The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-20


or districts less than State, must be
signed by at least one voter for each
one hundred voting at last election;
in no case to be less than fifty. Sec.
Is.
".
In case of candidates for State of
ficers, or of division or district lar
ger than county, the certificates of
nomination are filed with the Score
tary of State; in all other cases with
the. County Clerks of the respective
counties. Sec. 7.
V.
Certificates of nomination filed
with the Secretary of State, must be
filed not less than twenty days nor
more than forty days before cleo
ton. Certificates filed with the
County Clerk must be filed not less
than fifteen nor more than thirty
days before election. Sec. 8.
VI.
All certificates of nominations and
nomination papers filed under the
provisions of this act, shall be open
to public inspection. Sec. 9.
VI.
No person shall accept nomina-
ton to more than one Office Sec. {.
VIII.
Vacancies occurring after nomina-
tons are made are filled in the same
manner required for original ncmin,
atoms, Sec. 2.
All ballots and cards of instruc-
ton shall be printed by or under the
direction of the County Clerk, and
shall be county charge except in
municipal elections; the expense for
such elections shall be Chargeable to
the city. Sec. 2.
X.
Ballots shall be printed and in the
possession of the County Clerk at
least four days before election, and
shall be open to inspection by can
didates and their agents. Sec. 10.
XI.
The County Clerk shall print the
ballots in accordance with the certi-
ficates furnished him; and he must,
at least twenty-four hours previous
to the day of election, supply each
polling place in his county with the
necessary tickets. Sections IS and
31-19.
No ballots except official shall be
cast or counted in any election where
this act is applicable. An elector
may, however, write or paste upon
the official ballots the name of any
person for whom he desires to vote.
Section 10 and &c.
XIII.
No person shall show his ballot,
after it is marked, in any way to re-
veal its contents. No person except
an inspector shall receive from any
voter a ballot prepared for voting.
No voter shall receive a ballot from
any other person than one of the bal
lot clerks or inspectors of election.
Sections ~ and Sc.
XIV.
Section 26 of said act as amended
by Chapter 494, of the laws of 1889,
contains a provision to enable per-
sons unable to mark their own bal
lots to have the same marked by an
inspector. 1t is not necessary to
require the inspectors to mark the
ballots that the voter should file an
affidavit that he is unable to mark it,
but it is sufficient if such voter shall
simply state such fact under oath
orally The phrase, "by reason of
physical disability he is unable to
mark his ballet" as used in the
amendment to section 26, is of some
what uncertain meaning; and inspec-
tors are advised to give it liberal
Interpretation, and to mark and re-
ceive the ballots of any legal voter
whenever such voter shall state I'M
der oath that he is unable to mark it
himself.
XIV.
The said act also applies to the
conduct of judicial elections, except
that the name of the candidate for
judicial position should be printed
on separate ticket and deposited in
separate box, and the return of
such votes made to the County Clerk
instead of the City Clerk as in mu-
nicipal elections.
CHARLES E. EsTABROoK,
Attorney. General