Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15


even If the voter shall have neglected to
remove the names that he did not wish to
vote for from the party sheet.
z. Should the names Of two or more
candidates for the same Office stand upon
an equality as regards the evident intention
Of the voter, then neither shall b. counted,
for example two loose coupons Of the same
number not accompanied by q party sheet.
The voter must not write any name upon
any part of the ballot and the writing Of
any name, OF any other evident attempt to
Identify his ballot shall be sufficient grounds
fro rejecting such identified ballot
Section 44a--29. taD Should the voter
wish to vote for any person whose name Is
such name aud office on one of the blank
sneets hereinafter mentioned. folding II so
as TO conceal the writing and voting 1t
separately from the coupon bailot, and
sucb name snail be counted for the ofice
named, provided that the total number OF
votes for that Office shall be less than the
total number Of electors voting at such
polls, provided, however, that no name upon
such written ballot shall be counted Ii the
same name Is on the coupon ballot.
tbl The county clerk Of everey county IN
which the coupon ballot Is used shall fur.
nlSh, with the o,her supplies sent to each
polling place. number of sheets of ordi-
nary white paper, equal to the number or
ballots furnished, which shall be ak inches
wide and of sufficient length for the pur-
pose OF writing thereon a complete ticket
to each voter by the ballot clerks with the
ballot, and one such sheet must be given 30
any voter requesting IL. Such blank so
furnished for the purpose Of writing anS
voting names not on the coupon balloa
must be endorsed by the ballot clerks before
delivering to che voter aud so folded by the
voter as to show such endorsement TO the
Inspectors without exposing contents.
Section 44a--30 AT the close OF the
polls, after the poll list has been verified
hV 10 NC ha
Inspectors shall proceed to number the bal.
lots consecutiveiy Both parts Of each
ballot (the official ballot folder and the re-
mainder envelope) shall be desigratAd by
tAe same number before separating them, or
az they are separated After thus number
ing both parts OF che ballot and separating
them the remainder envelopes, containing
the rernanders Of the ballots, shall be put
back into the ballot box Immediately, I'M
opened. the Official ballot folders shall then
be opened and their contents recorded upon
the tally sheets without removal from the
foldsra, In the following manner; .s..
number I shall hlst be opened and Its con.
tents recorded BY nnmbcr apom the tally
sheet In ballot column number j, whcreupon
1t shall be closed aud string passed
through II by means Of needle In such a
manner ss to pass through the side Dap OF
the folder and the body Of the folder In or
der to hold II securely closed when the
string Is finlly tied as hereinafter pro-
NIueu bNiloI NUMBER TWO snail lnen De SO
opened, recorded and strung upon the same
string In the same manner, and the process
shall be continued with all the ballots con-
secutfvely until ali shall have been so
opened, recorded and strung, whereupon the
string shall be passed around the bundle
sidewise and endwise and securely tied and
the wax seal Of the election board affixed
over the knot
Section 44a---82 After the canvass is
completed the inspectors shall take the
otrHa fIA hoIf - hnx md Ia n
seal them In q bundle and place them IN
the sack as now provided by law.
Section 44a---S3 In case q recount OF
the ballots IL ordered the renainders OF the
ballots may be used for that purpose, giving
each one the value Of the absent portion.
They may also be checked and compared by
camber with the contents Of tho official
ballot folders.
cordiug TO the plan Of the sample tally
sheet hereto attached and made a part Of
this act shall be used In all counties where
the coupon ballot 80 used. INSTRUCTION for
their use must be printed on the tally
sheets and they must be kept accordingly
and eigned and preserved With the ballots,
one tally sheet with the Official ballot fcllers
and one With the reInAinders
Section <4a---35. The sample ballot,
sample otHcia! ballot folder, aud sample
remainder envelope. hereto attached and
made part OF this act are Intended to DO
illustrative of sections 44n-S, &4a"--4 and
44a--5 of this act and may be Represented
by illustration for ths purpose Of puelica-
tcE o. this act In aewspapcrn
Section 44a--86. In the counties that
adopt the provisions Of this act In accord
ance with section 44a----2 Of this act, the
elections shall oe conducted In all respects
the same as now provided BY law except
where present provisions are Inconsistent
with the provisions OF this act In which
case the provisions OF this act shall con
troll
Section q. This act shan take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June II, 1909.