Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No. "A, Al dPublished May e. 1913.
CHAPTER 298, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend subsection 2 of sec.
section 44-S, and subsections 1 and
2 of section 44-9 of the statutes, re-
lating to voting machines.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subsection of section A.
Ga, subsections /, and of section
AS, and subsections ! and 2 of section
44-9 of the statutes, are amended to
read: (section 44-6a) 2. Amy voter
awaiting his turn to vote,
whether within a polling booth or in a
line outside the booth, at the time of the
closing of the polls shall be permitted to
vote
(section 49, i. Ballots shall be
provided by the respective city and
county clerks, except that in cities Of the
| first class ballots shall be provided by
the board of election commissioners, for
all the candidates to be voted for at an
election and of suitable size to fit the
space provided for that purpose on or in
the machine, and each shall be placed
on or in the machine adjacent to on
the registering or recording device there
for.
2. Ballots shall be placed on or in the
machine in the order of arrangement
provided by section SO of the statutes, as
amended, except that they may be ver-
teal or horizontal rows. Bal
lots for all questions must be provided
in the same manner and must be ar
ranged on or in the machine in the
places provided for such purpose.
4. In all cities Of the first class using
voting machines, the officer or board
charged with the duty of providing bal
lots shall, and in all other cities using
voting machines he may, not less than
ten days before each election, provide
for each election precinct in which such
machine is to be used at least one-half
as many sample ballots as the number of
votes cast in such precinct at the last
preceding general election; said sample
ballots to be in the form of a reduced
size diagram showing the face of the ma
chine and the names of the candidates,
parties and questions thereon together
with such instructions to voters as are
required by law. Fifty per cent. of such
sample ballots shall be on hand at the
office of the city clerk or of the board
of election commissioners for distribution
to such voters as shall call therefor. and
fifty per cent shall be delivered to the
inspectors of election for distribution to
such voters as shall call therefor on the
last day of registration and on election.
(Section 44-9) 1. The board of election
commissioners in cities of the first class
the common council of every other city,
town board Of every town in which a vot-
ing machine is to be used, shall cause
the proper ballot to be put on each ma
chine corresponding with the sample bal
chimes in every way put In order, SET
and adjusted, ready for use in voting
when delivered at the precinct; and for
the purpose of SO labelling the machine.
putting in order, setting and adjust
ing the same, they may employ one or
more competent persons who shall be
known as the voting machine custodians,
who shall be paid for the time spent in
the discharge of their duties, in the same
manner as the inspectors of election are
paid.
! g The said custodians shall, under
the direction of such board of election
commissioners or common council, vii
lage trustees or town board, cause the
machine to be SO labeled, in order, set
and adjusted, and to be delivered at the
voting. precinct together with all neces-
sary furniture and appliances that go
with the same in the rooms where the
election is to be held, at least one hour
before the time set for opening the polls
on election day.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved May rs, 1913. Copy Law.