Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-06

g. No voter shall be required TO |
register under the provisions of this |
act were registration is not now re-
Quired by law.
Z. The inspectors shall be in session |
for the purpose of registration from |
nine o'clock in the morning until eight |
O'clCeSi in the evening. except that on !
the DAY of holding the primary they (
shall be in session fa,Dm six o'clock III |
the morning until nine o'clock in the |
evening. No inspector or clerk shall be |
paid to exceed three dollars as coIHpen-
sation for services on any registration, |
primary, general or city ell elton day. |
CHALLENGES. f. Section Is. The
party committee of each precinct may
appoint in writing over their sigma |
lures, two party agents or representa-
tives. with All alternate for each. who
shall act as challengers for their re-
spective parties. and have the power
prescribed by section 46, statutes of
1888 The right of any person to vote
at a primary may be challenged upon
the same ground and his right to vote
be determined in the same manner as
at an election The chairman of each
party committee of any precinct may
represent his party at the polling booth
during the canvass and return Of the
vote at a primary or he may appoint
an agent or designate a member of
his committee for that purpose
CANVASS OF VOTES. Section TO-
Canvass of votes cast shall, except as
herein otherwise provided, be made in
the same manner and by the same
Officers as the canvass of an election.
The party chairman of the precinct in
a precinct canvass, Of the county in a
county canvass, of the state in a state
canvass. or some duly appointed agent
to represent each party shall be al
lowed to be present and observe the
proceedings.
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shall, on separate sheets. on blanks
to be provided for that purpose, make
full and accurate returns of the votes
cast for each capddate. and shall with
in twenty-foaT hours cause to be de-
livered one copy of such returns .as
to each political party to the county
chairman of that party and also cause
such returns to be delivered to the
county clerk if a September primary,
or to the chairman of the city COM
mittee and city clerk if city primary,
provided always that such returns
shall be sent by registered mail where
practicable.
2 The county canvass of the returns
of the September primary shall be
made by the same officers and in the
manner provided in chapter 5, statutes
of 1898, for the canvass of the returns
of November election. The canvass
ers shall meet and canvass such returns
at ten O'Clock on the Friday following
the September primary. Their returns
shall contain the whole number of votes
cast for each candidate of each politi-
cal party, and a duplicate as to each
political party shall be delivered to
the county chairman of such party.
3. The oanvassers shall also make
an additional duplicate return in the
| same, form as provided in subdivision
2, showing the votes cast for each
candidate not voted for wholly with
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clerk shall forthwith send to the secre-
| tary of state by registered mail one
| complete copy of all returns as to
! such candidates, and he shall likewise
send to the chairman of the state CEN
| trail committee of each party a dupli-
| cate copy of the returns last described
relating to such candidates of each
| such party
Section II. The board of canvassers
| provided for by section 80. statutes of
| 1888, to canvass returns of a Novem-
Der election. shall constitute the state
| board of canvassers of September pri-
maries, and all the provisions of sec
| ton "a and CAB inclusive of said stat
| utes relating to the canvass of the re-
turn of a November election, shall,
as far as applicable, apply to the can
vass. return, and certification to the
! secretary Of state of such primary.
| Such board shall meet at the office
! of the secretary of state at ten o'clock
a. m. on the third Tuesday of Septem-
] Der next after the September primary.
PARTY CANDIDATES.-Sec Is.
| l. The person receiving the greatest
! number of votes at a primary as the
| candidate of a party for an office, shall
| be the candidate of that party for
such office, and his name as such
| candidate shall be placed on the official
| ballot at the following election.
2. AS soon as a state canvass of a
] primary shall he certified to him, the
| secretary of state shall publish in the
| official state paper q certified statement
/ of the result of such primary as to can
| Gidates for state officers, United States
senators, and representatives in con-
| gress. and any other candidate whose
| district extends beyond the limits of
| a single county, and shall mail to the
| chairman of the state central committee
| of each party so much of such certifi-
| cate as relates to his party.
| SECRETARY OF STATE TO GER
| THY TO COUNTY manifestation
| 49, l. Not less than fourteen days be-
| fore any November election the secre-
| tary of state shall certify to the county
| clerk of each county within which any
| Of the electors may vote for the candi
| dates for such Offices the name and
description of each person nominated
! for any such office as specified in the
| nomination papers.
Section 90 The canvass ofthe returns
Of a city primary shall be made by
| the mayor, the city clerk, and the
| treasurer of such city, any two of whom
| shall constitute a quorum. Such board
1 of canVassers shall meet at eleven
| O'Clock in the forenoon of the day fol-
| lowing the city primary and canvass
| the vote substantially as provided by
sections 81 and SO, statutes of 1898
| They shall make and certify duplicate
! returns as to the votes cast for the can
l,.x-ff y, "a
| complete return with the city clerk and
/ deliver so much of the other as relates
| to each party to the respective city
| chairman.
! PARTY COMMITTEES.-Se 81
/ l. At the Sentember primary each voter
| may write in the space left on his
ticket for that purpose the names Of
| not to exceed three qualified electors
| of the precinct for members of his
party precinct committee. The three
| having the highest number ofvotes shall
| constitute such committee. and the one
!. having the largest vote shall be chair
man. The official return made by the
! inspectors shall show the names and
addresses of each party committeeman
| chosen.
g The party committee of each city
| and county and of each assembly dis
| trict shall consist of the rarty chair
man of each precinct in such city,
| county or district; the state senatorial
district committee of the chairman Of
| the assembly district committees in
such sena torial district the congress
| sional committees of the party charm
| Of the senatorial district committees
wholly or partially within such con-
! gressional district; the state central
| committee as hereinafter provided
| Each such cCfimittee shall choose it's
| officers by ballot excepting as herein
| provided.
g. Each committee and it's officers
! shall have the powers usually exercised
by such committees, and by the off,
ceru thereof, in so far as is consistent
with this act. The various officers ana
| committees now in existence shall ex-
ercise the powers and perform the
duties herein prescribed until their sue
| ceSsors are chosen in accordance with
| this act. At all meetings of said city,
| county and assembly district commit
| tees. each precinct chairman shall have
one wore for every fifty votes. or ma