Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-29

or assembly.
i Fifth, The county officers In the order
prescribed In section Gus Of the statutes OF
lSylS as amended by chapter SQI OF the laws
OF lan& except superintendent OF schools.
IL any otlicer 10 be elected is to al 4
I vacancy, that fact shall be SO specified
/ upon the ballot Whenever a proposed
amendment to the constitution or other
| question shall be submitted 10 the people,
/ 4 concise statement OF the nature thereof
I shall be printed, N accordance with the
/ act or resolution directing its submission,
upon tho ballot after the names OF the
candidates, opposite the question suhmitted
shall be two spaces, after one OF which
| shalt he printed the word yes and after
one the word 'no," and the voter may
mark his ballot In the space after which.
ever word Ind Gates 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 shat
election districts IN which voting machines
+ are used, no ballot clerk shall be appointed.
Scrtion ., There shall be printed, In tho
/ county clerk aud each city clerk seventy
1 i've ballots for every htty or fraction or
! atty votes east ut any preceding election
| city, Each clerk shall at the time OF or
| derlng official ballots 60 be printed, cause
unoaietal sample ballots 60 he printed, each
party sheet ot which shah be exactly like
| the official ballots In every particular; pro-
vdcd, however, that all pocket envelopes
| furnished for sample ballots shall be made
/ OF tlNlNN Nf NNlNlNu paper ~ us W w
readily distinguished from the official bali
/ lots and each such envelope both the
pocket envelope and that for the return ot
unused portions, shall also bear the waId
| 'unonciaf plainly printed thereon IN Addt.
| ton 90 all the directions and Instructions
which are printed upon the official ballot.
and delivered 20 the chairman OF amy poNt.
ical committee In the county or city, -
the case may be- upon the request Tor such
| ballots by such commtttee, to an nmount
not exceeding one,temh OF the official pal.
| lots for each prcclnct In the county OF
city, such request must he made before
the printing of the official ballots, and
| they shall be paid for In the same manner
that ohlc'al ballots are paid for wlthous
additional charge for composition, com.
mtttec may, at Its own expense, order
larger supply Of sample ballots than IL re.
quired by this section. Al ballots ordered
| printed hy county aud city clerks shalt DO
printed at the cost of their respective
| cities or counties
Section 10 section ~, statutes Of 1903,
| Il hereby amended Ivy striking out the
word "markiug" IN line II of said section,
SO THAI the same shall read, when 40
amended, us follows All officers upon
whom Il imposed by law tue duty OF dcsiFs
tss R%SSS S"GSs SHs HSS and
maIntntn IN each polling place designated
by them sufficient number OF places or
commitments, az least twenty four Inches
which shah he furnished with such sup
plies and convenlences as shall enable VOC
ers to conveniently prepare Their ballots
aud each compartment shall he Furnished
with door scrcen or curtain or cloth 80
| hung us 10 completely conceal the voter
and anyone who may lawfully assist MIN.
from observation while preparing his hals
lot, and sald room shall have u guard rail-
SO constructed that only persons WITHIN
said rail can approach within I'VE Feet OF
the ballot boxes or such places or CONF
pnrtmcnts, The number af such places,
shelves or compartments shalt not be less
than one for every nfty electors who voted
AZ the last preceding general election IN
the district No person except the officers
OF election, other than voters engaged In
receiving, preparing or depusltihg hnllots.
shah he permitted to be with said rail-
| The expense Nc providing and maintaining
such places shelves. compartments, doorat
screens or curtains aud guard rrtls shat
be provided FOR IN the same manner 40
other election expenses, Al the places ~
| "marked" or marking IL used to mean
pencil marks made by a voter IN marking
his ballot shall be hereafter understood 70
mean prepared" except where Il has
reference TO voting upon question or
| amendment
Section IL The ballot clerks shall only
| serve on election day, u shall be their
duty 10 take charge OF the official ballots,
write their names or initials upon tho
back OF each ballot under the printed w.
dorHcment thereon, aud deliver TO each
voter as hc cutters the booth one ballot duly
lndorscd They may II requested by any
voter instruct him az 70 the proper man.
ner OF preparing HIS ballot but shall give
no advice or suggestions, nor express any
preference, nor make nny requests as 70
the person or ticket the voter shall vote
for,
elector shall forthwith, mud without leay-
Ing the polling place, retire alone 60 one
of the booths of compartments TO prepare
the snmr III he wishes To vote for per-
son for certain Office whose name " not
on the ballot, he may write such nnmn un-
der the printed nnmo OF one OF the cam
dldatcs for that office, An electnr may use
or copy an unofficial sample ballot which
mny have been prepared In advance Of
his entering the polling place but he shall
not use or bring lnto any such place any
onlclnl ballot other thnn those which no
rlghtfuliy receives from the bnllot clerks,
After preparing hts ballot the clcctor shalt
close the snme so M TO conceal tho con.
tents Of both envelopes completely; he SHAH
proceed to tho presence of the inspectors
| aud seal the pocket ballot containing Ms
choice aud tho return envelope containing
unused portions OF the ballot, 80 TINT INC
sald inspectors may see him neni them, no
shall then vote forthwith aud before leav'
ing the polling place.
Section 10. II Z shall he announced 20
the inspectors OF any precinct thnt voter
" nt the door who IL unable TO enter the
polling place without being assisted, they
may, IN their discretion, appoint one OF
their number 20 take an oflcinl ballot ahd
20 to the entrance OF such place and pre-
aent II TO any such physcnlly disabled
| person, aud assist him In preparing ", IL
RNCH person NrNlfPH MIN 10 10 30 " u'u
the ballot shall hnye been prepared, IL
shall DO closed and Immediately taken Into
the polling place, wherenpon the Inspector
Hhall distinctly announce that he holds In
his hand n "hnIlot offered by -
inamlng the person., person who IL
physically disabled from entering the room
without assistance" lie shall then ask
| Does any one object 10 the reception OF
this bailotT II no objections are offered.
the ballot shall be deposited In the box,
and a minute shall be made on the POI
book by the clerks OF election, thus: bal
lot received at the door" In case obtec-
tion IL made 10 the reception OF ballot
by any qualified elector present., the in-
| spector shall decide upon the objection
and, II they deem II well founded, shall
destroy the ballot: otherwise Il shall be
deposited; II the ballot be destroyed. the
inspector shall Immediately notify the vot-
| er Of the fact.
Section H. All ballots cast at any cleo
tion shall be counted for the persons for
whom they are intended, 40 far as SUCH
intent can be aAcertaned therefrom. y
determining the intent the following ~
shall be observed II any eector
place inside OF the pocket enyep
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