Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13

come separated from each other when placed
in the ballot box.
Section 44a-t3. Upon the aforesaid at
taching pocket shall be printed the follow
INSPECTORS POCKET. for official
ballot folder. instructions to inspect
ors The official ballot folder must be
placed and scaled down IN this pocket
by the inspectors and then put into the
ballot boX---0Il in view of the voter"
blank space designated BALLOT
MuNEEk a.: snadI De pplnae ea
the attaching pocket in q convenient place
for numbering said remainder envelope to
correspond with its conpaniop ofuetal ballot
folder. aud under it shall be printed the
following :-~-
THE number must be put on by
the inspectors when the two parts
of the ballot are separated, just
before counting.
Section 44a--14 Said remainder en-
velope may be made OF MANILA and 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 ehairmen of the state central commit
tees of all political parties legally entitled
to political designation upon she ballot
may meet IN the Office of the secretary or
state and choose by lot or otherwise u diff
ferept 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 Is made by the aforesaid chairmen
secretary of states office 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 to such time,
then it shall be the duty Of the secretary Of
state to make such selections OF eelefs and
file samples of the same in bis office.
Section 44a-19. After the colors men
toned above are determined the secretary
of stste shall furnish each county clerk with
such samples as will enable him to properly
procure the printing Of the ballot to the
end that the color shall be the same IN all
counties using this ballot
Section 44a--19 The top sheet Of the
ballot shall be understood to be the sheet,
the face of which is in sight, when the bali
lot Is seen stapled Ia proper form. The
total number OF ballots to be furnished III
any county shall BE- divided into an many
equal parts as there are political parties
legally entitled to political designation
upon the ballot and each party sheet shall
appear at the top In as many ballots as each
other party sheet, to the end that there
shall be no advantage of position of sheets
in the ballot. an equal number of each such
arrangement shall be furnished each pre-
cinet,
Section 44a--2o When any county board
shall have adopted the coupon ballot as
provided in section 44a-2 of this act, 1T
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 oflces to be filled at the election
stating their political party designation, Il
any, ana 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
structteHs to voters which are TO be printed
upon the official ballot folder. Such election
notice shah further state that any qualified
elector 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 fFem the coupon
ballot, or its envelope or Official ballot
vote or ballot shall In no way identify such
voters coupon ballot.
Section 44a--2B. Whenever a proposed
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 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 "Unofncial' shall
be printed in the place of the word "Omctal'
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 new or hereafter
provided by law, and used In all respects
the same except that voters shall not be
permitted to take any part OF sample bal
lot into the booth
Section 44a-25. (a) In counties where
the coupon ballot Is used, the ballot clerks
shall sign their names or initials In 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, one
official 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
eny voter as TO whom he should vote for.
o. 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-
mainder of the ballet Is concealed ia the
remainder envelope.
icy 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 che following, and shall
be provided with a gummed end for attach
ing to the ballots.
(Gummed on
this side
here.l
Voters name to
be written q
here by bal