River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

Third. The members OF congress Oh the
district
Fourth The state senator and member
of assembly.
Fifth. The county officers in the order
prescribed in section Cos of the statutes OF
1888 as amended by chapter 3Ud of the laws
of 1908. except superintendent of schools
If any officer to be elected is to MI a
vacancy, that fact shall be so specahea
upon the ballot. Whenever proposed
amendment to the constitution or otner
question shall be submitted to the people,
a concise statement of the nature Thereon
shall be printed, in accordance with the
act or resolution directing it's submission.
upon the ballot after the names of the
candidates, opposite the question submitted
shall be two spaces. after one OF w&lch
shall be printed the wGSa yes" and after
one the word no" and the voter may
mark his ballot in the space afteY which
ever word indicates his vote Oh tSe vueS-
ton, unless the act or resolution S~0S.de
or require Il different fc.Gs of hallor, in
which case a proper form of ballot shall
be furnished. Provided, however, that IN
election districts in which voting mach nes
are used, no ballot clerk shall lac appointed.
Section 8. There shall be printed, III the
manner hereinbeforc provided, by each
five ballots for every fifty or fraction OF
fifty votes cast at any preceding election
in any elect on 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 particulars; pro-
vided, however, that all pocket envelopes
furnished for sample ballots shall he made
of tinted or coiored paper so as 70 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 addl-
ton to all the directions and instructions
which are printed upon the official ballot,
and delivered to the chairman of any pol.t-
zeal committee in the county or city, as
the case may be, upon the request for such
ballots by such committee, to an amount
not exceeding one-tenth OF the Official Dal-
lots for each precinct in the county or
city. Such request must be made before
the printing of the official ballots, and
they shall he paid for in the same manner
that Official ballots are paid for, without
additional charge for composition. a conl-
mittee may, Mt it's own expense, order
larger supply of sample ballots than is re-
quired by this section. All ballots ordered
printed by county and city clerks SNAIL De
printed at the cost or their respective
cities or counties
Section 10. Section ~, 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 prescfiDeu; pForad,e an nI
by them q sufficient number OF places or
compartments at least twenty -four inches
which shall be furnished with such sup
plies and convenienceS as shall enable Vot-
ers to conveniently prepare their ballots,
and each compartment shall be furhlShed
with door, screen curtain or cloth so
hung as to completely conceal the voter
and anyone who may lawfully assist MN,
from observation while preparing his Dal-
lot, and said room shall have n guard rail-
so constructed that only persons WITHIN
said rail can approach within five teet OF
the ballot boxes 0" such places ~ com
partments. The ne. ser of sucn paaces,
shelves or compartments shall not be less
than one for every fifty electors VINO voted
at the last preceding general election III
the district No person except fhe onccfs
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 aud guard rails snail
be provided for III the same manner ~
other election expenses. All the places IN
the general election laws where the WORD
INA rked" 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 mas
reference TO voting upon question OF
Section ii. The ballot clerks shall only
serve on election day. 1t shall be thelr
duty to take charge of the official ballots,
write their names or initials upon the
back Of each ballot under the printed IN
dorscment thereon. and deliver to each
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 70
the person ticket the voter shall vote
for
Section - On receiving his ballot the
elector shall forthwith, and without lcaV-
ing the loling place, retire alone TO ole
OF the booths or compartments to prepare
the same. If he wishes to vote Tor per-
son for certain office whose name IS NOT
on the ballot. he may write such name uii-
der the printed name Of one OF the cam
ddates for that Office. An clector may use
or copy an unofficial sample ballot whlcn
may have been prepared in advance or
his entering. the polling place. but he snail
not use or bring into any such place any
official ballot other than those which ne
rightfully receives from the ballot clerks,
After preparing his ballot fne elector shall
close the same to conceal the con
tents of both envelopes completely; he shali
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; ne
shall then vote forthwith and before leaF-
ing the polling place.
Section 13. If it shall be announced to
the inspectors of any precinct that vo t.
is at the door who is unable to enter the
polling place without beiLg assisted, they
may in their discretion, appoint ono o.
their number to take an oniclal DaIlot ana
sent II to any such physically disabled
person and assist him in preparing It, If
such person desires him to do so. When
the ballot shall have been prepared, IL
shall be closed and Immediately taken into
tte ;,oIiing place, whereupon the inspector
sha;. distinc:.y announce that he holds in
his hand '*is.ot offered by ---------------
(naming the pevson). person who ~
physically disabled from entering the room
without assistance" lie shall then ask,
'sDoes any one object to the reception OF
this ballot?" If objections are offered,
the ballot shall be deposited in the box.
and n minute shall be made on the poll
book by the clerks of election. thus Bal
lot received at the door" In case obtcc-
ton is made to the reception of ballot
by any qualified elector present. The In
spectoi shall decide upon the objection,
and, If they deem it well founded, shall
destroy the ballot; otherwise 1t shall be
deposited; If the ballot be destroyed, the
inspector shall Immediately notify the vot-
err Of the fact
Sect on Ii. All ballots cast at any cleo
ton shall be counted for the persons for
whom they are intended, so far as such
intent can be asccFtaned therefron. In
determining the intent the following rules
shall lie observed: If any elector shall
place inside of the pocket envelope the
whole of the sheet containing all Of the
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