Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-02-21
Primary Election Bill.
The primary election bill now

The primary election bill now before
the legislature provides:
All candidates for elective offices in
Guiding candidates for United states
senator, shall be nominated at primary
election to be held the first Tuesday in
September, 1904, and biennially there
after, excepting candidates for the state
superintendent Of instruction, town,
village and districts and judicial Of
fcers, excepting justice of the peace.
Any other primary excepting the Sep
TENDER primary shall be held two weeks
before the election.
Signers of nomination papers are pre-
cluded from signing more than one
petition for any one office and must at
tach his residence address.
Nomination papers for state officers
must bear signatures of percent OF the
total vote of the party in the state and
coming from six counties. Representa-
tives to congress must secure, signatures
Of two per cent Of the voters and papers
must be circulated in at least one-tonth
Of district precincts.
Candidates for county offices must Sc
cure per cent of the voters signatures
Of his party in One-third of the election
precints.
Provision is made for separate party
ticket il the nominees receive per cent
of the total vote cast at the last general
election. Nonpartisan candidates must
secure signatures Of 2 per cent of the
total vote of the last general election to
be obtained in the same way as other
candidates for the same office.
Nominations for city officers must be
filed with the city clerk; for county Of
ho lori oil
others with the Secretary of State.
Ali expenses for supplies at primaries
are to be paid out Of the treasury of the
city, county or state, as the case may be,
and the primary officials are to be paid
in the same way.
Polls at primaries in cities to be open
from to o'clock, and in the country
from 8 am. to s p. m.The Australian bal
lOt.is to be used, made up OF several
party and non partisan tickets, all fast
ened together at the top and folded. The
names Of all candidates are to be ar
ranged alphabetically under proper
designation.
Vacancies occurring after the primaries
shall be filled by the party committees.
No person is entitled to vote at the prim-
aries unless an elector Of the precinct
and duly registered, if registration is
required by law.
Precinct party committees are to be
nominated at the primaries, each eject
or writing the names Of three electors
on his ticket. The three receiving the
highest number of votes shall constitute
such committee, the member receiving
the largest vote to act as chairman.
City and county party committees are
to be made up of the party chairman OF
each precinct in the city, county or dis
trict; the state senatorial committee. OF
the chairman of the assembly district
committee in such senatorial district;
the congressional committees, of party
chairmen of the senatorial committees.
Party platforms are to be made up at
a meeting of the candidates for state
offices and for the senate and assembly
to be held at the capitol ON the fourth
Tuesday of September after the prim-
aries. The candidates are to elect
state central committee, consisting of
two members from each congressional
district. together with chairman, and
to perform "such other business as may
properly be brought before said meeting.
The platformIof eachparty shall be formed
at such time and it shall be made
public not latter than o'clock of the
following day"
In case Of tie vote the tie is to be
determined by the board Of canVassers.
The Attorney General is to prepare all
forms necessary and every September
urinary G2y ia q legal holiday