The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-27

2. All nomination papers shall have
substantially the above form written or
| printed at the top thereof. No sigma
lures shall be counted unless they be
upon sheets each having such form
written or printed at the top thereof.
3. Each sgner OF a nomination pa
| Per Shall sign but one such paper for
| the same office, and shall declare that
| he intends to support the candidate
| named therein, he shall add his resi-
dence with the street and number. IL
any, and the date Of signing.
4. For all nominations, except state
| OFFICERS, all signers of each separate
| nomination paper shall reside in the
same precinct. For state officers, all
slgners on each separate nomination
| paper shall reside in the. same county.
The affidavit of qualified elector shall
| be appended to each such nomination
| paper. stating that he IS personally ac
| quainted with all persons who have
signed the same, and that he knows them
to be electors OF that precinct or county.
| as the nomination papers shall require;
| that he knows that they signed the
same with full knowledge of the con-
tents thereof and that their respective
| residences are stated therein and that
| each signer signed the same on the
| date stated opposite his name. and that
| he, the affiant, intends to support the
| candidate named therein. Such Aft
davlt shall not be made by the cam
didate. but each candidate shall file
with his nomination paper, or papers.
declaration that he will qualify as
such officer II nominated and elected.
s. Such nomination papers shall be
| signed
(a) If 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
aggregate not less than one per cent.
of the total vote Of his party in the
| state.
CD If for representative in Con-
gress, by at least two per cent. of the
voters Of his party in least one tenth
or the election precincts in each Of at
least one-half of the counties of the
| congressional district, and in the ag-
gregate not less than two per cent.
Of the total vote OF his party in such
| district.
| (c) IL for an office representing less
than congressional district in area,
or county office. by at least three
per cent Of the party vote in at least
one sixth 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 larg-
est vote at the last preceding presl-
Dental election.
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 separate primary cleo
ton ticket as political party, II any
n La VII
nees received one per cent. of the
total vote cast a t0e last preceding
general election in tne state. or sub
division thereof, in which the candidate
seeks the nomination.
Nomination papers may also be filed
for non partisan candidates; such pa
pers shall contain at least two per
cent of the total vote cast at the last
preceding general election in the state
| or subdivision thereof, 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.-Section g. All nomination
papers shall be filed as follows
l. For state officers. United States
senator, representatives in congress-
and those members of senate and as
Sembly 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 CAN
DlDATk.S.-Section T. At least twen-
ty-fve days before any primary pre-
cedlng ageneral election, the secretary Of
state shall transmit to each county clerk
nlt.t Hold Hot i,.f,, 80,
post office address OF each person for
whom nomination papers have been
filed in his office, and entitled to be
voted FOR at such primary, together
with designation Of the office for
which he is candidate, and the party
or principle he represents.
Such clerk shall forthwith upon re-
ceipt thereof publish under the proper
party designation, the title of each
office, the names and addresses Of all
persons for whom nomination papers
have been filed, giving the name and
address of each. the date of the prim-
airy. the hours during which the polls
will be opened, and that the primary
will be held at the regular polling
places In each precinct
1t shall be the duty OF the county
clerk to publish such notice for three
consecutive weeks prior to said prim-
airy.
oucn cleTk snail also FORTHWITH mail
copies of such notice to each town.
village and city clerk OF his county,
who shall Immediately post copies of
the same In at least three public places
In each precinct in his town, village
or city designating therein the location
Of the polling booth in each election
precinct.
PUBLICATION OF NOTICEs.-sec-
tionS. Every publication required in this
OF @ a hn ma do in
not to exceed four newspapers OF gem
eral circulation in such county or CITY.
one of such newspapers shall repre-
sent the political party that cast the
largest vote in such county or city at
the preceding general election, and one
of such newspapers shall represent the
political party that cast the next larg-
est vote in such county or city at the
preceding general election.
In any case where the publication OF
notice can not be made as herein
before required. IT may be made In any
newspaper having a general crcula-
ton in the county or city in which the
notice is required to be published
OFFICIAL BALLOTS.-Sec Section 9.
An official ballot shall be printed and
provided for use at each voting pre-
cinct In the form provided herein and
annexed hereto. The names of all can
didates for the respective offices, for
Whom the nomination papers prescribed
Shall have been duly filed. shall be
printed thereon.
PREPARATION AND DISTRIBU-
TION OF BALLOTS.-Sect 10 I.
At least twenty days before the Sep
TENDER primary each county clerk
shall prepare sample official ballots.
placing theron, alphabetically. under
the appropriate title Of each office and
party designation. the names OF all
candidates to be voted for in the pre-
cinct OF his county, for whom nomin-
ton papers have been filed Such sam
pie ballot shall be printed upon tinted
or cOlored naner and Shall cnntaIn no