Dane County requires the following types of ballots: • 1 sided, 2 column ballots – bid for 11”, 14”, 17” and 19” • 1 sided, 3 column ballots - bid for 11”, 14”, 17” and 19” • 2 sided, 2 column ballots – bid for 11”, 14”, 17” and 19” • 2 sided, 3 column ballots - bid for 11”, 14”, 17” and 19”; The printer is responsible for supplying ALL paper. All ballots are printed using black ink on 80# index paper, with the following specifications: Basis Wt 80, GSM 118, Caliper 6.2, Smoothness 130, Brightness 96, Opacity 96.0; Ballots will be on white paper, but certain elections will require various colored stripes on the right side of the ballot. The colored stripe will be 9 “ long by ¼” wide. We may require several different colors, depending on the election, or none at all. Bidder must supply the per ballot cost to add the colored stripe. This stripe is used to differentiate ballot types (i.e. school districts) within one municipality. This stripe takes the place of using colored sheets of paper since the DS200 will not accept colored paper. The maximum ballot length is 19”. The minimum ballot length is 11”. All ballots will be 8.5” wide...
