Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31
hsrsunto set my hand and affixed the
the City Of Denver, this First day Of
JAMES b. PEARCE.
(STAL) Secretary of state.

fsTAL) Secretary of State.
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED by PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Notice Is hereby. given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Fifth Eifth S DAY ;, Of Moyember D. 1Si2
electors of the State of Colorado. for
their approval or rejection, the follow
rado. initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum. which In
ittated petition contained the sigma
State of Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
% %cordanee with the Law. anSfiied In the the
1912. at 1890 o'clock A. M.
proposed Law is found in Section OF
state of colorado. providing for the In
The proposed Law of the State OF
Colorado a,d. is as Ioli1Ws: r,,r orr,c,.,
AN nAGoT AGT XNp TMh TE METHGp oF
VOTING AT ELECTIONS IN THIS
STATE. FIXING PENALTIES FOR
sioNs ION THEREoF. ,ri1sAis9ES AND An 10 70 REPEAL
fNcoNsisTEST THEREwITHs;, s,a,. =,
Colorado:
Section !. That from and after the
81 party aSt
tion shall be used on the official ballot
at any election. by which voter may
placing a single cross-mark on the bal,
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
head or top of the ballot shall be printed
only the following words: ITO vote
for person. make cross mark OK
And In order to vote for any candidate
whose name appears upon such ballot
the voter shall place cross, mark m. Go
Section 2. II 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 BAL,
such arrangement as now provided by
law and as printed upon the printed
paper official ballots used at elections.
and such voting machine or mechanical
device shall not be permitted to enable
the voter to vote q straight political
more than one person by the operation
of any one counter. knob. crank or
movement M Of single deyse a 5ut n sha,
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
name OF each candidate, which shall be
simply and safely manipulated to vote
singly for each of such candidates.
Provided. that nothing herein shall
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 IT shall be the duty
of the officials at any election prepar-
ing and distributing ballots therefor
To gt a iuStruC-
tions printed and placed at the head or
across the top of such ballot machine
how to manipulate the counters or or
knobs separately after the names OF
the candidates respectively in order to
vote singly for such candidates.
Section 3. No election official or
other person shall be allowed to enter
any election booth for the purpose lof
assisting the voter in preparing his
ballot. or for any other purpose while
the booth IL occupied by a voter. ex-
ical disability on the part of the voter
that makes It impossible for the voter
to mark his ballot or to , operate ate saSn ,Sn
voter shall first state under oath his
physical disability. Said writing shall
by an election Judge. After the total
physical disability has been stated In
writing and duly sworn to- two Judges Judges,
political faith, shall then accompany
the voter into the booth and mark his
1the voter) shall indicate. A notation
shall be made in the poll books oppo-
site the name OF each voter thus as
assisted Said oath shall be retained
by the election officials and filed with
their returns at the time ,he eIestioh shsi1
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
ablsd as herein defined. shall be guilty
and any person who shall administer
said oath. knowing the same TO be
peri1ry and punished accordingly.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to refer to the meth
lions which method or methods shall be
as provided by those provisions OF the
statutes Of the state concerning the
Section 5, Any person. firm or cor
sions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, except as otherwise
herein provided. and upon conyiction
not less than Five Hundred S5oo.ooJ
Dollars. or Imprisonment in the county
'A Section @ Z. All acts and ri parts q Of acts acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this measure shall deposit in
tho ballot box ballot whereon shall
be printed or written the words:
For Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure. entitled: AN Act con-
corning 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