Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-20

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| Stantially the above form written or
printed at the top thereof No signatures
sheets each having such Dorm writen or
printed at the top thereof
| ). Each stguer Of a nomination paper
shall sign but one such paper for the same
| office, and shall declare that he intends 10
! support the candidate named therein; he
| shall add his residence with the street and
| number, Il any. and the date Of signing,
! l. For all nominations, except state oth.
| GERS. all SgnerS of each separate nomna.
/ ton paper shall reside In the same pre-
cinct For state officers, all signerS on each
| separate nomination paper shall reside in
| the same county. The affidavit Of a quail.
| fled elector shall be appended to each such
| nomination paper. stating that he is per
| sonally acquainted with all persons who
| have signed the same and that he knows
| them 10 I've electors Of that precinct or
| county as the nomination papers shall re-.
| Quirc: that he knows that they signed the
/ same with full knowledge OF the contents
| thereof and that their respective resi-
| dences are stated therein and that each
| sisner signed the same on the date. stated
| opposite his name. and that he, the atti-
| ant, intends to support the candidate
named therein Such affidavit shall not he
made by the candidate, but each candt.
date shall file with his nomination paper,
or papers, a declaration that he will quail.
lty as such officer II nominated and
elected
5 Such nomination papers shall be
(a) II for state office by at least one
per, cent. Of the voters OF the party OF
such candidate in at least each OF six
| counties In the state. and in the aggre-
gate not less than one per cent of the
| total vote OF his party In the state
! , lh) lr for representative In Congress,
| by at least two per cent. OF the voters OF
! his party in at least one tenth OF the elec-
ton precincts In each of at least one half
| OF the counties OF the congressional dis
| trtct. and In the aggregate not less than
| two per cent. OF the total vote OF his party
in such district
(c) II for an office representing less than
a congressional district in area, or a
county Office, by at least three per cent.
OF the party vote In at least nesixth Of
the election precincts OF such district and
In the aggregate not less than three per
cent. Of the total vote Of his party In such
| district
The basis Of percentage in each case
shall be the vote of the party for the
presidential elector receiving the largest
vote at the last preceding presidential
But any political organization which at
the last preceding general election was
represented on the official ballot by either
regular party candidates or by Individual
nominees only, may. upon complying with
the provisions OF this act, have a separate
primary election ticket as a political Marty.
II any OF its candidates or individual nom
| lneeS received one per cent of the total
vote cast at the last preceding general
or in which the candidate seeks the NOM
nation. N'i'
Nomination papers may also he filed for
non, partisan candidates; such papers shall
contain at least two per cent. OF the total
vote cast at the last preceding general
election In the state. or subdivision there
Of in which the person Is candidate,
such signers to be distributed In each case
as required by the provisions OF this act.
Nomination Papers, Where Filed Sec.
tion s; All nomination papers shall be filed
as follows:
l. For state officers, United States sena.
tor, representatives In congress, and those
members of senate and assembly whose
districts comprise more than one county,
in the office of the secretary Of state.
2. For officers to be voted for wholly
within one county. in the office OF the
county clerk OF such county.
3. For city officers, In the Office OF the
city clerk.
Publication of Names OF Candidates. :
Section 7. At least twenty five days he.
fore any primary preceding general cleo.
ton, the secretary OF state shall transmit
to each county clerk certified list con
tanning the name and post office address
OF each person for whom nomination pa
pers have been filed In his Office, and en-
titled to be voted for Mt such primary to-
gether with designation of the office for
which he Is a candidate, and the party or
principle he represents
Such clerk shall forthwith upon receipt
thereof publish under the proper party
designation. the title OF each Office, the
names and addresses Of all persons Tor
whom nomination papers have been filed,
giving the name and address OF each, me
date OF the primary. the hours during
which the polls will he opened: ana thal
the primary will he held Mt the regular
polling places in each precinct.
II shall be the duty Of the county clerk
TO publish such notice for three cOnsecu-
tive weeks prior to said primary.
Such clerk shall also forthwith mail cop
les OF such notice to each town, village
and city clerk of his county, who shall
least three public places in each preclnct
In his town, village or city, desighatlns
therein the location OF the polling booth
In each election precinct.
Publication of Notices. Section 8. Every
publication required In this act shall be
! made In at least two, and not to exceed
four newspapers Of general circulation In
such county or city, one Of such newspa-
pers shall represent the political party
that cast the largest vote in such county
or city at the preceding general election,
and one Of such newspapers shall repre-
sent the political party that cast the next
| largest vote In such county or city at the
preceding general election.
In any case where the publication of a
notice can not be made as herelnbefore re.
uuired II may be made In any newspaper
having a general circulation In the county
or city in which the notice Is required to
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ballot shall be printed and provided for
use at each voting precinct In the form
provided herein and annexed hereto The
names Of all candidates for the respective
Offices. for whom the nomination papers
prescribed shall have been duly hled, shall
be printed thereon.
Preparation and Distribution OF Bal
lots-Section 10. l. At least twenty days
before the September primary each county
clerk shall prepare sample Official ballots.
placing thereon. alphabetically under the
appropriate title OF each office ana party
designation, the names of all candidates
to be voted for In the precinct OF MS
county, for whom nomination papers aaYe
been filed. Such sample ballot shaH ps
printed upon tinted or colored paper anu
shall contain no blank endorsement or GER
| tifcate.
Q Such clerk shall forthwith submit the
ticket OF each party to the county chair
man thereof and mail copy to each can
! didate for whom nomination papers have
been filed with him as required by this
act. TO his postofice address. as given In
| such nomination paper and he shall post
a copy OF each sample ballet In con.
! spicuous place in his Office.
4 g. on the tenth day before such primary
\ the county clerk shall correct any errors
4 or omissions Ia the ballot cause the same
i to be printed and distributed as required
/ by law In the case Of ballots for the gen
1 eraI election, except that the number Of
/ haflnfs IN he furnished to each DrecInct