The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15

! may order the discontinuance Of such coupon
! ballot after II has been used at one general
! election and return to the OF such other
| form OF ballot as may be authorized by law.
| Provided further, that the expense for fur
! nishing such coupon ballots shall not exceed
! the present expense for such purpose ex-
| cept in counties where such expense Is now
less than twelve dollars per thousand ex-
! cept the increase in population snail
! occasion Increased expense.
! Section 44a-3. All ballots used at gen
! eral elections. IN accordance with section
/ 44a--2 OF this act, shall be substantially In
| form follows:
J 1. The ballot shall consist of a sufficient
| number of c0ntrastingly coored perforated
! sheets staped together at the top above the
| hrst line OF perforation Each sheet SHAH
! have an exposed part whereon shall be
! printed it's political or party name or desis-
nation, Each sheet shall be approximately
| six inches wide and US long as may be nrces-
! sary Ia accommodate the names OF all the
| candidates of Its political designation,
! printed hereinafter provided Tor.
. Earh sheet shall be perforated into
I two columns OF equal width by two paraitel
| lines of perforaiion tbree-fourths of an inch
| apart, extending from the bottom of the
| sheet to the trst line of cross pertorat!on at
| the top Each coiumn OF each sheet shall
! be perforated into coupons approximately
! three fourths Of an inch wide. except that
! one coupon may be wide enough to acccin-
| modate the names OF the party cAndtdhtes
for president and vicepresdent and OF all
! the names Of the party Candidates for pTeSl'
[ dental electors. when such are to be
| elected, The first line Of perforation near
| the top OF each sheet snail extend across
! the eutire sheet SO that the whole sheet OF
| coupons may be readily torn OF al such
! cross line,
| 3 There shall be space ut the top OF
| each sheet to permit the printing Of brirf
| instructions to voters above The brst cross
! line Of perfcrn ton and also the before men
! toned party OF political designation Of tn"
! sheet
T. There shall be AS many sheets OF dit
ferent color, ms there are political pnrti-s
| legal! entitled To party designation upon
the Official hpl!ot, ADD sheet Tor individual
! nominations. II there are any. whicb ahn!I
| Dr. hlte. AMI Of .utjcept length TO .ccoto-
! mod a. all individual nomiDa'ionr
Section Ala The coupons OF zach
, sheet snsll De numbercd cuuSecuttveIy be
| eiuaing With the upper teft hand coupon,
| which shall b. numbprcd ppe Slch numbers
! shall be printed on the outer margins OF the
, coupons In figures eighteen point 10 sl@s.
| All party sheets shail contHin the same
! Number OF coupons and shall be numbered
! correspoDdirgly Coupon number / o! each
sheet shsll bear the designation, FOR Gov.
ernor printed at the top OF the coupon
| section 4ia--6 The names OF all the
candidates of political party shall be
! printed upon the sheet OF Its designation In
the following manner The name Of the
! psrty's candidate for governor shall be
/ printed on coupon uuplocr In The next line
below the designation For Governor" and
shall be followed In the next line by the
! party designation. The names OF the candi'
| dates of the party for other state Offices
I shall follow on the succeeding coupons In
the order nov or hereafter provided by law,
] printed and designated a. above stated The
/ uames OF the party sniidates. for state
| senator, member OF assembly and county
| oIfcers shall follow, printed and designated
| In the same manner, one naue on each
| coupon, unless there be no party nomination
| for an Office in which case the coupon rep
| rescniing such Office shall bear the words
| mo Nomination, printed In Ike manner
! aud in such place as the name would have
been printed had there been nomination.
The names OF the party candidates for
| president and vlce-prcsident and presidential
| electors Ii such are to be elected. shall be
| printed on the last or lower right hand
| coupon of the sheet. which shall be OF sutl-
! Client width for such purpose Such presi
! Dental coupon shan bear the Official desig
| nation, "tor President and Vice President"
at the top, followed by the names Of the
party candidates for president and vice.
| president and the names OF the party
candidates for presidential electors, and the
party designation shall appear at thr bottom
| OF the coupon
Section 44a---8 The ballot shaii b.
| printed upon paper Of SUFFICIENT strength
| and thickness to be couvcnicn, for handling
when separated into coupons and shall be
! accurately and efficiently perforated There
shal also be furnished with each ballot ono
| folder hereinafter called the "Oliiclal ballot
| folder and one envelope hereinafter called
the Remainder envelope" each Of which
shall be OF an appropriate size.
| Section 44a--7 The official ballot folder
| provided In accordance With section &Ia--o
OF this act shall be constructed ss to
| permit the voter to arrange complete
! ticket OF separated coupons taken form DIFF
ferent sheets of the ballot, In rotation upon
! It's inside. or 40 that It will enclose q folded
sheet from the official ballot, to-wit Ths
| inside or the official ballot folder shall be
| lined with two strips of CO Cdboard, one on
each side, which strips shall contain as
many cut spaces NJ there are officers to be
| elected counting all presidential electors
! and president and vice prssidnnt ss one
| oricer.J
Section 44a--s Each such cut spsce men.
| toned In section 44a-T OF this act, shall De
| so constructed as to bold coupon OF its
uumber and shall be numbered consecutively
| With the same numbcra used IL numbering
| the coupons OF the ballot, so as TO permit
! the name and number Of a coupon TO be read
| without taking It out OF the cut space. In
! addition 10 the number, each cut space shall
| bear the designation OF the oiiice Tor which
! II Is to contain a coupon. Each such space
shall be separated by printed black lines
| Section i4a-o. Such Official ballot folder
! shall be 80 constructed with slde end end
fapa, which shall be gummed. a. TO permit
4 Its being sealed completely TO coutsn 40
! lected portions of the ballot On the inside
| or the side Tap shall be printed instructions
! TO the voter, as follows:
! INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER-Ths voter
| must enclose In this folder the coupon Of
| every candidate he wishes TO elect and
| must put the remaining unused portions
! IN the remainder envelope. Both the
| folder and the rems inder envelope must
| be closed tbut not sealed while 10 the
| booth. so that no one zee how tho
| voter has chosen.
| After he has left the booth, the voter
! must then seal both the remainder en-
! velope and the folder, In view OF the In
| spcctors.
| The ballot must not he marked In any
| manner that will Identify II.
| Each and every coupon must be pre-
| served In the manner above described
/ The Sits for holdiu. separate
| coupons and may be used or not, Us the
| voter wishes. III they are used, the
| counting Il much cRslrr for inspectors as
| the coupons win be held In place when the
| folder Is opened"
| Such Official ballot folder shail be made
| Of opaque paper to preserve the secrecy OF
| the ballot
section 4ia--lo. Upon the outside Of the
! Official bnllot folder. situated a. not TO
! be inirrfered with In sealing Il. shall be
| printed the following form, and Instructions
| to Inspectors Of election, az follows:
! "OFFlCiAL BALLOT FOLDER
| Township Tor precinct) ......,.......
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ballot Clerk
| .,........s,... Ballot Clerk
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