Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-29

I Third. The members OF congress az tho
district.
of assembly.
Fifth. the county officers in the order
prescribed in section Cos OF the statutes OF
1898 as amended by chapter 800 CT the ia"s
Of 1903 except superintendent of schools
If any officer to be elected Is 10 MI
vacancy. that fact shall be 50 sperlhed
upon the ballot Whenever q proposed
amendment to the constitution or other
question shall be submitted to the people.
a concise statement OF the nature lhefeoI
shall be piInted, in accordance with me
/ act or resolution directing its submission
! upon the ballot after the names OF the
candidates. opposite the question snbnitiee
shall be two spaces, after one OF wnicn
shall be printed the word yes ana 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 VI ballot, In
which case a proper form of ballot saa'i
be furnished. Provided, however, that In
election districts in which voting mach mes
are used, no ballot clerk shall be appointed.
| Section 8. There shall be printed, In the
manner hereinbefore provided, by eacn
county clerk and each city clerk, seventy.
five ballots for every fifty Of. fraction OF
| fifty votes cast at any preceding election
| In any election district in the county or
4 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 ike
| 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 as to De
| readily distinguished from the official bal
! lots, and each such envelope, both the
pocket envelope and that for the return Of
| unused portions shall also bear the ward
| unofficial plainly printed thereon In adai-
ton to all the directions ana instrd ,ed.
and delivered to the chairman or any loit-
| ical committee In the county or city, as
| the case may be, upon the request Tor sucn
| ballots by such committee, to an amount
1 not exceeding one-tenth 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. A COM
| mittee may, at its own expense. order
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 counties
Section 10. Section ID, statutes Of 1898,
is hereby amended by striking out the
word marking in line IL of said section.
amended, as follows: All officers upon
/ whom Is imposed by law tue duty Of desig-
mating polling places shall, under the penal
ties elsewhere prescribed, provide and
maintain in each polling place designated
by them q sufficient number of places or
| compartments, at least twenty-four inches
wide and deep, with shelves for writing,
| which shall be furnished with such sup
plies and convenences as shall enable vot-
ers to conveniently prepare Their ballots,
and each compartment shall be furnished
with q door, screen or curtain OF 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 Il guard rail-
| so constructed that only persons within
said rail can approach within five feet OF
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 fifty electors who voted
| at the last preceding general election in
the district No person except the officers
of election, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing ballots,
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 voter IN marking
his ballot shall be hereafter understood to
reference to voting upon a question or
amendment.
Section II. The ballot clerks shall only
serve on election day. 1T shall be their
duty to take charge of the official ballots,
write their names or initials upon the
back Of each ballot under the printed In
dorsement thereon and deliver to each
voter as he enters the hooth one ballot duly
indorsed They may, if 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
preference, nor make any requests as to
the person or ticket the voter shall vote
for
Section IL On receiving his ballot the
elector shall forthwith, and without eav-
ing the polling place, retire alone to one
of the booths or compartments to prepare
the same. If he wishes to vote for per-
son for certain office whose name Is not
on the ballot, he may write such name un-
der the printed name of one of the can.
didates for that Office. An elector may use
or copy an unofficial sample ballot which
may 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 than those which he
rightfuly 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.
Section 10. If 1t shall be announced to
the inspectors of any precinct that voter
is at 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 1t to any such physically disabled
person. and assist him in preparing It, II
such person desires him to do SO. When
the ballot shall have been prepared 1t
shall be closed and Immediately taken Into
the polling place, whereupon the inspector
shall distinctly announce that he holds in
his hand ballot offered by
manning the person.. a person who is
physically disabled from entering the room
without assistance" He shall then ask,
Does any one object to the reception of
this ballotg' II no objections are offered.
the ballot shall be deposited in the box,
and minute shall be made on the poll
book by the clerks Of election. thus: "Bal-
lot received at the door" In case ohiec-
ton Is made to the reception of ballot
by any qualified elector present the in
speetor shall decide upon the objection,
and, II they deem 1t well founded. shall
destroy the ballot otherwise Ii shall be
deposited; II the ballot he destroyed, the
inspector shall Immediately notify the vot-
er Of the fact.
Section IA. All ballots cast at any cleo
ton shall be counted for the persons for
whom they are intended, SO far MS such
Intent can be ascertained therefrom. In
determining the intent the following rules
shall be observed: IL any e!ector shall
place inside of the pocket envelope the
whole OF the sheet containing all of the
candidates Of noiifica1 nor+r ~ .k-u