The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-11-03
tlOrS py direct vote.


The people of the State of Wiscon-
sin, represented in senate and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
DEFINITION AND CONSTITUTE
TION.-Section 1.-The words and
phrases in this act SHALL unless the
same be inconsistent with the context
be construed as follows:
l. The word primary" the primary
election provided for by this act.
2 The words September primary"
the primary election held in September
to nominate candidates to be voted for
at the ensuing general election;
g. The word Election, general or
city election, as distinguished from
primary election;
L. The words November election"
the general election held in November;
5. The word precinct" a district
established by law within which all
qualified electors vote at one polling
place.
This statute shall be literally con-
strued, so that the real will of the cleo
ors may not be defeated by any inform
atty or failure to comply with all
provisions of law in respect to either
the giving of any notice or the com
Quoting of the primary or certifying the
results thereof.
CANDIDATES, HOW NOMINATED
Section 2-Hereafter, all candidates
for elective offices shall be nominated:
1. BY primary held in accordance
with this act. or
2. BY nomination papers, signed and
filed as provided by existing statutes
8. Party candidates for the office Of
United States senator shall be nOmi
mated in the manner provided herein for
the nomination of candidates for state
offices.
This act shall not apply to specia!
elections to fill vacancies nor to the
office Of state superintendent. to town.
village, and school district officers nor
to judicial officers excepting police JUS
tees and justices of the peace in cities
PRIMARIES, WHEN AND WHERE
HELD.-Section 81 The September
primary shall be held at the regular
polling places in each precinct on the
first Tuesday of September, 1906, and
biennially thereafter for the nominal
ton of all candidates to be voted for at
he next November election.
2. Any primary other than the Sep
TENDER primary shall be held two
weeks before the election for which
such primary is held
NOTICE OF PRIMARIES. HOW
GIVEN.-Section 4. L. AT least sixty
days before the time of holding such
September primary, the secretary of
state shall prepare and transmit to each
county, town, city and village clerk,
notice in writing designating the
offices for which candidates are to be
nominated, at such primary.
2. Upon receipt of such notice. such
county clerk, shall, not less than ten
days thereafter, publish so much thereof
as may be applicable to his county,
once in each week for six consecutive
weeks in at least two, and not to ex-
coed four, newspapers of general cir
culation published in said county.
8. Each town, village, and city clerk
shall within ten days after the receipt
of such notice cause notice of such
primary to be posted in three public
places in each precinct in his town,
city, or village; such notice shall state
the time when, and place where, the
primary will be held in each precinct
therein, together with the offices for
which candidates are to be nominated.
4. In case of city elections, the city
clerk shall cause one publication of
such notice to be given, and shall
also post such notice in three public
places in each election precinct therein,
such publication and posting to be not
more than twenty and not less than ten
days before such primary election.
5. Each county clerk SHALL on the
first Tuesday of June 1906, and bien-
nially thereafter, transmit to the sec
rotary of state the name and post
office address of each town, city and
village clerk in his county.
NOMINATION PAPERS, HOW
PREPARED AND STANDARDIZATION 5.
!. The name Of no candidate shall, be
printed upon an official ballot used
at any primary unless at least thirty
days prior to such primary a nomi-
nation paper shall have been filed in his
behalf as provided in this act in sub
stantially the following form:
l, the undersigned, qualified cleo
tor OF the... precinct of the town
OF. .............) or Ghe. pre-
c1nct of the. ward of the city of
............), county Of. and
state of Wisconsin, and a member
HO1ilIHd le WHO
feslueS TAT NO....... on.
street, city Of. or Gin the town
OF. .......), in the county Of. AS a
| candidate for the office of (here specify
TIE Olllce). TO be voted Tor
at the primary to be held on the first
Tuesday of September, 49,, as repre-
senting the principles of said party
and [ further declare that I intend to
support the candidate named herein.
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