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

the holding of any primary shalt be fled
by the party committee of the city,
district. county or state as the case
may be.
VOTING AND REGISTRATION AT
PRIMARIES-Secti a. l. No person
shall be entitled to vote at any primary
unless a qualified elector Of the pre-
cinct and duly registered therein, II
registration thereat be required by
| law.
2. Every primary election day and
| the Monday next preceding It, shall be
registration days. where registration is
required. on which the inspectors shall
exercise the powers prescribed by sec
| tons % and 26. statutes OF 1895; but no
| person shall be registered on or after
the day of holding the primary without
personally appearing before the in
| spectors.
| 3. The inspectors shall register any
! person who shall on any registration
day file an oath or affirmation to the
effect that he is a 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.
3. There shall be no other registra-
tion day or days for either a primary.
| general or city election, except that
, Of 1898.
6. No voter shall be required to
| register under the provisions of this
| act were registration is not now re-
| Quired by law.
Z. The inspectors shall be In session
Tor the purpose of registration from
| nine o clock in the morning until eight
| O'Clock in the evening. except that on
the cay OF holding the primary they
shall be In session from six o'clock in
the morning until nine o'clock in the
evening. No inspector or clerk shall be
paid to exceed three dollars as compen-
Satlon for services on any registration
primary, general or CITY election day
CHALLENGES. r. Section Is. The
party committee Of each precinct may
appoint in writing over their sigma
lures, two party agents or representa-
tlVes. with an alternate for each, who
shall act as challengers tor their re-
spective parties. and have the power
prescribed by section AZ, statutes OF
1898. The right of any person TO vote
at primary may be challenged uDon
| the same ground ana his right to vote
be determined in the same manner 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 primary or he may appoint
an agent or designate a member OF
his committee for that purpose
| CANVASS OF NOTf,S.-SectiOn To-
| Canvass OF votes cast shall, except as
| herein otherwise provided, be made in
the same manner and by the same
| OFFICERS as the canvass of an election.
! The party chairman of the precinct in
precinct canvass, Of the county In n
county canvass, of the state in state
canvass, or some duly appointed agent
| to represent each party shall be al
In NIL oh hn
| proceedings
!. The precinct inspectors of election
shall, on separate sheets, on blanks
TO be provided for that purpose, make
| fun and accurate returns Of the votes
cast for each candidate. and shall with
in tWenty-four hours cause to be de-
| livered one copy of such returns as
to each political party, to the county
chairman of that party and also cause
| su,h returns to be delivered to the
county clerk. If September primary,
! or to the chairman Of the city com
nittee and city clerk If 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 provided In chapter 3, statutes
| of 1898. for the canvass Of the returns
|
ers 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 polltl-
cal party, and duplicate as to each
| political party shall be delivered to
| the county chairman Of such party.
| 3. The CGnVassers shall also make
an additional duplicate return in the
| same form as provided in subdivision
| 2, showing the votes cast for each
candidate not voted for wholly with
In the limits Of the county. The county
| clerk shall forthwith send to the Secrr-
tary 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 cen
trail committee of each party "a dupl-
cate copy Of the returns last described
relating to such candidates OF each
such party.
Section II. The board ot canvassers
provided for 10y section so, statutes of
| 1888. to canvass returns OF NoVem-
! Der election, shall constitute the state
| board Of CanVasscrs ~ September pri-
| m"ries, and all the provisions Of sec
| ton "a and Sab inclusive OF said stat
| utes relating to the canvass Of the re-
turn OF November election. shall,
as far as applicable, apply to the can
| vaSS, return, and CcrtihcatOn to the
secretary of state Of such primary
| Such board shall meet at the office
| OF the secretary ~ state at ten o'clock
a. m. on the third Tuesday Of Septem-
Der next after the September primary
PARTY CANDIDATES Section IS
! l. The person receiving the greatest
| number OF votes at II primary as the
| candidate OF party for an office, shall
be the candidate of that party for
such office. and his name as such
| al IL -. Ola
| ballot at the following election.
2 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
didates for state officers. United States
senators. and representatives. In CON
gress and any other candidate whose
district extends beyond the limits OF
single county and shall mail To the
chairman OF the state central committee
OF each party 80 much of such certlh-
cate as relates to his party.
SECRETARY or STATE TO GER
THY TO COUNTY CLERKS. Section
| 10. /. Not less than fourteen days be
fore any November election the sccre-
| tary OF state shall certify to the county
| clerk OF each county within which any
Of the electors may vote for the cand-
dates for such offices. the name and
description Of each person nominated
for any such Office as specified In the
nomination papers.
Section 20 The canvass ofthereturns
OF a city primary shall be made by
the mayor, the city clerk. and the
| treasurer OF such city. any two of whom
shall constitute a quorum. Such board
of canvassers shall meet at eleven
o'clock In the forenoon OF the day fol-
| lowing the city primary and canvass
| the vote substantially M provided by
sections So and SO. statutes Of 1898
| They shall make and certify duplicate