The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETE
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDIIM

COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETE
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Notice Is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
there w day be of r. the isia
electors of the State of Colorado. for
Their their approval or rejection, the follow
rado. Initiated by- Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum. which in
itiated petition contained the sigma
lures of more than the required number
OF legal voters Is per cent? OF the
cordance with the Law, and filed in the
TWENTY; ;NINTH day Of Of June. JUNE "a <. b 3.
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found in Section of
state OF Colorado. providing for the In
itiative and Referendum.
The proposed Law of the State of
AN ACT coNcERN1NG THE OFFICIAL
BaTI BaaLLoT AND =, THE LI,dd METHOD ,.,S,t, oE
STATE. FIXING PENALTIES FOR
THE THE VIOLATION 10 oE THE m PRoVi-
ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS
INCONSISTENT THEREwITH.
Be ~ Enacted bD the People Of the state Of
Section 1. 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 a voter may
vote Tor more than one candidate by
placing single cross-mark on the ball
lot or by writing therein any political
party or organization name or other
name or political designation. The Of
ficial printed paper ballot used at cleo
tions shall be arranged and prepared
as now provided by law. except across the
head or top of the ballot shall be printed
only the following words: ITO vote
for person. make a cross mark 1Xl
in the square at the right of his name"
And In order to vote for any candidate
whose name appears upon such ballot
the voter shall place a cross-mark (X)
in the square at the right of his name.
Section 2. If any ballot machine or
be used in any election precinct at any
ballot. the e arrangement rn % e of f the offices
lot machine shall be IDENTICAL with
such arrangement as now provided by
law and as printed upon the printed
and such voting machine or mechanical
device shall not be permitted to enable
the voter to vote straight political
party or organization ticket or for
more than one person by the operation
movement of a single device. but shall
be SO constructed, arranged and man
eseh urs or tns pbs iS v9o 4or
whom he desires to vote by the opera
tion by the voter of single counter,
knob. crank or other device after the
name of each candidate, which shall be
simply and safely manipulated to vote
singly for each of such candidates.
Provided, that nothing herein shall
be construed 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. brief statement OF instruc-
tions printed and placed at the head or
across the top of such ballot machine
in plain view instructing the voter
how to manipulate the counters or
knobs separately after the names of
the candidates respectively in order to
vote sinsly for such candidates;
other person shall be allowed to enter
any election booth for the purpose of
ballot. or for any other purpose while
the booth is occupied by a voter. ex-
eaI dissSiiitS is y on the part p of the Voter
that makes it Impossible for the voter
to mark his ballot or to operate such
voter shall first state under oath his
physical disability Said writing shall
be prepared and the oath administered
by an election Judge. After the total
physical disability has been stated In
writing and duly sworn to- two Judges,
political faith, shall then accompany
the voter into the booth and mark his
(the voter) shall indicate. A notation
shall be made in the poll books oppo-
sisted, stating, that, the voter has been
assisted. Said oath shall be retained
by the election officials and filed with
returns are made, and said oath shall
be held by the election officials with
whom so filed for the inspection of any
Any person who shall falsely make
oath that he is totally physically dis.
of perjury and punished accordingly.
and any person who shall administer
false, shall be guilty OF subornation of
perjury and punished accordingly.
shall be construed to refer to the meth
cd or methods of voting at primary cleo
tions. which method or methods shall be
statutes of the state concerning the
method or methods of voting at pri-
Section s. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any of the. provi-
sions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
herein provided. and upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine Of
Dollars. or Imprisonment in, the county
jail not less than six months, or both.
Section 6. All acts. and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Section 7. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this measure shall deposit in
the ballot box a ballot whereon shall
be printed or written the words:
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-
cerning the official ballot and
the method of voting at cleo
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
or rejection of said measure by placing
a cross-mark tX) after one of said
sentences.
The votes cast for the adoption or re