River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-27


morning until nine o'clock in the evening.
OBJ In all other precincts, from eight
o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock
g. At all primaries there shall be an
Australian ballot made up OF the several
party tickets herein provided for, all of
which shall be securely fastened together
at the top and folded, provided that there
shall be as many separate tickets as there
are parties Emitted to pa sbn ais IN he s at
tached a non partisan ticket upon when,
under the appropriate title OF each office
shall be printed the names of all per,
sons for whom nomination papers shall
have been filed, as required by this act
who are not designated on each nominal
ton papers as can, idates of any political
party, as defined by this act. The names
of all candidates shall be arranged al
alphabetically, according to surnames, un-
der the appropriate title of the respective
offices and under the proper party desig-
nation upon the party ticket or upon the
non-psrtisan ticket, as the case may be.
If any elector write upon his ticket the
name of any person who is candidate
for the same office upon some other ticket
than that upon which his name is so
written. this ballot shall be counted for
such person only as a candidate OF the
party upon whose ticket his name Is writ
ten, and shall in no case be counted for
such person as q candidate upon any
other ticket In case the person is NOM
mated upon more than one ticket, he
shall forthwith file with the proper off,
Ger, or officers In charge of the prepara-
ton of the ballots, written declaration
Indicating the party designation under
which his name Is to be printed on the
official ballot. The ballots, with the en-
doresements shall be in substantially the
form heretofore annexed, provided that
ballots for any city primary may be va
ried as to the title of the offices to be
law under which each such primary is
held. The provisions of section 81, stat,
utes of 1898, so far as applicable, shall
govern the preparation of the ballot. Aft
er preparing his ballot. the elector shall
detach the same from the remaining
tickets and fold 1t so that its face will be
concealed and the printed endorsements
and signatures or initials thereon seen.
The remaining tickets attached together
shall be folded in like manner by the
eector, who shall thereupon, without
leaving the polling place, vote the
marked ballot forthwith, and deposit the
remainder tickets in the separate ballot
blank ballot box. Immediately after the
canvass, the inspectors shall, without ex-
animation, destroy the tickets deposited
in the blank ballot box.
Vacancies, How Filled.-Section 10. Va
cancies occurring after the holding Of any
primary shall be filed by the party COM
mittee of the city, district, county or
state, as the case may be.
Voting and Registration at Primaries
Section IA. /. No person shall be entitled
to vote at any primary unless Qualified
elector of the precinct and duly regis
tered thereien. If registration thereat be
required by law.
Monday next preceding it, shall be regis
quired, on which the inspectors shall ex-
ercise the powers prescribed by sections
rs and 26, statutes of 1898; but no person
shall be 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 a qualified elector in such precinct,
when thew know
such.
said days as prescribed herein, shall be
entitled to vote at the succeeding cleo
ton without other registration.
day or days for either a primary, a gen.
eral or a city election, except that pre-
scribed by section 81, of the statutes of
6. No voter shall be required to register
under the provisions of this act where
registration is not now. required by law.
7. The inspectors shall be in session for
the purpose of registration from nine
o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock
in the evening, except that on the day OF
holding the primary they shall be In ses--
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
any registration, primary, general or city
election day.
Challenges.-Section is. The party COM
writing over their signatures, two party
agents or Representatives, with an alter
nate for each, who shall act as chal-
lengers for their respective parties, and
have the power prescribed by section 46,
statutes of 1898. The right Of any person
to vote at a primary may be challenged
vote be determined in the same manner as
at an election. The chairman Of each
party committee of any precinct may
during the canvass and return of the vote
at primary or he may appoint an agent
or designate a member of his committee
Canvass Of Votes.-Section 16. Canvass
of votes cast SHALL except as herein 9TH
erwise provided, be made In the same
canvass Of an election. The party chair
man Of the recinct in precinct can
vass. of the ounty in county canvass,
duly appointed aren't to represent each
party shall be allowed to be present and
observe the proceedings.
/. 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
delivered to the County Clerk, If Sep
TENDER primary or to the chairman of
the city committee and City Clerk If a
r returns Rsi Shall be sent by registered NAH
where practicable.
e. The county canvass of the returns
of the September primary shall be MADE
provided by chapter 5, statutes OF 1893,
for the canvass OF the returns OF NO.
vember election. The canvassers shall
meet and canvass such returns at ten
o'clock on the Friday following the Sep
TENDER primary. Their returns shall con-
tain the whole number of votes cast for
each candidate of each political party
and duplicate as to each political party
shall be delivered to the county chair
man OF such party.
additional duplicate return in the same
form as provided in subdivision 2, show
ing the votes cast for each candidate not
voted for wholly within the limits OF the
county. The County Clerk shall forth
with send to the Secretary of State by
registered mail one complete copy Of all
shall likewise send to the chairman of
the state central committee of each par
ty duplicate copy of the returns last
described relating to such candidates of
Sc Section ton Il. The board of canvassers
provided for by section 90 Statutes OF
election, shall constitute the state board
of canvassers of September primaries,
and all the provisions Of section "a and
CAB inclusive of said statutes relating to
the canvass of the return of Novem-
Der election, shall, as far as applicable,
apply to the canvass, return, and certifi-
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 September next after the Sep
climber primary.
Party Candidates.-Section 49, 1. The
person receiving the greatest number Of
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 cleo
ton.
q AS soon as a state canvass of a.
primary shall be certified to him, the
Secretary of State shall publish in the
official state paper a certified statement
of the result of such primary as to can