The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

even IL the voter shall have neglected 20
remove the names that be did not wlsn "
vote for from the party sheet
Should the names OF two or more
candidates for the same once sIauu ~ ~,
an equality as regards the evident intention
of the voter, then neither shall oe coohleu,
for example two loose coupons OF the sanle
number not accompanied By party sheet.
THE voter must not write any naiAe upon
any part of the ballot and the writing oI
any name, or any other evident attempt 10
ftentify his ballot shall be sAmcieni GROUNDS
fro rejecting such Identified ballot.
Section 44a--29 tai Should the voter
wish to vote for any person whose aaDe Is
not on the ballot. he may ue 50 ~ "ta.ns
such name aud Office on one OK the olanA
sheets hereinafter mentioned. Ioiding u so
as 10 conceal the wrltins ana ecelns y
separate iy from the coupon ballot, and
such name shall be counted for toe ounce
named provided that the total number OF
votes for that oaice shall be less tnan the
total number of electors voting al suen
polls. provided, however, that no name upon
such written ballot shall be colnted III the
sane name Is on the coupon ballot
tbl The county clerk OF eversE county I'D
which the coupon ballot Is used shall fur-
uiSh, with the Other supplies sent 10 eaeb
polling place, q number OF sheets or ord1-
nary white paper, equal to the numDer OF
ballots furnished. which shall be six inches
wide and of sufficient length for the pur-
pose of writing thereon 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 10
any voter requesting 1t, Such blank SO
furnished for the purpose of writing anf
voting names not on the coupon baitox
must be endorsed by the ballot clerks before
delivering to the voter and so folded by the
voter as 60 show such endorsement TO the
inspectors without exposing contents.
Section 44a--S0 AT tue 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 consecutiSely Both parts Of each
ballot 1.-THE official ballot folder and the re.
ulainder envelopel shall be designated by
the same number before separating them, or
they are separated After thus number
ing both parts OF the bsliot snd separating
them the remainder envelopes, ccnIa lining
the remainders OF the ballots, shall be put
back into the ballot box immediately. I'M
opened. the Official ballot folders shall then
be opened sCd their contents recorded upon
the tally sheets without removal from the
folders, In the following manner.
Section 44a--91. Ofactal ballot folder
number l shall arst be opened and its con
tents recorded by number upon the tally
sheet in ballot column number ], wbereupon
1t shall be closed and string passed
through II by means OF a needle In such
manner as to pass through the side dap OF
the folder and the body of the folder In or
der to hold 1t securely closed when the
string Is f1nlly tied as hereinafter pro-
vtded 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-S2 After the canvass is
completed the inspectors shall take the
remainders from the ballot box and tie and
CT FAnrn IN NyxYfs S1o x@1n fHnYrA
the sack as now provided by Law.
Section 44a---33. In case a recount of
the ballots is ordered the remainders 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 &C
cording to the plan Of the sample tally
sheet hereto attached and made part Of
this act shall be used In ali counties where
the coupon ballot is used Instruction for
their must be printed on the tally
sheets anG they must be Kept accordingly
and signed and preserved with the ballots,
one tally sheet with the official ballot fol.ars
and one with the remainders.
Section 44a-7so The sample ballot.
remainder envelope, hereto attached and
made q part Of thia act, are intended to be
Illustrative OF sections 44R-3, 4Aa--4 and
44a--6 of this act and may be represented
Big illustration for the purpose Of pnblica-
ten Of this ACT in newspapers.
Section 44a-36 In the counties that
adopt the provisions of this act In accord
ance with section 44&--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 thts act In which
case the provisions e1 this act shall con-
tr0l
Section 3. T'hts act shall take effect and
be In force from and after TIA passage and
publication
Approved June II, 1903.