Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-20


Section IA. /. No person shall be entitled
to vote a. any primary unless quailnea
elector of the precinct and duly registered
therein. il registration thereat be required
by law.
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-
ercise the powers prescribed by sections Is
and rs, statutes of 1898; but no person
shall be registered on or after the day of
holding the primary without personally
appearing before the inspectors.
s. The inspectors shall register any per-
son who shall on any registration day file
an oath or affirmation to he 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.
g. There shall be no other registration
day or days for either a primary, gen
eral or a city election, except that pre-
scribed by section q, of the statutes OF
g. No voter shall be required to register
under the provisions of this act where
registration Is not now required by law.
Z The inspectors shall be in session for
| the purpose OF registration from nine
O'Clock in the morning until eight O'Clock
In the evening. except that on the day of
holding the primary they shall be in ses-
sion from six O'Clock in the morning until
nine o 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
mittee Of each precinct may appoint in
writing over their signatures two party
| agents or representatives, with an alter
nate for each, who shall act rs chal-
lengers for their respective parties. and
/ Al
statutes of 1898. 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 Mt 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 member of his committee
for that purpose.
Canvass of Votes.-Section IS Canvass OF
votes cast shall, except as herein other
wise provided, be made In the same man.
ner and by the same officers ms 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 state canvass. some duly ap-
! 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 fun 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. II n September primary,
or TO the Chairman Of the city committee
and city clerk II city primary, provided
always that such returns shall he sent by
registered mail where practicable.
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the September primary shall be made by
the same officers and In the manner pro.
vided in chapter S, statutes of 1898. for
the canvass Of the returns Of November
election The cnnvaSsers 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 nd
dftional duplicate return In the same form
AZ 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 ny registered mail
one complete copy Of MI returns to such
candidates. and he shall likewise send TO
the chairman Of the state central commit
tee of each party duplicate copy Of the
returns last described relating to such
v.
Section H. The board Of canvassers pro-
vided for by section 90. statutes Of 1885,
to canvass returns Of November cleo
ton, shall constitute the state board OF
canvassers 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 n November election.
shall as far rs applicable. apply to the
canvass return, and certifcation to the
secretary of state of such primary. Such
board shall meet Mt the office of the Sec
| rotary Of state Mt ten o'clock n. m. on the
third Tuesday OF September next after the
September primary
Party Cnndidates.-Section is. /. The
person receiving the greatest number Of
! votes at a primary ms 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 be placed on the
official ballot at the following election.
2, As soon ms n state canvass OF n prl-
| mary shall he certified to him, the secre-
| tary Of state shall publish in the official
! state paper n 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
| candidate whose district extends beyond
! the limits Of a single county. and shall
mail to the chairman Of the state central
! committee Of each party so much Of such
| certificate as relates to his party.
Secretary OF State to Certify to County
| Clerks -Section 49, / Not less than four
| teen days before any November election
! the secretary Of state shall certify to the
! county clerk of each county within which
any of the electors may vote for the cam
| dldatps for such offices. the name and de-
! scrlption OF each person nominated for
| any such Office as specified In the nominal
\ ton papers.
| Section 90 The canvass OF the returns
| Of city primary shall he made by the
! moyorl The city clerk. and the treasurer
! OF such CITY. any two OF whom shall con-
| stituto y Grorum. Such hoard of canvass
| erS shall meet Mt eleven o'clock In the
| forenoon Of the day following tho city pri-
/ mary and canvass tho vote substantially
I os nrovidad hy sections SO and 81, statutes
| Of 1905 they shall make and certify dupi-
! cate returns rs TO the votes cast for the
| candidates and forthwith certify and fle
| ono complete return with the city clerk
| and deliver so much Of the other ms re-
| lotcs to each party to the respective city
1 chairman. 4.
party Committees Section 21. /. At
/ the Septcmher primary each voter may
| write fin the space LETT on his ticket Tor
! tbat purnoSc the names Of not to exceed
! three lualincd electors Of the precinct for
members ~ his party precinct committee.
! The three having the highest NUMBER OF
votes shall constitute snch committee, ana
/ the one having the largest vote shall be
1 chairman The official return made by the
/ iuspcctors SbnlI show the names ana hd-
/ dresses Of each party committeeman
; chosen. -.
] > The parity committce ~ each city ana
/ county ana az each assembly district SHAH
consist of the party chairman Of each pre-
I cinrt I'm such city. county. or district; the
! state senatorial district committee or TIE
[ chairman Of the assembly district com
I nittccS IN such senatorial district; tne
{ congressional committees OF the party
+ chairman Of the senatorial district com
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