The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

come separated from each other when placed
in the ballot box.
Section 44a--13. Upon the aforesaid at
taching pocket shall be printed the follow
INSPECTORS POCKET, for Official
ballot folder. Instructions to inspect
ors:--Ihe official ballot folder must be
placed and sealed down In this pocket
Dy the inspectors and then put into the
ballot box--all in view of the voter"
blank space designated BALLOT
NUMBER. shall be printed
upon the side of the remainder envelope near
the attaching pocket in convenient place
for numbering said remainder envelope to
correspond with Its companion Official ballot
folder. and under 1t shall be printed the
following -
THE number must be put on by
the inspectors when the two parts
| or the ballot are separated, just
before counting
Section 44a----l4 Said remainder on.
! velope may be made of MANILA and shall be
! of sufsicient thickness TO protect the secrecy
j Of the ballot.
Section 44a--t5. at any time within
three months after the passage Of this set
the chairnen of the state central commit
tees or all political parties legally entitled
to political designation 1pon 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 ts made By the aforesaid charneu
they shall Gle samples of the same In the
! secretary of states once and the ballot shall
| be printed upon such colors where the
| coupon ballot Is in use.
| Section 44a-17 If no such choice of
| colors has been made prior 10 Such time
| then 1t shall be the duty OF the secretary of
/ state TO make such selections of coiors and
| HE samples Of the same in his office
| Section 4&a-1s. After the coIors men
/ lonea above are determined the secretary
! or state shall furnish each county clerk with
| such samples as will enable him 10 properly
! procure the printing OF the ballot. to the
| end that che color shall be The same In all
| counties using this ballot
Section s4a--19 The top sheet Of the
ballot shall be understood to be the sheet
/ the lace of which Is In sight, when the bal
| iot Is seen stapled Ia proper form The
total number of ballots TO be furnished In
I any county shall be divided into as many
equal parts a. there are poiticai parties
legally entitled to q political designation
1 upon the ballot and each party sheet shall
appear al the top In as many ballots ~ each
! other party sheet, to the end that there
| shah be no advantage OF position OF sheets
| IN the ballot, an equal nuober OF each such
arrangement ahall be furnished each PIE
| csnct
Section 44a-~-20 When any county board
! snail have adopted the coupon ballot as
| provided In section 44a-2 of this act, II
shall be the duty Of the county clerk In
such county TO officially notify the secretary
| Of state OF such adoption.
Section 44a--21 After the adoption of
this ballot In any county one-haf OF the
number OF ballots now authorized by Law
! to be furnished. shall be deemed sufficient
| unless there shall be some special reason
! Tor furnishing 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 county 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 If
| 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
| eiector who wishes to vote for any person,
I for any Office. whose name Is not on the
| coupon ballot may do SO Ia writing, which
| must be entirely separate from the coupon
ballot ballot or Its envelope or official ballot
| folder, Ia such manner that such written
| vote or ballot ghall In 40 way identity gnch
voters coupon hallst
| Section 44a--2S Whenever q proposed
amendment to the constitution or other
| question shall be suhrnitted to the people,
In counties where the coupon ballot Is In
use such question shall Be submitted
! upon separate ballot, In tAe manner now
| provided by law.
| Section 44a-24. Each county clerk shall
| at the time of ordering official ballots
! printed, In counties where the coupon ballot
! Is to be used. shall cause unofficial sample
! ballots to be printed which shall be like 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 "Of1ciai'
| and the words Sample ballot" shall appear
| On the back Of each sheet at the top Such
/ unofficial ballots shall be furnished In like
! number and manner as now or hereafter
| provided By law, and uaed la sill respects
| the same except that voters shall not DO
| permitted to take any part Of a sample bal
| lot into the booth
| Section 44a--25. (a) In counties where
| the coupon ballot La used, the ballot clerks
| shall sign their names or initials In the
! space for that purpose on the back OF the
| hed elector one full and complete ballot, one
! oIhcl4l 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.
{b) Before delivering the ballot to the
| voters the ballot clerks shall attach check
| label to the back of the ballot at the top
/ by cumming In such manner that the check
| label shall not be concealed when the re-
| nainder Of the ballot Ia concealed Ia the
| remainder envelope.
{cJ 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 gummed end for attach
| Ing to the baliots
| {Gummed on
| this side
| here.)
| Voters name to
be written
| here by bal
! lot clerk
Voters name to
| be written
here By bal
lot clerk.
| (d) Before attaching check label to
| the ballot the clerk shall write the voters
| name In both spaces provided for this pur-
| pose, and number both spaces with the
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 ell such shall be destroyed
| Section 44a-26. Upon receiving a bal
| lot from q voter, the inspectors shall verify
! the same with the ballot clerk who deliv-
| cred the ballot TO that voter, by calling Off
! the name and number upon the projecting
| check label in order to determine whether
! or not such ballot Ia the same Identical bal
| lot which was given to that voter by the
!! ballot clerk, and 40 other ballot can be re-
/ ceired 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.
10 Ing OF nor