Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03

MS name n written, ana snail III no Sasc
be counted for such person as candidate
upon any other ticket. In case the per-
son is nominated upon more than one
ticket he shall forthwith file with the
proper officer, or officers In charge OF tne
preparation Of the ballots, written dec
lsration indicating the party designation
under which his name is to be printed on
the official ballot. The ballots with the
endorsements shall be in substantially the
form heretofore annexed, provided that
ballots for any city primary may be varied
as to the title of the offices to be printed
thereon, so as to conform to the law under
which each such primary is held. The
provisions of section 81. statutes OF 1888,
so far as applicable shall govern the prep
aration of the ballot. After preparing his
ballot, the elector shall detach the same
from the remaining tickets and fold 1t SO
that it's face will be concealed and the
printed endorsements and signatures or
initials thereon seen. The remaining TICK
cts attached together shall be folded IN
like manner by the eleetor who shall there
upon, without leaving the polling place
vote the marked ballot forthwith, and. de-
posit the remaining tickets in the separate
ballot box TO be marked and designated
as the blank ballot box. Immediately after
the canvass, the inspectors shall, wlthous
examination, destroy the tickets deposited
in the blank ballot box.
Vacanies, How Filled.-Section ID. 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. l. No person shall be entitie9
to vote at any primary unless quallue9
elector of the precinct and duly registered
therein, If registration thereat be required
2. Every primary election day and the
Monday next preceding it, shall be regis
tratiOn days. where registration is re-
quired. ON which the inspectors shall eX-
ercse the powers prescribed by sections %
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 SHAY on any registration day file
an oath or afhrmation 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 at the succeeding election without
other registration.
5. There shall be no other registration
day or days for either a primary. a gen
eral or a city election, except that pre-
1898
6. No voteq shall be required to register
under the pr visions of this act where
registration j. cot now required by law
Z. The inspectors shall be in session for
the purpose Of registrat lion from nine
O'Clock in the mo, ming unril eight o'clock
In the evening. Except that on the day of
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 Is 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. no shall act as chal-
lengerS for their respective parties. and
have the power prescribed by section As,
statutes of 70. The right of any per-
son to vote at primary may be chal-
lenged upon the same ground and his right
to vote be determined in the same man
ner 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 member Of his committee
for that purpose.
Canvass of ,votes.-section 16 Canvass of
votes cast 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 the precinct in precinct canvass, of
the county in county canvass, of the
state In a state canvass. or some duly an
pointed agent to represent each party
shall be 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 IL a September primary,
or TO the chairman of the city committee
and city clerk II a 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 pro-
vided in chapter 5. statutes of 1898, for
the canvass of the returns of a November
election. The canvassers 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 political party, and a duplicate as
to each political party shall be delivered
to the county chairman of such party.
3. The canvassers shall also make an ad-
ditional duplicate return in the same form
as provided in subdivision 2, showing the
votes cast for each candidate not voted for
wholly within the limits of the county.
The county clerk shall forthwith send to
the secretary 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 central commit
tee of each party a 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 SO, statutes of 1898,
to canvass returns of a November cleo
ton, shall constitute the state board of
canyassers of September primaries, and
all the provisions Of section "a and Dab in
elusive of said statutes relating TO the can
vass of the return of November election.
shall, as far as applicable. apply to the
canvass. return, and certifcation to the
secretary of state of such primary. Such
board shall meet at the office of the sec
rotary OF state at ten o'clock a. m. on the
third Tuesday of September next after the
September primary.
Party Candidates. IS. /. 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 he placed on the
official ballot at the following election.
2. As soon as state canvass Of a pri-
mary shall be certified to him, the secre-
tary of state shall publish in the official
state paper a certified statement of the re-
suit of such primary as to candidates for
state officers. United States senators. and
representatives in congress- and any other
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