Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-22

is to be submitted to 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 1873.
The People of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do ell
act as follows:
Section / All ballots hereafter used at
any general election shall be of substantial
ly the following form, tO-Wit: a BdlloI
comprising Il sufficient number of contrast
ingly cOlored sheets, stapled or fastened 10
gethcr at The top, each sheet composed o1
the requisite number of individual coupons.
bearing the names Of ali the candidates OF
a certain political party, each coupon shali
bear the designation of the ONCE ana tue
name of the political party. ana sara cou-
poms shall be cOnsecutiyely numbered or let-
tered. Each sheet shall have an exposed
portion where there are attached together,
hearing respectively the names OF the III
ferent political parties. And folder or
envelope. having designated spaces or poch-
cts To +, Give and corresponding TO the seT-
rral individual coupons, and means for seal
ing said envelope or folder to enclose Ger
tain selected sheets or coupons; the c"u-
pons Of each sheet shall De designated 10
correspond with coupons for the same once
Of each and every other sheet by the use
of numbers or letters. And also an apprO-
pirate envelope to receive unused sections
UCTtIOuS of sections OF edcn DdllOl. n
sample Of the envelope TO receive portions
OF the ballot unused after voting, OF the
certificate OF the inspector, ana phOto.
graphic copies Of the ballot c;'->lSTlhG o.
five perforated sheets of whit ~ss-1board,
and the inside Of the envelope 70 receive
the voted portion Of the ballot and to be
deposited in The ballot box, and a photo
graphic sample showing ballot parity pre-
pared for voting, are hereto attached.
Section . Each polling place shall be fur
ntShed with two appropriate bau9L n"HtS,
into If which that part of the ballot
containing the voters choice ShaH he
placed ana into the other Of which shall be
placed that part of III" ballot remaining
after the choice has been made. each part
having been previously enclosed in the APP
propriatc envelope folder furnished Tor
that purpose.
Section 3 It shall ne the duty of he
secretary of state TO secure and maintain
on file i'll his office a series OF contraSuh&lE
coIOred samples of cardboard. bearing III his
Judgment the most appropriate coorS for
the purposes of this act. and h" shall dcSi-'
nate each sheet or sample of said series ,,F
its most commonly used color name. No
official ballot used at any general election
shall he made up with cOlOrs differing ma
terially from said samples. II shall further
be the duty of The secretary of state TO
furnish each and every person whose duty
it may he to print amy of th" official bal
lots. with samples of roiorS corresponding
10 those file for this purpose in his Of
flee to the end that the colors in which the
official ballot shall be made throuGhout ihr
state shall be uniform.
Section 4. Al an appropriate time prcvi-
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 t"
II party designation upon the Official ballot,
may meet in the O.Iicr of the secretary OF
state and agree if possible upon color 10
represent each political party. II unable
TO unanimously agree then they may ChuoS"
by lot or chance different colors to repre-,
sent each political party. after which agree
chosen
resent the rcspectiv" political parties III
printing the official ballot. If 10 such
agreement shall have been mad" on or be
fore the LIST day of July then ii shall he the
duty of the secretary of state to designate
for each political party such color rs in his
Judgment shall be the most uppropriat" Tor
the purposes of this ACT.
Section , At the meeting of the chair
men of the state central committees Of til"
various political parties mentioned ia see
tion 1. of this act the said chairnen may
agree if possible upOn the question Of he
position 10 be occupied by each party sheet
in the ballot II no such agreement Sh',l
he made, then it shall he the duty of the
secretary of state to arrang" III" various
Marty sheets from thc top downward in
alphabetical order
Section &. In making publication Of the
election notice he county or city cl"rk rs
the ease may be. shall prrcedn the sam"
with statement which shall bv SuhStanti-
ally IN the following form. to he modified
or varied according to the nature Of the
election, the caption to which shall bc con-
spicronsly displayed but in no case shall
than one and onc-fourth inches in depth:
ELECTION NOTICE.
Once of - Clerk
TO the Electors OF - county or city.
Notice is hereby given that general
clo ion tor Judicial or city, or school or
special, or judicial and city election. rs the
case may be- is 10 be held in the several
towns. wards ANA election precincts in thr
county or city Of -----. on the ---- day of
-. 10. ut which the od:crrs named hr.
low are Ia he chosen. The name of the
candidate for each Office To be voted for.
whose nominations have been certified Ia
this oiilce. are given on each coupon ahove
the appropriate party or other designation.
each in separate column. with the QucS
lions submitted to a vote stated below.
Information 10 Voters.
The following Instructions are giras: Eor
the Information and guidance OF v"itcS At
such election the pocket ballot Gn "oupo.-
voting system viii be used i yCtcr upoi.
entering the polling place and giving his
name and residence. will receive Il ballot
from the ballot clerk which must have in
dorscd on the outer surface of III" pocket
envelope the names or initials OF both bal
lot clerks, and no other hallo, can be used.
Upon receiving his ballot III" voter must
retire alone to booth or compartment and
prepare the same for voting. \ ballot clerk
may inform the voter to the proper
manner of preparing ballot. but he muSt
uot advise or Indicate in amy manner whom
to vote for. If it he general election these
to vote for all the candidates nominated by
any party should detach the whole sheet of
coupons Mt the top which represents his
desired party. fold lenEthwisc and place
inside of the envelope bearing the deSiGnd-
ton 'ofiicial hallo+" and the name or I'M
tails of the ballot clerk If the voter wishes
10 vote for some of the candidates of diff
ferent political parties he should tear out
each candidates name coupon bearing the
color and number of his choice aud place
the same in the corresponding pockets or
spaces in the folder or envelope provided
for that purpose. If his choice is lagey
composed Of candidates of certain political
party he may detach from such whole sheet
those he does not wish 10 vote for and
substitute others for them of his choice
bearing the same number or letter, placing
them in the proper pockets and then place
all the coupons he desires to vote inside the
envelope rs in voting Il whole or straight
ticket. If he wishes to vote for II person
for certain Office whose name is not Oh
the ballot. he must write the name upon
proper coupon under the printed name OF
Il candidate for the office. The ballot should
not be marked in any other manner Ii the
ballot be spoiled il must be returned To the
ballot clerk, who must issue another In its
stead. but not more than TWO in all To any
one voter. Five minutes time is allowed to
prepare ballot. Unofficial ballots or memo
raudums 10 assist the voter in preparing
his ballot can be taken into the booth. and
may he used TO copy FROM The ballot must
not he shown SO that any person can see
how il has been prepared hy the voter.
After il is prepared ii should he closed 50
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