Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-31

may be varied rs to the title or the or
hces to be printed theron, so as to conform
| TO the law under which each such election
| is held. On receiving his ballot the elector
shall forthwith and without leaving the
! polling place retire alone to one o. the
booths or compartments to prepare the
same which shall be done by marking In
| the person or persons he wishes to vote for
/ u cross: thus y. If be wishes to vote for
person whose name is not ON the ballot
ne must Witte such name In the Dahk
space provided for that purpose, provided
that 1t shall not be necessary 10 place q
cross after the name when written, in or
der that the vote may be counted for such
| person. An eectur may use or copy an
unofficial sample ballot which may have
| been marked in advance of his entering
the polling place, but he shall use or bring
INTO such booth no such sample ballot print
ca upon paper Of the color or quality re
NEAL ballot. After preparing his ballot the
be concealed and that the printed indorse
ment and signatures or initials of the bal
iot clerks thereon may be seen. He shan
then vote forthwith and before leaving
the polling place.
Sec, IL All provisions OF chapter 5, of
tne statutes of 1898 and acts amendatory
mercer, pertaining 70 general and city cleo
lions where not otherwise herein provided.
ON any primary election day, the polls in
Sach precinct in any city shall be open
| from q O'Clock in the morning until .
o'clock In the evening, In all other pre-
cincts the polls shah be open from 8 o'clock
Sec. 10. No person, except as hereinafter
provided, Shall be entitled to vote at a
primary election unless duly registered.
every primary election day and the Mon
day next preceding ii shall be registration
days, on which the inspectors shall eXer-
else the powers prescribed by sections %
and 26 of the statutes Of 1898, except that
no person shall be registered or after
the day of holding primary election with
out personally appearing before the inspeC
tors. The inspectors shall register any per
son who shall on any registration day file
n IN Hon tn 10 f
ne is qualified voter in such election pre-
cinct ANY person registering on eli her Of
the said days as prescribed herein If other
wise Il legal voter, shall he entitled to vote
at the ensuing general or city Gle 'tion
without other registration There shall be
no other registration day or DAYS for either
a primary, general or city election, eXcepF
tha prescribed b $ elton q o the S a ut S
lister under the provisions of this net IN
not now rcu1iiI ed by law Tho insDcc. ors
shall be in session for the purpose OF regis
tratlon from . o'clock In the morning untl
s o'clock in the evening, except on the day
of holding primary election, and on that
day from o'clock in the morning until .
O'Clock In the evening. No inspector or
clerk shall be paid to exceed $3 per day
registration. primary, general, or city cleo
ton day.
Sec. 10. At any primary election no per
son shall vote any ticket but that of The
party with which he atfliatCs. The right
Of any person to vote at any primary cleo
tlOn may be challenged ana determined as
now provided by law for challenges at gen
cral and city elections, and further the
ground thar he Is not member of the par
ty, the ticket of which he proposes to vote.
In the latter case, he shall not be allowed
to vote unless he shall file with the In
spectors his affidavit In the following form:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, J 60
.......... County. 90
Observation-Disclosures, being first duly sworn
age; a citizen of the United States (or
hn IAgi ysE,tty In t4t, ian to hngA
citizen of the United States; / have resided
in the state of Wisconsin one year, and In
county and state for ten days precedinE
the date hereof; ! am n member Of the
.......... party, the ballot Of which | now
propose TO vote and 1t Is my present in
tention to vote the ticket of said party
at the next general (or city, election, so
Subscribed and sworn to before mel
this ........ day OF ........, 19O..j
dnscrt designation of oiicc;f.j
All amdavits provided for in sections 10
and 16 of this act may be made before any
officer authorized by law to admins er
oaths, or a clerk, or an Inspector of elcc-
lister such Oaths within his election precinct.
All such atIldavits shall be fastened togeth-
county clerk, If made at a primary election
preceding a general election, or the city
clerk, # preceding city election.
Sec. II. The party committee or each
election precinct hereinafter provided for,
shall appoint in Writing over their sigma
lures two party agents or representatives,
with an alternate for each, who shall act
as chalengers for their respective parties,
and have the powers prescribed by section
46, of the statutes of 1888, except That
they may only challenge the right Of any
person to vote the ticket of their own par
ty. The chairman OF each party commit
tee shall represent his party In the polling
booth of hts precinct during the canvass
and return Of the vote.
sheets, for each party, in duplicate, iull
and accurate return of the votes cast for
shall certify upon each duplicate retu n
relating to his party, that the, same Is IN
9ccqr9G and fqI MI return Of all votes t s., c3St
twcnty-four hours deliver one copy Of the
return as to each political. party to the
party chairman of the precinct chosen at
such primary election, ana the other to
the county clerk, If a primary election pre-
ceding a general lection, or to the city
Sec. 49, The vote shall be canvassed in
| the following manner: II for single pre-
cinct by the inspectors thclof: If for dis,
trict having more than one precinct and
| wholly within any ward, city or county, by
the party Chairmcn Of the election pre-
| cincfS therein, who shall meet at II o'clock
in the forenoon on the second day (Thurs-
| day. succeeding such primary election at
the office of the city or county clerk, where
| the duplicate return from each precinct Is
| fled They shall adjourn to suitable places,
as near as may. be to the Office Of the city
| III
forthwith proceed to canvass the vote, de
termne the result and declare the person
receiving the highest number of votes for
each office, the nominee OF his party. Snrh
| canvass shall be made from the certified
returns provided by section IL Of this act.
They shall make duplicate return of their
canvass which shall be delivered to the
city or county chairman, elected at such
| meeting as the case may be, who shall re
tain one copy and, within twenty-foUr
hours after the canvass is completed Gle
the other with the county clerk, If the pri-
tho city clerk, If n city election. Such
county meeting of precinct chairmen shall
also make an additional duplicate retun
I'm the same form showing all votes cast for
each candidate In any district not wholly
within such county, which duplicate return
elected Mt such meeting, who shall, within
| twcnty-four hours after the canvass IS com
plcted, send one copy thereof to the secre-
tary of state by express.
Sec. 90 The party chairman of each
county shall meet in the assembly cham
Der at the capitol, at u o'clock noon on
Tuesday one week after each primary cleo
The representatives of each party shall ad,
| iourn to convenient places In the capitol
| building and there forthwith begin to can
vass the vote Of their party for the re-
| spective candidates as shown by the re-
turns in the hands Of the county chairmen,
| declare the person receiving the highest
| number Of votes for each office the nominee
| of his party for that office; such canvass
| shall continue until completed the vote for
| candidates for state officers being fl st can
| vaSScd by all the county Chairmen me t.
| ing In a body, next that for candidates for
| Congress then for state senators, and then
| for asscmblymen, such canvass being made