Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08

even If the voter shall have neglected to
remove the names that he did not wish TO
vote for from the party sheet.
,. 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 be counted,
Tor 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, or acy other evident attempt 10
Identify his ballot shall be sufficient grounds
FRO rejecting such identified ballot.
Section 44a-29. (a( Should the voter
wish TO vote for any person whose name Is
not on the ballot, he may do so by writing
such name and office on one of the blank
sheets hereinafter mentioned, folding IL so
as TO conceal the writing and voting IL
separately from the coupon ballot, and
such name shall be counted for the olnee
named provided that the total number of
votes for that ofdce 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.
lol Ih2 county clerk Of eyerey county in
which the coupon ballot Is used shall fur
ulsh, with the other supplies sent 10 each
5 polling place, number Of sheets OF Ordi-
nary white paper equal TO the number OF
| ballots furnished, Which shall be six inches
wide and Of sufficient length for the pur-
pose of writing thereon : complete ticket
for voting. one such sheet may be given
70 each voter by the ballot clerks with the
ballot, and one such sheet must be given to
any voter requesting it, Such bigak so
furnished for the purpose OF writing and
voting names not on the coupon ballot
must be endorsed by the ballot clerks before
delivering to the voter and so folded by the
voter as to show such endorsement to the
! inspectors without exposing contents
Section 44a-S0. At the close OF the
polls, after the poll list has been verified
! In the manner now provided by law, the
| inspectors shall proceed TO number the bal
! lots Co0secutively. Both parts Of each
! ballot tthe official ballot folder and tbs re-
maindsr envelopel shall be designated by
! the same number before separating them. "a
| as they are separated After thus number
| ting both parts OF the ballot and separating
| them the remainder envelopes. containing
! the Temsinders OF the ballots. shall bs put
| back into the ballot box immediately IN
| opened the Official ballot folders shall then
| be opened and their contents recorded upon
| the tally sheets without removal trsun the
| folders, in the following manner.
Section &4a-S1. Official ballot folder
number ! shall first be opened and its con
| tents recorded by a number open tAs tally
| sheet In ballot column number l. whereupOn
| 1t shall be closed and s string passed
| through II by means Of a needle IA such "A
manner as to pass through the eide dap OF
| the folder and the body OF the folder IN or
der to hold 1t securely closed when tho
string is hnlly tied us hereinafter pro
| vided. BALLOT number two Shall then be so
| opened recorded and strung upon the same
string IN the same manner, and the process
/
secuttYely until all shall have been so
| opened recorded and strung, whereupon the
string shall be passed around the bundle
sidewse and endwtse 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
remainders from the ballot boz and tie and
| seal them IN a bundle and plBcR them IN
| the sack as now provided by Law.
Section AAa--38. In case a recount or
| the ballots is ordered the remEinderB OF tho
! ballots may be used for that purpose, giving
! each one the value Of the absent portion.
! They may also DO checked and compared by
| number with tbs contents Of the official
ballot folders
Section 44a--8% Tally sheets made ac-
! cOrding to the plan OF ths sample tally
sheet hereto attached and u1ade q part Of
| the coupon ballot Ia used. Instruction for
| their use must DO printed the tally
| shoots and &hoy nugt bo kept accordingly
and signed and preserved with the ballots.
one tally sheet with the ofacial ballot foIlers
| and one with the remalnders
Section A4R-BB, The nzmpls ballot,
sample oflciaI ballst folder, ana sample
remainder envelope, hereto attached and
| made n part Of this act, ara intended to be-
| Illustrative OF sections 44a-3, 4Aa--A and
| 44a--6 of this act and may bs represented
| by illustration for th8 purpose Of Dubiica-
| ton Of this act in nSwRpa psrB.
Section 44s-B8. In the counties that
| adopt tho provisions Of this act in accord
| Rnce with section 4&a-2 Of this act, the
| elections shall oe conducted in all respects
| the same as now provided hy Law except
| where present provisions are Inconsistent
| vita tho provisions Of this act In which
case the provisiOns Of thlg act shRu con
! troll
! Section A. Thia Get obau taks affect and
be In force from and after lta passage and
| publication
| Approved Juns IT, 1909.