Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-04


the voters TO learn. Accompanying is
a sample of the ballot which will be
voted here nsxt month. The laws
passed concerning the ballot will be of
interest and in part are as follows:
The Ballots.
Section 1889 Ballots; how furnished;
form. CAS- amended by Sec. /, Chap.
$50, Public Acts Of 1s0e) All ballots
used mt elections held on the Tuesday
after tina first Monday in November
and at all special elections held for
the pnrpose of electins officers voted
for On said day shall be prepared by
the secretary or tho state and printed
at tbs expense of the state. All bal
lots used al ell regular town. city and
borough elections, and at all special
electors meetings held for the purpose
OF electinR officers voted for at sucn
elections. shall e@ printed by ths sec
Rotary of the state at the expense OF
the town city or borough for which
such ballots are prepared. All such
ballots shall re printed on PLAIN white
paper OF uniform color. quality and
thicien ess for each ballot of the same
Grass, to be determined by id secfe- !
tsEy. In addition to the efficial en- !
dcJsemeRt which shall pp ear ON the
bach thereof. all hallcrs snail contain
a list OF the candidates OF the severa
poiitical paxtieS which shall be printed !
IN parallel columns. Each column Sfla ii
he headed by the name Of such party,
AND shall be arranged in such order as
7hs secretary shall direct. precedence,
however. being given to the party which
poaIed the highest number OF votes for
governor al the last preceding general
ss-cfion for such once, and so on. The
number Of Spcn columns shall exceed
ay one the number Of separate tickets
o. candidates to be voted for at the
poltns place for which the ballot is
nrc-ided. The title OF the Office, to-
-~th@r with the names of the candi-
dates Therefor, shall be printed in
space oue-hslf inch in depth and at
ieast two inches in width, defined by
light horizontal lines. with q blank
space on the hart thereof one-fourth of
an inch wide enclosed on both sides
by heavier dark lines. which spa ce
shall be known as the voting space.
and shall be of the me derth as the
space containing the titIs of the office
and the name Of the candidate. When
two or more persons are TO be voted for
ssTfT. on the same party ticket, the
siLle Of the Office shall be printed in
tire first space only. On the right of
each ballot shall be a column in which
shall be printed only the titles Of the
aafceS for which candida tes may b
voted for by electors at the polling
place for which the ballot is printed
En.A column shall be designated
RiRzLk Column and in such column
che voting spaces shall be omitted. but
in all othSr respects sucn blank column
shall De q duplicate of the political
raFsy coleman upon each ballot Any
ebecIpr may write in such column the
1arns Of any person for whom he de-
stnes 20 VOTE for the office designated
in %bs space where such name may be
vFtGsar, end zach ballot shall be count
Cd Cor the candidate whose name is so
written; ard WHARF the names Of two
or more candidates of the same polit-
icsl party. END fer the same Office, ap-
pear printed on such ballot. and the
number OF names on such ballot for
such once does not equal the number
for whom any eleetor is entitled to
vota ne nnay make a cross mark *
in the voting space at the left of the
name OF any candidate in any other
party column for whom he desires to
vote or ne may write in the proper
space in the blank column the name
or any person not printed on such bal
lot. for whom ne desires to vote. Where
electors OF president and vice presi-
dent are TO be voted for, the title
printed oreF tho names of the candi-
Oates thsesfor shall raad electors Of
president and vice president" and
where a representative at large in con-
E~ees Is TO be voted for the title
pxfrtsd over tho name OF the candi-
dave theresor shall read representa-
tive at large and shall be placed on
in congress" anS where state officers
ara 70 be voted for, the title of those
officers shall read governor" lieu
tenant goreFnoP," secretary, treas
tlfNer'' COMPTROLLER and attorney
general" respe ctivsiy; and whore other
officers are te be voted for, the titles
~ The offices shall be described q 5 they
are respectively described In the con-
stttution OF this state. or If not therein
mentioned. then THEN titles shall be
&c - EzH in he
statutes wlEch create them. respective
" The sites % the officers voted for
and the names Of the candidates shall
be printed on the fece OF the ballots in
bla * INK. and in Iype or uniform size
and style. The name Of the party shall
be In larger type than that used for
printing the titles OF the officers and
The naFnsS Of the candidates, the sizes
ind style Of which type shall be the
same tTroN siiout the ballot. and shall
ne prescribed by the secretary not less
than thirty nor more than sixty days
before any election held under these
provisions
Split Vots-How Taken.
Sec .. Chap. 2s0 5000. All ballots
shall BE- printed with a blank circle
three -fourths Of an inch in diameter
h-~e the n me OF the party at the
resd Of the ticket or list OF candidates
and whom any elertcr shall desire to
ots straight ticket he shall place a
taa head IF the ticket which he go de
=ireE to vote. In csse two or more
r.-reo},s are TO be elected to fill the
same Office any elector may split such
1silot By placing a cross mark CX) in
the voting space on the left end be-
fore the names of such candidates for
whom he desires to cast such ballot,
such mark to be inaddition to the
mark required to be placed within said
circle In the event that any eleetOr
desires 70 vote For any candidate other
han as hereinbetOre provided, he shall
in addition 10 the cross mark OK made
in the circle az hereinbefore required,
Indicate SUct choice by phacInR a cross
mark (XJ IN tins voting space on the
left and before The aTr1eS of such can
didAzcr for when he desires to cast
sucl ballot. n6t appearing in the col =
Hnan which ne has designated by an x
y the circle AT its read All ballots
shall bo rrinfed on the same leaf with
y stub and shall be seperated there
from by a psrfnfated line. The part
above th~ perforated line, designated
az the stlib. shall extend the entire
width OF file ballot. and shall BE of
sufficient depth to etso~ instructions
10 v9te<e 80 be pfis43d thereon, which
depth x1aE be not iese than two inch es
from tf1s perforated lire to the TOP
r1e~aof. Upon the face Of each stub
shall be prin2ed. in The type known as
rial In fnTl