The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
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COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETE
TI0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND BEF'ERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Fifth day of November. a D. 1912,
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State of Colorado. for
their approval or rejection. the follow
ing proposed LAW of the State of Colo
rado. initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which in
lures of more than the required number
of legal voters Is per cent? of the
State Of COLORADO ,.n duly vesified ,t In - ac-
TWENTY NINTH day Of JUNE. 4. d.
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 CT coNcERNfNG % &c THE OFFICIAL
BALLOT AND THE METHOD oE
STATE. FIXING PENALTIES FOR
TIE, THE ,VToS,L,AT@IoN &c, Z, Lon oE PEI THE III d PRovI-
ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTs
INCONSISTENT THEREwITH.
Be If Enacted oD the People Of the state OF
Section 1. That from and after the
adoption of this act no. emblem, device
or political party organization designa-
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 party or organization name aine or ir, othes
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 vots
for person. make cross mark *,
in the square at the right OF his name"
And in order to vote for any candidate
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In tho square at the right of his name.
Section 2. If any ballot machine or
be used in any election precinct at any
election In place OF the printed paper
and candidates therefor upon such ball
lot machine shall be Identical with
isw and nrinted as unon mSw pbe pr,nteg
paper official ballots used at elections,
and such voting machine or mechanical
the voter to vote straight political
party or organization ticket or for
more than one person by the operation
movement of single device, but shall
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
knob. crank or other device after the
name of each candidate, which shall be
singiy 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 it shall be the duty
of the officials at any election prepar-
ing and distributing ballots therefor
tions printed and placed at the head or
across the top of such ballot machine
how to manipulate the counters 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
ballot. ah or for for any any other % purpose while
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
voter shall first state under oath his Is
be prepared and the oath administered
by an election Judge. After the total
writing and duly sworn to. two judges.
or n Judge and clerk, each of opposite
the voter into the booth and mark his
ballot operate such machine as he
(the voter) shall indicate. A notation
site the name of each voter thus as
sisted. stating that the voter has been
sssisted. Said oath shall be. retained
BY the election officials and filed with
their returns at the time the election
returns are made. and said oath shall
whom so filed for the inspection of any
person during regular office hours.
abied tt as herein defined, shall be guilty
Of apegry and %ho ss
said oath, knowing the same to be
false. shall be guilty of subernation of
Section 4. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to refer to the meth
tions. which method or methods shall be
as provided by those provisions of the
method or methods of voting at pri-
mary elections.
Section 5; Any person. firm or cor
poration violating any of the provi-
sions OF this Act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. except as otherwise
thereof, shall be subject to a fine of
not less than Five Hundred S500.o0)
less Sg sx mon1bs 9 she or
Section 6. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby
Section 7. Each eiector 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:
cerning the official ballot and
the method of voting at elections
the violation of the provisions
thereof. and to repeal all acts
ard 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
The votes cast for the adoption or re-
lection of said proposed law shall be