The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

even If the voter shall have neglected to
remove the names that he did not wish to
vote for from the party sheet.
2. 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,
for example: two loose coupons of the same
number not accompanied by a party sheet.
The voter must not write any name upon
any part Of the ballot and the writing OF
any name, or any other evident attempt to
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 1t so
as to conceal the writing and voting it
separately from the coupon ballot, and
such name shall be counted for the office
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 If the
same name is on the coupon ballot.
(b) The county clerk of everey county in
which the coupon ballot Is used shall fur
nish, with the other supplies sent to each
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 a complete ticket
for voting. One such sheet may be given
to each voter by the ballot clerks with the
ballot, and one such sheet must be given to
any voter requesting 1t. Such blank 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-30. 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 consecutively. Both parts Of each
ballot (the official ballot folder and the re-
mainder envelope) shall be designated by
the same number before separating them, or
as they are separated. After thus number
ing both parts Of the ballot and separating
them the remainder envelopes, containing
the reEainders of the ballots, shall be put
back into the ballot box immediately, un-
opened, the official ballot folders shall then
be opened and their contents recorded upon
the tally sheets without removal from the
folders, In the following manner.
Section 44a--31. Official ballot folder
number 1 shall first be opened and Its con-
tents recorded by a number upon the tally
sheet In ballot column number /, whereupon
1t shall be closed and q string passed
through 1t by means OF a needle in such a
manner as to pass through the side Zap of
the folder and the body of the folder In
der to hold 1t securely closed when the
vided Ballot number two shall then be so
opened, recorded and strung upon the same
string in the same manner, and the process
shall be continued with all the ballots con-
secutively until all 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,-32. After the canvass is
completed the inspectors shall take the
remainders from the ballot box and tie and
seal them In bundle and place them in
the sack as now provided by law
Section 44a-S3. In case a recount of
the ballots is 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
number with the contents Of the official
ballot folders.
Section 44a-s4 Tally sheets made ac-
cording to the plan Of the sample tally
sheet hereto attached and made part Of
this act shall be used in all counties where
the coupon ballot Is used. Instruction for
their use must be printed on the tally
sheets and they must be kept accordingly
and signed and preserved with the ballots,
one tally sheet with the official ballot fOllers
and one with the remainders. (
Section 44a--85. The sample ballot,
sample official ballot folder, and sample
remainder envelope, hereto attached and
made part Of this act are intended to be
illustrative of sections 44a--S, 44a--4 and
44a-5 Of this act and may be represented
by illustration for the purpose Of publica-
don of this act in newspapers.
Section 44a-36. 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 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
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