Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-06


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mittee Of the city. district, county or state
Voting and Registration at Primaries.
Section IA. /. No person shall be entitled
70 vote at any primary unless qualined
e.ect9r OF the precinct AID duly Registered
therein. II registration thereat be required
by law.
2. Every primary election day and the
Monday next preceding 1t, shall be regis
fration days, where registration Is re.
quired, ON which the inspectors shall ex.
ercise the powers prescribed by sections %
and rs, statutes Of 1898; hut no person
shall he registered on or after the day OF
holding the primary without personally
appearing before the inspectors.
3. The inspectors shall register any per
son who shall on any registration day file
an oath or affirmation to the effect that he
Is qualified elector in such precinct or
when they personally know him to be such.
4. ANY person registered on either of said
days as prescribed herein, shall be entitled
to vote Mt the succeeding election without
other registration.
5. There shall be TO other registration
day or days for either a primary, a gen
eral or city election, except that pre-
scrlbed by section q, OF the statutes OF
1898.
8. No voter shall be required to register
under the provisions Of this act where
registration Is not now required by law
NV inspectors SDHI De IN session Tor
the purpose of registration from nine
o'clock In the morning until eight o'clock
IN tne evening. except that on the day of
holding the primary they shall be in SEES
sion from six O'Clock in the morning until
nine O'Clock in the evening No inspector
or clerk shall be paid TO exceed three dol
lars as compensation for his services on
any registration, primary, general or city
election day.
Challenges Section 10. The party com
mlttee of each precinct may appoint In
writing over their signatures, two party
agents or representatives. with an alter.
nate for each, who shall act as chal-
llengers for their respective parties. and
nave the power prescribed by section 46,
statutes of 1898 The right of any per-
son to vote at a primary may be cbal-
lenged upon the same ground and his right
to vote he determined in the same man
her as at an election. The chairman OF
each party committee Of any precinct may
represent his party Mt the polling booth
during the canvass and return Of the vote
at primary or he may appoint an agent
or designate member OF his committee
for that purpose.
Canvass OF Votes-Sectiop 16 Canvass of
votes east SHALL except as herein other
wise provided be made in the same man.
ner and by the same officers as the can.
vass OF an election. The party chairman
OF me precinct In precinct canvass, Of
the county in county canvass. Of the
state In state canvass. or some duly ap-
pointed agent to represent each party
shall he allowed to be present and observe
the proceedings.
l. The precinct inspectors Of election
shall, on separate sheets. on blanks to be
provided for that purpose. make full and
accurate returns OF the votes cast for each
candidate. and shall within twenty. four
hours cause to be delivered 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 September primary,
or to the chairman OF the city committee
and city clerk II a city primary. provided
always that such returns shall he 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 pro-
vlded In chapter S, statutes of 1898. for
the canvass OF the returns Of November
election The canvassers shall meet and
canvass such returns at ten O'Clock on the
Their returns shall contain the whole
number Of votes cast for each candidate
of each political party. and n duplicate ms
to each political party shall he delivered
to the county chairman OF such party.
B. The canvassers shall also make an nd
dltional duplicate return in the same form
as provided in subdivision 9 showing the
votes cast for each candidate not voted for
wholly within the limits of the county.
The county clerk shall forthwith send TO
one complete copy OF all returns n to such
candidates. and he shall likewise send TO
the chairman Of the state central commit
tee of each party n duplicate copy Of the
returns last described relating to such
candidates Of each such party
Section II. The board OF canvassers pro-
vided for by section %. statutes Of 1898,
to canvass returns Of November cleo
ton. shall constitute the state hoard Of
canvassers of September primaries. and
all the provisions of section % and 9tb in
elusive OF said statutes relating TO the can
vass OF the return Of n November election,
shall. as far ms applicable apply to the
canvass. return, and certifcation to the
secretary of state of such primary Such
board shall meet at tho Office OF the sec
rotary of state Mt ten o'clock a. m on the
third Tuesday OF Sentemher next after the
September urinary.
Party Candidates. Section 1s. /. The
person receiving the greatest number Of
votes Mt n primary rs the candidate of
Of that party for such office, and his name
as such candidate shall be placed on the
official ballot at the following election
q As soon as state canvass Of n pri-
mary shall he certified TO him. the secre
tary Of state shall publish in the official
state paper n certified statement Of the re-
suit Of such primary rs to candidates for
state officers. United States senator's, and
representatives In congress, and any other
candidate whose district extends beyond
mail TO the chairman Of the state central
committee OF each party so much OF such
certificate as relates to his party.
Secretary of State to Certify to County
Clerks Section 10. l. Not less than four
teen days before any November election
the secretary Of state shall certify to the
county clerk Of each county within which
any Of the electors may vote Tor the can
didntcS for such offices. the name and de-
scrlption Of each person nominated for
any such office as specified in the nomlna-
tion papers.
Section 90 The canvass Of the returns
OF city primary shall ho made by the
of such city. any two Of whom shall con-
stitute quorum Such hoard Of canvass
prS shall meet Mt eleven o'clock In the
forenoon of thu day following the city pri-
mary and canvass the vote substantially
ne providcd by sections 50 ana So. statutes
Of Ie9S They shall make and certify dupli-
cate returns MS 20 the votes cast for the
candidates and forthwith certify and file
ono complete return with the city clerk
aud deliver SO much Of the other MS re-
latcs 10 cnch party to the respective city
chairman.
the September primary each voter may
write I'm The space left on his ticket Tor
that purpose the names Of not to exceed
three lualifed electors Of the precinct for
members Of his party precinct committee.
The three having the highest number OF
votes shall constitute such committee, ana
the one having the largest vote shall he
chairman The official return made by the
tnsnectors shall sA2w the names ana al
,taSSSsn SSe sis ~ 'T,-ssa'e N~r-ssfssaF>Nana,,
chosen.
. The party committee Of each city and
county aud Of each assembly district shall
consist 81 the party chairman OF cach pre-
la, off pr