Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-27

In regard to the Australian ballot
which is to be used here for the first
time in November there is much for
the voters to learn. Accompanying is
= sample Of the ballot which will be
voted here ext month. The laws
passed concerning the ballot will be OF
interest and in part are as follows;
The Ballots.
Section 1882 Ballots how furnished;
form. CAS- amended by Sec. /, Chap. |
$50. Public Acts of 1909 All ballots
used at elections held the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
and at all special elections held for
the purpose Of electing officers voted
for on said day shall be prepared by
the secretary OF the state and printed
at the expenee Of the state. All bal
lots used at all regular town. city ana
borough elections, and at all Speclal
alectors' meetings held for the purpose
of electing officers voted for at such
elections. shall be printed by the sec
retsry Of the state at the expense OF
the town. city or borough for WA1ch
such ballots are prepared. All Such
ballots snail be printed on plain whlte
paper OF uniform color, quality ana
tncIea ess for each ballot OF the same
GLASS, TO he determined by said secre-
tary. In addition to the official en-
dorsenent. which shall appear on the
back thereof all ballots shall coutai in
q list of the candidates Of the several |
political parties which shall be printed
in parallel columns. Each column shall
be bsadsd by the name of such party, !
snd shall be Rrrsne ed in such order as
the secretary shall direct. precedence,
however. being given to the party which
polIed the highest number of votes FOR
governor At the last preceding general
election for such office, and so on. the
rurnber OF such columns shall exceed |
bv one the number of separate tickets
at m ha
polling place for which the ballot ls
provided. The title of the office, to-
Eether with the names of the canol-
dates therefor SHAH be printed in
space one-half inch in depth and at
least two inches in width, defined by
light horizontal lines. with a blank
space On the left thereof cne-fourth OF
an inch wide enclosed on both sides
oy hss visr dark lines, which space
shall De known as the voting space,
ana shall be of the same Depth as the
space containing the title of the ONCE
and the name of the candidate. When
two or more persons are to be voted Tor
for the same Office, and for the same
term, the same party ticket, the
title OF the office shall be printed in
the first space only. On the right OF
each ballot shall be column in which
shall be printed only the titles Of the
Offices for which candidates may %
voted for by electors at the polling
place for which the ballot is printed.
Such column shall be designated as
Blank Column" and in such column
the voting spaces shall be omitted. but
in all ottser respects such blank column
shall be q euplicats of the political
parry column upon each ballot Any
slectag naAy write in such column the
nanas 81 any psrson for whom he de-
sir~e 70 rate foH fhe Office designated
In the apace where such name may be
writees3. and s,lch ballot shall be count
ed for the candidate whose name is so
vrttten and where the names of two
or no<e candidates of the same polit-
'csl party, and fer tina same office ap-
peer brtGfed CT such ballot, and the
number OF names on such ballot for
roch ONCE does not equal the number
for whom any elector is entitled TO
vote. he may make a cross-mark X
in the voting space at the left of the
rame OF any candidate in any other
party column for whom he desires to
vote or he may write in the proper
space in the blank column the name
Of any person. not printed on such bal
lot. for whom he desires to vote. Where
electors Of president and vice presi-
Dent are to be voted for, the title
printed over the names of the candi-
datae therefor shall read electors of
president and vice president" and
where a representative at large in con-
Rress is to be voted for, the title
printed over the name of the candi-
date therefor shall read representa-
tive st large" and shall be placed on
the ballot next before representative
in congress and where state officers
are to be voted for, the title Of those
officers shall read governor" lieu
tenant governor" secretary" treas
urer. Comptroller" and attorney
general" respectively; and where other
officers are to be voted for, the titles
Of the Offices shall be described they
are respectively described III the con-
stitution Of this state. OF if not therein
mentioned. then their titles shall be
described as they are described in the
statutes which create them, respective
l.. The titles Of the officers voted for
and the names Of the candidates shall
be printed on the face Of the ballots in
bla elk Ink, and in type of uniform size
and style. The name Of the party shall
b. IN larger type than that used for
printing the titles of the officers and
the names of the candidates, the sizes
and stvle Of which type shall be the
same throu ghout 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 Vote--How Taken.
Sec. ?. Chap. $50 5000. All ballots
shall be printed with blank circls
tlree-fourths Of an inch III diameter
above the name Of the party at the
head of the ticket or list Of candidates.
and when any elector shall desire to
vote straight ticket he shall place q
ross mark * within the circle at
the head OF the ticket which he so dc
slres TO vote. in case two or more
%, rsOis are to be elected to fill the
same Office. any elector may split such
ballot BY placing a cross mark OK in
tha voting space on the left and be-
fore the names Of such candidates for
whom lie desires to cast such ballot,
such mark TO be naddition TO the
mark required to be placed within said
circle In the event that any elector
desires to vote for any candidate other
than as l1ereinbefore provided, he shall,
in addition to the cross mark (X) made
in the circle as hereinbefore required,
indicate such choice by placing a cross
mark (x) in the voting space on the
left and before the names OF such can
didates for whom he desires to cast
such ballot not appearing in the col
urnn which he has designated by an X
in the circle at its head. All ballots
shall be printed on the same leaf with
a stub, and shall be separated there
from by a perforated line. The part
above the perforated line, designated
he shall eYtaud the apfire