Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

may order the discontinuance of such coupon
ballot after it has been used at one general
election and return to the use 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 as the increase in population shall
occasion increased expense.
Section 44a--3. All ballots used at gen
erM elections. in accordance with section
44a-2 of this act, shall be substantially il
form as follows:
l. The ballot shall consist of a sufficient
number OF contrastingly colored. perforated
| sheets stapled together at the top above the
first line of perforation. Each sheet shall
have exposed part whereon shall be
| printed its political or party name or desig-
| nation. Each sheet shall be approximately
| six inches wide and as long as may be neces-
| sary TO accommodate the names Of all the
| candidates of its political designation,
| printed as hereinafter provided for.
! 2. Each sheet shall be perforated into
! two columns of equal width by two parallel
| lines of perforation three-fourths of an inch
apart, extending from the bottom of the
| sheet to the first line of cross perfora ton at
| the top. Each column of each sheet shall
be perforated into coupons approximately
! three-fourths of an inch wide, except that
| one coupon may be wide enough to accom-
modate the names of the party candidates
! for president and vice-president and of all
| the names of the party candidates for presi-
| Dental electors, when such are to be
| elected The first line of perforation near
| the top of each sheet snail extend across
| the entire sheet so that the whole sheet OF
| coupons may be readily torn or at such
( cross line
| s. There shall be space at the top Of
| each sheet to permit the printing of brief
instructions to voters above the first cross
| line of perforati0n. and also the before men
toned party or political designation of the
| sheet.
! A. There shall be as many sheets OF diff
| ferent colofs as there are political parties
| legally entitled to party designation upon
! the official ballot, and sheet for individual
! nominations, Ii there are any, which shall
| be white, and of sufficient length to accom-
| mOdate all individual nominations.
| Section tia The coupons Of each
! sheet shall be numbered consecutiyely be-
! ginning with the upper left hand coupon,
| shall be printed on the outer margins OF the
| coupons in figures eighteen point In size
| All party sheets shall contain the same
number Of coupons and shall be numbered
! correspondingly. Coupon number OF each
! sheet shall bear the designation, For Gov
ernor" printed at the top of the coupon.
Section 44a--5. The names Of all the
| candidates of political party shall be
| printed upon the sheet of It's designation in
! the following manner: The name of the
| party's candidate for governor shall be
| printed on coupon number 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
! shall follow on the succeeding coupons In
the order now or hereafter provided by law,
| printed and designated as above stated. The
| names Of the party candidates, for state
| senator, member of assembly, and county
| officers shall follow, printed and designated
| In the same manner. one name each
| nm fhar hA M rfu N a lon
/ for an Office, in which case the coupon rep
| resenting such Office shall bear the words
mo Nomination" printed in like manner
! and in such place as the name would have
| been printed had there been a nomination.
The names Of the party candidates for
| president and vice-president and presidential
| electors, If such are to be elected, shall be
| printed on the last or lower right hand
I. coupon Of the sheet, which shall be Of suffi-
cient width for such purpose. Such presi-
! Dental coupon shall bear the official desig-
! nation, Tor President and Viee-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 as the bottom
| OF the coupon.
| Section 44a--6. The ballot shall be
printed upon paper of sufficient strength
| and thickness to be convenient for handling
| when separated into coupons and shall be
J accurately and efficiently perforated. There
| shall also be furnished with each ballot one
/ folder hereinafter called the "0Eicial ballot
| folder and one envelope hereinafter called
| the Remainder envelope" each OF which
shall be of an appropriate size
/ Section 44a--7. The official ballet folder
| provided In accordance with section 44a--6
| of this act shall be so constructed as to
| permit the voter to arrange complete
| ticket of separated coupons taken form Diff
! ferent sheets Of the ballot. in rotation upon
| its inside, or so that 1t will enclose folded
! CHI PROM fba nft riol halI of n.zfff. I'm
| inside of the official ballot folder shall be
! lined with two strips of cardboard, one on
| each side, which strips shall contain as
many cut spaces as there are officers to be
| elected Counting oil presidential electors
| and president and vice president as one
| ofieer)
Section 44a---S. Each such cut space, men,
| toned in section 44a--7 of this act, shall be
so constructed as to hold coupon Of its
| number and Shall be numbered conseeutively
| with the same numbers used In numbering
| the coupons of the ballot, so as to permit
| the name and number of coupon to be read
1 without taking 1t out Of the cut space. In
! addition to the number, each cut space shall
| bear the designation of the Office for which
! It is to contain coupon. Each such space
! shall be separated by printed black lines.
Section 44a--9. Such official ballot folder
| shall be SO constructed with side and end
| flaps. which shall be gummed, as to permit
| It's being sealed completely to contain Sc
lected portions of the ballot. On the inside
| of the side flap shall be printed instructions
| to the voter, follows:
| INSTRUCTIONS TO vOTER--The 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 remainder envelope must
| be closed {but not sealed1 while In the
booth, so that no one can see how the
| 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
spectors.
The ballot must not be marked in any
! manner that will identify 1t.
| Each and every coupon must be pre-
served In the manner above described.
| The Sits are for holding separate
coupons and may be used or not, as the
! voter wishes. II they are used, the
counting Is much esaier for inspectors, as
| the coupons will be held In place when the
folder is opened"
Such official ballot folder shall be made
of opaque paper TO preserve the secrecy Of
| the ballot.
Section 44a---10. Upon the outside Of the
| official ballot folder, SO situated a. not to
! be interfered with In sealing It, shall be
printed the following form, and Instructions
to inspectors Of election, as follows:
! OFFICIAL BALLOT FOLDER.
| November. .................1 100
Township Cor precinct) ............
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