Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Aereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the State OF Colorado. at
the City Of Denver, this First day Of
October. A. d. 1912.
JAMES B. PEARCE.
(SEAL) Secretary of State.


PROPOSED Law OF THE STATE OF
GoLSHAD9; colo INITIATED FIAT nY rETI, p; !, I,
AND REFERENDUM
- Notice Is hereby. given that at the
Fifth day. of November, A. ID. 1912.
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors elect. OF the state Of Colorado for
Ing proposed LAW of the State of Colo
rado. initiated by Petition under the
itiated petition contained the sigma
lures of more than the required number
f ega "a G5ers per vSsfea sen Of sse
cordance with the Law. and filed in the
office Of the SECRETARY Of State on the
The authority for submitting such
Law is feans IN Seeti9
State of Colorado. providing for the In
itiative and Referendum co.
An ACT coNGERNING THE oETIcIAL
HoFISG HdF2T Al AFP HEndf1oNs THT Msr9D IN THIS rs
STATE. FIXING PENALTIES FOR
THE THE VIOLATION 10 OF n THE Tn :, PRov1- p p
INCONSISTENT THEREWITH.
Be II Enacted by the People Of the state OF
Section /. That from and after the
adoption of this act no emblem, device
tion shall be used on the official ballot
at any election, by which voter may
vote for more than one candidate by
placing single cross mark on the bal,
lot or by writing therein any political
party or organization name or other
ficial printed paper ballot used at elec.,
tions shall be arranged and prepared
as now provided by laW except Keep m across ,ntne the
only the following words ITO vote
for person. make q cross marx ~
And In order to vote for any candidate
whose name appears upon such ballot
the voter shall place a cross mark G%o
Section 2. If any ballot machine or
other mechanical device is permitted to
election in place of the printed paper
ballot, the arrangement of the offices
and candidates therefor upon such bal,
such arrangement as now provided by
law and as printed upon the printed
and such voting machine or mechanlcal
device shall not be permitted to enable
1hs voter to Y1ie strdghs ss for
more than one person by the operation
of any one counter. knob. crank or
be SO constructed. arranged and man
ipulated as to require the voter to vote
for each candidate for public office for
whom he desires to vote by the opera
tion by the voter of single counter.
knob. crank or other device after the
simply and safely manipulated to vote
singly for each OF such candidates.
be nru Construed ITO to forbid printing after
the name of each candidate the name
Of the political party upon whose party
ticket such candidate may have been
nominated for such office; and pro-
vided. further. that 1t shall be the duty
OF the officials at any election prepar-
Ing and distributing ballots therefor
to have a brief statement OF instruc-
tions printed and placed at the head or
hA ~ nf M
in plain view instructing the voter
how to manipulate tho counters or
the candidates respectively In order to
vote singly for such candidates:
Section 3. No election official or
any election booth for the purpose of
assisting the voter in preparing his his
the booth is occupied by voter, ex-
cept In case of absolute and total phys
ical disability on the part OF the voter
to mark his ballot or to operate such
machine. Then and In that case the
be prepared and the oath administered
by an election Judge: After the total a,
writing and duly sworn to. two Judges,
or a Judge and clerk. each of opposite
political faith. shall then accompany
the voter into the booth and mark his
ballot or operate such machine as he
1the voter) shall Indicate. A notation
site the name OF each voter thus as
sisted. stating that the voter has been
by the election officials and filed with
their returns at the time the electio
are made ,dr end sald nff,ciaa osis ih
whom SO filed for the inspection OF any
person during regular office hours.
Any person who shall falsely make
abIed as herein defined. shall be guilty
of perjury and punished accordingly.
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false. shall be guilty. OF subornation OF
perjury and punished accordingly.
Section L. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to refer to the meth
uons. which method or methods shall be
as provided by those provisions OF the
statutes of the state concerning the
method or methods OF voting at pri-
&. Section 6. Any person firm or cor
n" sions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. except as otherwise
herein provided. and upon CONVICTION
not less than Five Hundred ($500.00J
Dollars. or Imprisonment in the county
Section 9. All acts and parts OF acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
or against this measure shall deposit in
the ballot box a ballot whereon shall
be printed or written the words:
For Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure. entitled: IAN Act con-
cerning the official ballot and
the method of voting at elections
In this State. fixing penalties for
the violation OF the provisions
thereof, and to repeal all acts
and parts of acts Inconsistent
herewith" and
Against Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure, entitled. AN Act con-
cerninE the official ballot and
the method OF voting at elec-
tions In this State. fixing PEN
alties for the violation OF the
provisions thereof. and to repeal
all acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent herewith"
and shall Indicate his or her approval