Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

marked by me for a blind elector at MS
request, and as directed by him.
Is. No party designation need be placed
upon the ballots for any school or Juolclal
officer. H.
elections shall be printed upon the quality
of white print paper hereinbefore speclned;
and shall be of sufficient size to anofd
space for all the tickets or several canol-
dates in columns therein.
(b) Party candidates shall be arranged
thereon as above provided for Dallots at
general elections, and the names OF per,
not included in the regular convention or
primary tickets, shall be placed as is pro
vided for Independent nominations on tne
ballots at general elections Sucn Dallo J
shall have similar matter printed on the
back and outside as other Official oallots
are required to have. ..4
Section 3. Section 80, of the statues s'
as amended by chapter 423, laws Oh looo'
section 4. Section 40, of the statutes,
is amended by, substituting in place OF the
forms appearing in said statutes the fo TINS
appearing herein and made part OF t M
bill and to read as follows: Section 40.
The official ballots for, general eiectlo 4I1
and for regular city elections, with the
given thereon, shall be substan-
TALLY the annexed forms, marked respec-
lively and b !; provided, that DalIots IoF
such city elections may be varies ad as sn
titles of the, offices to be printed Inereou
to conform to the law under winch eacn
such election is held.
Section 5. Section 81, of the statn nos'
as amended by chapter 349 laws Of 1899,
is amended to read: Section 81. on re-
ceivipg his ballot the elector shall forth
with. and without leaving the polllng
place, retire alone to one or the Dootns ot
Compartments to- prepare the same
An eIector may use or copy an unonlGlai
sample ballot which may have been marked
in advance of his entering the polling place,
place any such ballot printed upon paper
of the color or quality required to be USED
for printing official ballots. After pre-.
pairing his ballot, the elector snail told II
90 that it's face will be concealed and so
that the printed Endorsement and sigma
lures or initials of the ballot clerks there
may be seen He shall tn oi1n vote e1a 1oe'n
Section 6. Section 81, of the statutes,
as amended by section 5, chapter 349, laws
of 1899, is repealed. 4.,4o,
Section z Section 81, of the statutes,
as amended by sections and Z of chapters
349. laws of 1899, is amended to read
Section 81. All ballots cast at any election
shall be counted for the persons TOT WHOM
can be ascertained therefrom. In deter
mining the intent the following rules SHAH
be observed: 1,,a
ballot at a general election cross marx
or other equivalent mark or symbol under
a party designation, at the neao OF Tue
column, in or near the space lndicateu Ioa
that nnrnose he shall be deemed to have
voted for all the candidates whose names
appear in the column under such mark
unless some name or names shall be erased,
or some name shall be written In, or I'M
less in some other column he shall have
placed mark in the square at the right
of the name of some other candidate Tor
the same Office.
Second. At all elections, whether gen
eral or other, when the voter shall place
mark against two or more names for the
same office, = when only one can n
shall be deemed to have voted for none OF
them, and the ballot shall not be counted
for either candidate therefor.
Third If an elector shall marx MS
ballot with a cross mark (X), or any other
marks, as,