River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

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Rer as at general elections, may regis
Ter with their party at the time Of hold
ing the primay election OF such party.
When Registration Is Not Required.
s. In precincts in which no registra-
lion is required Icy me general law the
voter shall simply present himself to
The committee of the party with which
he desires TO aft late and declare his
Intentions to affiliate with such patty.
How Names of Candidates for Nomina-
ton Are Submitted.
.. Any one desiring to submit his
name to be voted for as a candidate for
nomination on the ticket of party,
shall secure in his behalf the signing
OF nomination paper by specified
number Of the voters of his patty. and
;lle the same with the proper authori-
ties of his party. This nomination pa
ner shall be signed by at least one
per cent of the number of persons who
i, q With his party at the last pre-
ding election which number shall
i'm the case of a candidate for nomi-
nation for a state Office be not less
than 500, if for congress not less than
800. il for county or legislative offices
not less than 100. (By this means pre-
liminaTy caucuses are avoided, the pri-
mary ticket is made up. and the NUM-
Der of persons submitting tneir names
is restricted TO those who are in earn
est and have some followingD
10 Persons not having filed such
preliminary papers shall not have their
names printed on the ballots used in
such primary election, but a space
l.. Ice. in tho m
of any person for whom a voter may
desire to cast his ballot.
How Precinct Committeeman Chosen.
IL. After the names of the candi-
dates upon each party ticket a space
headed "Committeemen" is left suiii-
cient for the wriung of three names.
The person among those voted for, for
committeeman, receiving the highest
number of votes. shall be the chairman
of the committee of his party for that
precinct The committees now exist
ing shall act in the primary election Of
'9S.
County Organization.
u. The party ehaiTmen of the vari-
Gus precincts for a county shall con-
stitute the county committee OF such
party. They shall meet one week after
the holding OF the primaries and elect
county chairman. secretary and eX-
ecutive committee for the ensuing two
years.
State Organization.
10. The chairmen of the various
counties of the state, chosen as pre-
scribed in the last para graph, shall
-
mittee of their party, and two weeks
after the primary election shall
meet and elect a state chairman, sec
rotary and executive committee for
such party, who shall hold their Of
fees for the ensuing two years. (This
provision should be amended in COM
mittee to provide that the chairmen of
all the precincts of an assembly dis
trict, shall elect a state central com
mitteeman for such assembly district
the 100 committeeman thus chosen to
constitute the state central commit
tee.)
Canvassing the Votes.
H. The party precinct committee
men of each party shall canvass tho
votes cast at its primary election by
persons affiliating with such party in
the same manner as low pFOFlueu DN
law for the canyassing of votes at
general election.
The county chairman and executive
committee shall one week after a pri-
mary election canvass the returns for
their county.
The state chairman and executive
committee shall two weeks after the
election, canvass the returns affecting
all candidates for nomination TO any
Office TO be voted for by the voters of
more than one county.
The persons receiving the highest
number of votes shall be declared nom
mated to the offices for nomination TO
which they are candidates. and shall
so be certified to the proper officers
now authorized to receive ana file such
certificates of nomination; and shall
be placed upon the official ballot for
the general election.
Duties of Party Officials.
Is. In general the precinct chair
man shall perform for his party, duties
like those performed by the town clerk
| in general elections. The county
chairman shall perform duties ike
those now prescribed for county clerks
in general elections. The secretary Of
I the state central committee shall per-