The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEERENDuM


AND REFERENDUM
Notice Is hereby given that at the
general Election to be held on the
there will be submitted TO the qualified
electors 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
State OF Colorado. duly verified, in ac-
cordance with the Law. and filed in the
srli 9rfiee ,.v Of the sseretary q State on the
1912. at 1880 o'clock A. NJ.
The authority for, submitting such
Article Of the Cons constitution nef OF the ne
State of Colorado. providing for the In
itiative and Referendum.
The proposed Law of the State of
AN ACT coNcERNING THE OFFICIAL
4oTfNG At At ELEcT1oNs CT ms M N THIS us
STATE, FIXING PENALTIES FOR
sioNs THEREoF. AND 70 REPEAL
ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS
BE u Enaoicd by the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section /. That from and after the
or political party organization designa-
ton shall be used on the official ballot
vote for more than one candidate by
placing single cross-mark on the ball
party or organization name or other
name or political designation. The Of
ficial printed paper ballot used at elec,
as now provided by law. except across the
head or top. of the ballot shall be printed
for a person, make cross mark tXl
In the square at the right OF his name
whose name appears upon such ballot
the voter shall place a cross-mark tX)
In the square at the right of his name.
other mechanical device is permitted to
be used In any election precinct at any
esiot the l pf the offees
and candidates therefor upon such bal
such arrangement as now provided by
law and as printed upon the printed
paper official ballots used at elections.
anu such voting machine or mechanical
device shall not be permitted to enable
the voter to vote a straight political
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
tion by the voter of single counter.
knob. crank or other device after the
simply and safely manipulated to vote
singiy for each of such candidates.
Proyided that n0th,tng herein shall shall
the name of each candidate the name
of the political party upon whose party
nominated for such office; and pro
vided. further, that 1t shall be the duty
ing and distributing ballots therefor
to have a 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
the candidates respectively in order to
vote singly- for such candidates:
Sec'Ion r .p, eiec,iHn iined 9iiioia, nc
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
that % G makes L impossbie i'm s r for % the the voter
to mark his ballot or. to operate such
machine. Then. and in that case the
physical disability. Said writing shall
be prepared and the oath administered
physical disability has been stated In
writing and duly sworn to, two judges
dse And sha tseh al
the voter into the booth and mark his
ballot or operate such machine as he
(the voter) shall indicate. A notation
shall be made in the poll books oppo-
site the name of each voter thus as
sisted. stating that the voter has been
assisted Said oath shall be retained
by the election officials and filed with
their returns at the time the election
be held by the election officials with
whom so filed for the inspection of any
person during regular office hours.
Any person who shall falsely make
oath that he is totally physically dis
of perjury and punished ,accordingly.
and any person who shall administer
said oath, knowing the same to be
false. shall be guilty. of subornation of
perjury and punished accordingly.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to refer to the meth
0d Qr m eleC-
tions. 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-
mary elections.
poration violating any OF the provi-
sions of this-Act shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor. except as otherwise
herein provided. and upon conyiction
thereof. shall be. subject to. fine of
not less than Five Hundred (s500.00)
jail not less than six months, or both
Section 6. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
Section Z. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous OF voting for
the ballot box a ballot whereon shall
be printed or written the words:
FGs prse' entisas xn kesssss Aes eon
cerning the official ballot and
the method of voting at elections
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 (x) after one of said
sentences.
The votes cast for the adoption re-
lection OF said proposed law shall be
canvassed and the result determined by