Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 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
Ing:
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 10 view of the voter"
blank space designated BALLOT
NOMbEh ...,, $3.50. .shail Ne printeq
upon the side CT 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 Oh by
the inspectors when the two parts
of the ballot are separated, just
before counting.
Section 44a--l4 Said remainder en-
Yeiope may be made OF MANILA aud 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 chairman of the state central commit
tees OF all political parties legally entitled
to a political designation upon the ballot
may meet in the Office Of the secretary OF
state and choose by lot otherwise 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. II such selection Of
colors is made by the aforesaid chairmeD
they shall file samples Of the same In the
secretary of states Office and the ballot shall
be printed upon such coiors where the
coupon ballot Is In use.
Section 44a--17. II 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 colors and
fle samples Of the sane 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 as will enable ntm to properly
procure the printing OF the ballot, to the
end that the color shall be the same In ali
counties using thta ballot
Section 44a--lo The top sheet OF the
ballot shall be understood to be the sheet,
the face Of which is In sight, when the bal
lot LIS seen staplrd In proper FORM The
total number of ballots to be furnished In
any county shall be divided into rs many
equal parts aa there are political parties
legally entitled to a political desgua fion
upon the ballot and each party sheet shAli
appear at the top ia as many ballots ~ each
other party sheet, to the end that there
shall be no advantage Of position Of sheets
Ia the ballot. an equal number Of each such
arrangement shall be furnished 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, X
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-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 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, II
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.
for any office, whose name Is not on the
coupon ballot may do so In writing, which
must be entirely separate from the coupon
ballot, or Its envelope or Official ballot
folder, In such manner that such written
vote or ballot shall In no way hantify such
voters coupon ballot
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 separate ballot, In the manner now
provided By law.
Section 44a---24. Each county clerk shah
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 ike the
nf}t1 al kall nfa In all thuf
the envelopes and folders shall be OF q diff
fer.nt color and the word "Uno6lciai shall
be printed In the place Of the word Official"
and the words Sample ballot" nhall appear
ON the back of each sheet at the top. Such
unofficial ballots shall be furnished In like
number and manner rs now or hereafter
provided by law, and used In all respects
the same except that voters shall not be
permitted to take any part OF a sample bal
lot Into the booth
Section 44a---25. (a) In counties where
the coupon ballot Ia used, the ballot clerks
shall sign their names or initials Ia the
space for that purpose on the back Of the
official folder and shall deliver to each quail
fed elector one full and complete ballot, 5le
official ballot folder and one remainder
envelope. The ballot clerks may instruct
the voter bow 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
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