Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-23
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Sec /. General elections arc suc, as are
held at the same time in all the counties of
the State for the election of all or part of
the following officers, governor, lieutenant
governor, senators, members of the Assem-
bly,, clerks Of the circuit courts, sherifs.
registers of deeds, district att orneys, state
superintendent, judges of Probate, clerks of
the board Of supervisors, coroners, secretary
of state, treasurer, attorney general, repre-
sentativeS in Congress, and electors of Pres
ident and Vice President, and all state and
connty ofieers not herein enumerated or
otherwise provided for and shall be held on
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of
November in each year.
Sec. 2. Special Elections are such as are
held only in "A particular district or county,
at time when no general election is held
for one or more of the officers proper to be
chosen at a general election, but no special
election shall be held within thirty days pre-
viously to q general election.
Sec. 3. Special elections shall be held IN
the following cases:
LIST. When an officer other than a govern
or, lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
treasurer, attorney general, aud electors of
president and vice president, shall not have
been chosen, by reason Of two or more can
ddates having received an equal number OF
votes for the same Office:
Cd. When the right of Office Of person
elected to the Office of senator, member of
assembly, sheriff, clerk Of the circuit court,
register Of deeds, Judge of probate, clerk of
board of supervisors, coroners, state super
Iintendent, treasurer, attorney general, shall
cease before the commencement of the term
for service of which such officer shall have
been elected.
Sd. When vacancy occurs in the Office
of senator or member of the assembly after
the last day of December in any year and
before the first day of February next fcl-
lowing.
Sec. 4. When special election shall not
have taken place as required by law the va
cancy which ought to have been supplied
by such election, shall be supplied ut the
next general election.
Sec. 5. All vacancies in the office Of rep
'resentative in Congress shall be supplied at
the general election next succeeding the hap
pening thereof
Sec. q. II vacancy proper to he supplied
at a general election, shall not have been
supplied at the general election next sue
ceeding the happening thereof, a special
election to supply such vacancy shall then
be held.
Sec. I. Special elections in the first case
provided for in the second section of this
title shall be ordered by the board of can
vassers having the power to determine on
the election of the officer omitted to be cho-
sen, in all other cases, such elections shall
be ordered by the governor who shall issue
his proclamation therefor.
Sec. 8. Such proclamation shall specify
the county or district in which such special
election is to be held; the cause Of such cleo
ton the name of the officer in whose Office
the vacancy has occurred; the time when
his term Of Office will expire, aud the day
on which such election Is to be held, which
shall not be less than twenty nor more than
forty days from the date Of the proclaim
ton.
Sec. Q. Elections in all Incorporated cit
les shall be by wards, in all other parts of
the state by towns or precincts.
Sec. 10. The supervisors of each town or
precinct shall be the inspectors Of elections
IN such town or precinct, aud the aldermen
in each ward shall be the inspectors of cleo
tons ia such ward; any two of such inspcc-
tors may act, and in case Of the death, re-
fusal or inability Of either Of them to act a
such inspectors 20 that quorum IS not pres
ent the places such persons shall he filed BY
the viva yoce votes of such qualified elsc-
tors residing within such town ward or pre-
einci as may then he present at the place Of
election. aud the persons 20 elected shall lie
aud hereby are invested with the same DOW
er as the o;ber inspectors Of election ia Ihis
section mentioned.
Sec. II. The clerks Of the several towns
and precincts IN this state shall BY virtue OF
their Office be clerks of elections. The in
specters of elections il said towns and pre-
cincts shall choose another clerk who shall
possess the requisite qualifications of an
elector of such town Or precinct and the in