Tuesday, April 3, 1900.
the following Act of the Legislature,
known as Chapter 522, Laws of 1905,
is to be submitted to the vote of the
people, in accordance with the pro-
Visions OF Section 20 of the said act 1:
No. IA, 81 Published June 80, 1905
CHAPTER 522.
~ ACT to provide for the use of the pocket
ballot aud coupon voting system and to
amend section 40, statutes of 1895
The People OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
section l. All ballots hereafter used at
any general election shall be of substantial
~ the following form, to-wit: A ballot
comprising a sufficient number of contrast
lnGiy colored sheets, stapled or fastened to-
gether AT the Top, each sheet composed of
the requisite number of individual coupons,
bearing the names of all the candidates of
certain political party, each coupon shall
pear tie designation of the office and the
name OF the political party, and said cou-
poiis snail be consecutiyely numbered or let
tered Each sheet shall have an exposed
portion where there are attached together,
bearing respectively the names of the diff
Ierent political parties. And a folder or
envelope having designated spaces peck
cts TO receive and corresponding to the sew
eral individual coupons, and means for seal
ing said envelope or folder to enclose GER
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, or the
certincate of the inspector, and photo
graphic copies OF the ballot consisting of
hve perforated sheets of white cardboard,
and the inside of the envelope to receive
hn OF nrfs0 - 10 R,li ..%n ..1 lao.
deposited in the ballot box, and photo
graphic sample showing ballot partly pre-
pared for voting, are hereto attached.
Section ., Each polling place shall be fur
nished with two appropriate ballot boxes,
into one of which that part of the ballot
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 for
that purpose.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state to secure and maintain
on file in his Office series of contra stingly
colored samples of cardboard, bearing in his
Judgment the most appropriate eoors for
the purposes of this act, and he shall desig-
nate each sheet or sample of said series by
its most commonly used color name. No
official ballot used at any general election
shall be made up 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
1t may be to print any of the official bal
lots with samples of colors corresponding
to those ON file for this purpose i'll his Of
hee to the end that the colors in which the
official ballot shall be made throughout the
state shall be uniform
Section 4. At an appropriate time previ-
Gus 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
party designation upon the oiicial ballot,
may meet in the Office of the secretary OF
state and agree if possible upon color 10
represent each political party. If unable
to unanimously agree then they may choose
by lot or chance different colors to repre-
sent each political party, after which agree
ment the CHOSEN colors Shall be used to rep
resent the respective political parties III
printing the Official ballot If no such
agreement shall have been made on or be-
fore the LIST day of July then it shall he the
duty OF the secretary of state to designate
for each political party srch color as in his
Judgment shall be the most appropriate for
the purposes Of this act.
Section B. At the meeting OF the chair
men of the state central committees Of the
various political parties mentioned in see
ton 4, of this act, the said chairnen may
agree if possible upon the question of the
Rosition to be occupied by each party sheet
ia the ballot If no such agreement shall
be made, then it shall be the duty of the
Uarty sheets from the top downward III
alphabetical order
Section g. In making publication of the
election notice, the county or city clerk as
the case may be, shall preccde the same
with 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.
spicuously displayed but in no case shall
the space occupied by said caption be more
than one and one-fourth inches in depth:
ELECTION NOTICE.
Once of - Clerk.
49,.
To the Electors of --- county or city.
Notice is hereby given that general
special. or judicial and city election as the
case may be- is to be held IL i;.e several
towns wards and election pr, precincts in the
- 49,. at which the officers named he
low are 10 be chosen. The name of the
candidate for each office to be voted for.
whose nominations have been certified to
this Office, are given on each coupon above
the appropriate party or other designa don,
each in a separate column. with the cues
tons submitted to vote stated below.
Information to Voters
The following instructions are given for
+he Information and guidance of voters. At
such election the pocket ballot and coupon
voting system will be used. A voter upon
name and residence. will receive ballot
from the ballot clerk which must have In
dorsed ON the outer surface OF the pocket
envelope the names or initials OF both bal
Upon receiving his ballot the voter must
retire alone to booth or compartment ana
prepare the same for voting. ballot clerk
may Inform the voter as to the proper
manner of preparing a ballot, but he must
NOT advise or Indicate in any manner whom
to vote for If ii be general election these
words are TO follow: The voter If he wishes
TO vote for all the candidates nominated by
any party should detach the whole sheet OF
coupons at the top which represents MS
desired party, fold lengthwise and place
inside of the envelope bearing the designa-
tion "ofiicial ballot" and the name or ini-
tias OF the ballot clerk II the voter wishes
to vote for some of the candidates OF diff
ferent political parties he should tear out
each candidates name coupon bearing the
color aud number of his choice and place
the same In the corresponding pockets or
spaces in the folder or envelope provided
FOR that purpose. IL his choice Is lageiy
composed of candidates of a certain political
marty ne may detach from such whole sheet
those he DOES not wish TO vote for aud
substitute others for them of his choice.
bea ring the same number or letter, placing
then, IN the proper pockets and then place
all the coupons he desires to vote inside the
envelope MS in voting a whole or straight
ticket II he wishes to vote for person
for a certain Office whose name is not on
the ballot he must write the name upon
a proper coupon under the printed name OF
u candidate for the Office. The ballot should
not be nilrked In any other manner. IL the
l,allot lie spoiled it must be returned 10 the