The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-21
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE.
People of the State Would Have the
Right to Make Their Own
Choices If Bill Passes.
Notices of Primaries-C Canvass of the
VOte-ChOsing Delegates to Ma
tiOnaI Convention.


Vote.
The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin, represented in senate and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section l. All statutes pertaining
to political caucuses and conventions
for the nomination of all officers pro
Eided for in this act are hereby re-
peaIed.
Section 2. Hereafter, all candidates
to be voted for by the people, except
those for judicial, village, township or
school district offices, or at special
elections to fill vacancies, shall be
nominated either at a primary cleo
ton, held in accordance with this act,
or by petition in accordance with sub
division of section 30, Of the statutes
OF 1885,
Section g. Primary elections shall
be held at the regular polling place in
each election precinct in this state, on
the first Tuesday in September, 1902,
and biennially thereafter, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates to be
voted for at the next general election,
and shall likewise be held for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates to be
voted for at any other than a general
election, at least three weeks before
the date of holding such election.
Notices of Primaries
Section f. On or before sixty days
prior to the holding of any such pri-
mary election, the secretary of state
shall make out and transmit a notice
thereof in writing, to each county,
town, village and city clerk, and de-
signate therein the offices for which
candidates for nomination are to be
voted for at such election. Upon re-
ceipt of such notice each county clerk
shall forthwith publish so much there
of as may be applicable to his county,
In a newspaper of general circulation
published therein, in the interests of
each political party, and each town,
village and city clerk shall forthwith
cause notice of the holding Of such
election to be posted in three public
pieces in each election precinct in his
tgyn, village or city, as required by
section % of the statutes of 1898.
Each county clerk on the first Mon
day of June 1902, and biennially
thereafter, shall transmit to the Secre'
Sary of state the name and pOstOtt1ce
address of each town, city and village
clerk in his county. In the case of
city elections, the city clerk shall make
one publication Of the notice in a
newspaper of general circulation pub
1iShed in the interests Of each political
party therein, and cause notice to be
posted in three public places in each
election precinct therein, such publica-
ton and posting to be at least six
weeks before any such primary cleo
ton.
Nomination Papers.
Section 5. The name of no candi-
date shall be printed upon an official
ballot at any primary election unless
at least forty days prior thereto there
DE filed in his behalf a nomination
Uaper, stating his name. residence,
with street and number, if any, the
office for which he is candidate, the
party he proposes to represent and no
OTHER. Such paper shall in all cases
be signed by at least two per cent. e
per cent of the voters of the party
named and proposed to be represented
Eheirin. resident in the state, or the
Dolitical subdivision thereof as the case
NAV be, in which such person is pro
posed as a candidate. In case Of can
didates for state offices, the electors
signing shall be distributed over and
reside in at least twelve Q2J counties
of the state; in case of candidates
for congress the electors signing shall
be distributed over and reside in at
least one-fifth Q-5) of the election pre-
cincts in at least one-half (1a) Of the
counties in that congressional district;
In case of Candidates for the state
senate or the assembly, the electors
signing shall be distributed over and
reside in at least one-fifth DO of the
election precincts in each such district
and in case such district is not wholly
within one county, the electors sign
ing shall be distributed over and reside
in at least one-fifth Q-5) of the cleo
ton precincts of each county OF
that portion thereof in such dis
trict: in case of candidates for coun
ty and city offices, the electors sign
ing shall be distributed over and re
side in at least one-ffth Q-5) of tht
election precincts Of such county O
city, and shall constitute at least TIVE
per cent. @ per cent.) of the voters OF
such party resident in each such county
or voting precinct, as the case may be
[he basis of such percentage in eacl
use shall be the vote of the party TO-
<he presidential elector receiving tn
largest vote at the preceding presiden
tial election. Provided that any polit
zeal organization, which, at the pre-
Ceding general election was repre-
scented on the official ballot by individ
szal nominees only, may have PR
mary election ballot, as a politica
party, If any Of It's said individua
nominees received one per cent. of tn
total state vote cast at such preceding
general election.
slgners of Nomination Papers.
Section g. Each signer to nomina
lion paper shall add to his signature
his business and residence, wit
street aad number, If any, declare i