River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

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INSPECTORS POCKET, for Official
ballot folder. Instructions TO inspect
ors The official ballot folder must be
placed and sealed down In this pocket
by the inspectors and then put into the
ballot box-all in view Of the voter"
blank space designated :--"BALL0T
NUMBER. ............. shall be printed
upon the side of the remainder envelope near
the attaching pocket In convenient place
for numbering said remainder envelope 10
correspond with its companion official ballot
folder, and under 1t shall be printed the
following -
1.-THE number must be put on by
the inspectors when the two parts
OF the ballot are separated, just
before counting.
Section 44a--14. Said remainder en-
velope may be made of MANILA and shall be
Of sufficient thickness to protect the secrecy
of the ballot.
Section 44a-15 AT any time within
three months after the passage Of this act
the chairmen of the state central commit
tees of all political parties legally entitled
to q political designation upon the ballot
may meet in the Office OF the secretary OF
state and choose by lot or otherwise a diff
ferent color for each political party, to be
the color of the paper, which the party
ticket OF the ballot shall be printed upon.
Section 44a-16. If such selection OF
colors Is made by the aforesaid chatrmen
they shall file samples OF the same In the
be printed upon such colcrs where the
coupon ballot Is in use.
Section 44a--17. II no such choice of
colors has been made prior to such time,
then 1t shall be the duty of the secretary OF
state TO make such selections OF colors and
iile samples Of the same In his Office.
Section 44a--1S. After the colors men
TONED above are determined the secretary
OF state shall furnish each county clerk with
such samples az will enable him TO properly
the nriufinp Of the hSlInf IA thA
end that the color shall be the same in all
counties using this ballot.
Section 44a--19. The top sheet Of the
ballot shall be understood to be the sheet,
the face of which is In sight, when the bal-
lot is seen stapled IN proper form The
total number of ballots to be furntshed In
any county shall be divided into 90 many
equal parts as there are political parties
legally entitled to a political designation
upon the ballot and each party sheet shall
appear at the top In as many ballots "a each
other party sheet, to the end that thsre
shall be no advantage OF position Of sheets
arrangement shall be fuTnisheG each pre-
cinct.
Section 44a--20. When any county board
shall have adopted the coupon ballot as
provided in section 44a-2 Of this act, 1t
shall be the duty Of the county clerk In
such county to officially notify tho secretary
OF state Of such adoption.
Section 44a-21. After the adoption of
this ballot in any county one-half of the
number of ballots now authorized by law
to be furnished, shall be deemed sufficient
unless there shall be some special reason
for furnishing a larger number.
Section 44a--22. After the adoption OF
the coupon ballot In any county the election
notice to be published in such county shall
be prepared by the Iunty clerk and shall
inform the public of the names of all candi-
dates for offices to be filled at the election
stating their political party designation, IL
any, and shall also state that the coupon
ballot will be used at such election. The
notice shall then state the colors Of the
various sheets OF the ballot to be used,
and the parties that are represented by such
colors, after which shall follow the In
structions to voters which are to be printed
upon the official ballot folder. Such election
notice shall further state that any qualified
electoH who wishes to vote for any person,
for any Office, whose name is not on tho
coupon ballot may do so in writing, which
must BIO entirely separate from ths coupon
ballot, or It's envelope or official ballot
folder, In such manner Ghet such written
vote or ballot ahall In No veg iSSSti3y such
voters coupon ballGs.
Section 4za--2a Whenever q proposed
amendment to the constitution or other
question shall be submitted to the people,
In counties where the coupon ballot is in
use such question shall be submitted
upon a separate balkotv In the manner now
provided by law.
at the time Of ordering official ballots
printed, In counties where the coupon ballot
ig to be used, shall cause unofficial sample
ballots to be printed which shall be lika the
official ballots in all respects except that
the envelopes and folders shall be of diff
ferent color and the word Unofficial" shall
be printed In the place OF the word "Ofhcial"
and the words sample ballot" shall appear
on the back of each sheet at the top. Such
unofficial ballots shall be furnished In like
VaIIpohar md n hArQA ftAP
provided By law, and used in all respects
the same except that voters shall not be
permitted to take any part OF 8 sample bal
lot into the booth.
Section 44a-25. (a) In counties where
the coupon, ballot is used, the ballot clerks
shall sign their names or initials In the
space for that purpose on the back OF the
official folder and shah deliver to each quail
fed elector one full and complete ballot, one
official ballot folder and one remainder
envelope The ballot clerks may instruct
the voter how to properly prepare his ballot
but must not influence nor try to influence
any voter as to whom he should vote for.
~ Before delivering the ballot to tho
voters the ballot clerks shall attach check
label to the back of the ballot at the top
by cumming In such a manner that the check
labsl shall not be concealed when thu re-
mainder Of the ballot la concealed In the
remainder envelope.
(cT Said before mentioned check labels
shall be furnished by the county clerk with
the ballots In like number, and shall be
similar in form to the following, and shall
be provided with a gunanasd end ,tox attach
Ing to the ballots.
(Gummed On
this side
here(
Voters name to
be written
here by bal
lot clerk.
No. ................ -.
Voters name to
be written
here by bal
lot clerk
(d) Before attaching a check label to
the ballot the clerk shall write the voters
name In both spaces provided for this pur-
same number. After attaching the check
label to the ballot the ballot clerk shall
then detach the outside end Of said check
label and preserve 1t until the close of the
POLLS when all such shall be destroyed.
Section 44a--26. Upon receiving bal
lot from voter, the inspectors shall verify
the same with the ballot clerk who deliv-
cred the ballot to that voter, by calling OF
the name and number upon the projecting
check label, In order to determine whether
or not such ballot is the same Identical bal
lot which was given to that voter by the
ballot clerk, and no other ballot can be re-
ceived from the voter to be put into the
ballot box. The inspectors must then de-
tach the remaining visible portion of the
check label form such verified ballot and
permit the voter to seal both envelopes.
The inspectors must not look into either
envelope or try In any manner 70 see how
the voter has chosen.
SECTION 44a-27. On receiving his ballot
the elector shall forthwith return alone to
one of the booths or compartments to pre-
pare the same. After preparing his ballot