The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-21

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shall be delivered to the county chair
men elected at such meeting, who
| SHALL within twenty -four hours after
| the canvass is completed, send one
| copy thereof to the secretary of state
by express.
To Nee at Madison.
Section 20. The party chairman Of
each county shall meet in the assem-
| bly, chamber at the capitol, at twelve
| o'clock noon on Tuesday one week aft
| Ell each primary election preliminary
| to the general election The repre-
| sentatives of each party shall ad-
| journ to convenient places in the cap
| itol building and there forthwith be
| Gin to canvass the vote Of their party
| for the respective candidates, as
| shown by the returns in the hands Of
| the county chairmen, as above prOY1d-
| ed, determine the result and declare
| the person receiving the highest num-
| Der of votes for each office the nOmi-
| nee of his party for that office; such
canvass shall continue until cOmplet
| ed the vote for candidates for state
| officers being first canvasSed by all the
| county chairmeE meeting in a body
| next that for candidate for congress-
then for state senators, and then for
| aSsembIymen, such canvass being
made at meetings of the county chair
men of the counties wholly Or partial
Iy within any such district. A dupli-
cate return of such canvass shall be
made by each such meeting IN the
manner prescribed for the returns IN
the case Of meetings of county chair
men, and delivered to the chairmen Of
the state or respective district COM
sLAo - L. }r0 al, of &c
ensuing campaign, one copy to be re-
tanned by such chairman, the other to
be forthwith delivered to the secre-
tary Of state. In all cases the person
| receiving the largest numbre of votes
shall be the nominee of his party for
the office for which he is a candidate.
In case of a tie vote such candidates
shall forthwith determine the tie by
lot.
Open to Public Inspection.
Section p. Each return of any can
vass of votes required by this act
shall be in duplicate and shall be
signed by all party chairmen attend
ing such meeting and certified by them
to be a full and accurate return of
all votes cast in the precincts can
vassed. When filed with any public
officer all returns or statements Of
votes shall be open to the inspection
of the public. Every such return or
statement shall be preserved for the
period of two years. When necessary,
the votes of any number Of precincts
may be canvassed from certified cop
les of any return or statement OF
votes filed with any public officer as
required by this act. No public Off
Ger shall be entitled to additional
compensation for filing or preserving
any such statement or return. All re-
turns of votes relating to officers to be
voted for wholly within any city or
county shall be filed with the city or
county clerk, as the case may be; all
other returns shall be filed with the
secretary of state.
Section %. The chairman and Sec
rotary of every meeting to canvass
votes at which the nomination of any
candidate is determined shall forth
with give notice in writing to the per
son nominated. No member or Oftl-
Ger of any party committee shall re
ceive any compensation from the pub
lie for the services required by this
act or for expenses incurred in the
| performance of the same.
Party Organization.
O0cIOu Zo' PAL ly COlAl
tee of three shall be chos-
en- at the primary election pre-
| ceding each general election. Each
| voter may write or paste in the space
left on the ballot for such purpose the
names of not to exceed three qualified
electors of the precinct. The three
having the highest number of votes
shall constitute such committee and the
one having the largest vote shall be
| chairman. In case of a tie, the choice
shall forthwith be decided by lot by
| the inspectors in such manner as they
may determine The official return
made by the inspectors shall show the
names and the addresses Of each
party committeeman chosen.
Section "a. The party committee Of
| each assembly district shall con-
sist of the party chairman of each pre-
cinct in such city, county or district;
| the state senatorial district committee,
of the chairman of the assembly COM
| mItteess in such senatorial district; the
congressional committees, of the party
| chairman of the counties wholly or
partially in such congressional dis
| tricts; the state central committee, OF
| the party chairman in each county of
| the state. Each city, county and state
/ central Ol1d1l C11OOSC 1lo
| chairman and an executive committee
when it meets to canvass the vote
cast at any primary election. The
chairman and executive committee
of each such committee shall elect
| secretary who shall hold office till his
successor is selected and accepts office
Each candidate for congress, state sen
ate or assembly shall, immediately
| unon his nomination, select a chair
man, a secretary and an executive
committee for his respective party
district committee. Every chairman,
secretary and member of an executive
| committee shall be a member Of their
respective committees and have one
vote in the decision Of all questions
by the committee. Each such chair
men, secretary or executive commit
teeman shall hold office until a new
| party committee is elected and accepts
| office. Each committee and it's officers
| shall have the powers usually exer-
| cised by such committees and by the
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