Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-13

his request. and as directed by him.
PREPARATION AND DISTRIBU-
TION OF BALLOTS.-Sec 10. l.
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 paper and shall contain nc
blank endorsement or certificate.
2. Such clerk shall forthwith submit
the ticket of each party to the county
chairman thereof and mail a copy to
each candidate for whom nomination
| papers have been filed with him as re-
| quired by this act, to his post office
address, as given in such nomination
paper, and he shall post a copy of each
sample ballot in conspicuous place in
! his office.
3. On the tenth day before such
| primary the county clerk shall correct
any errors or omissions in the ballot
cause the same to be printed and dis
tributed as required by law in the
Ease VI DdtlOlS LOT the general 6l6C-
| ton, except that the number of ballots
to be furnished to each precinct shall
| be twice the number OF votes cast
thereat in the last preceding general
| election
EXPENSES OF PRIMARY, HOW
PAID.-Section II. All ballots, blanks
and other supplies to be used at any
primary, and all expenses necessar iiy
| incurred in the preparation for or cen
| dnCfinQ SIlCh urinary shall he ON
Of the treasury of the city, county
| or state, as the case may be, in the
same manner, with like effect, and by
the same officers as in the case OF
| elections.
CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES MAN
NER OF VOTING.-Section -. l.
The provisions OF chapter 8. statutes
of 1898 shall be applicable to the con-
duct of primaries where not otherwise
provided. Section AZ, statutes of 1898
is hereby amended so that all election
officers shall be chosen or appointed
in the manner therein provided, ex-
cept that such choice shall be made
in the month Of August instead Of Sep
TENDER, as therein now provided
2. The polls at primaries shall be
open:
(a) In cities from six o'clock in the
morning until nine o'clock in the even
ing
OBJ In all other precincts from eight
o'clock in the morning until eight O. clock
in the evening
8. At all primaries there shall be
an Australian ballot made up Of the
several party tickets herein provided
for, all of which shall be securely. fass
tened together at the top and folded
provided that there shall be as many
separate tickets as there are parties
entitled to participate in said primary
election. There shall also be attached
a non-partisan ticket upon which, I'M
der the appropriate title of each office
shall be printed the names of all per-
sons for whom nomination papers shall
have been filed, as required by this
act, who are not designated on such
nomination papers as candidates of any
political party, as defined by this act
The names of all candidates shall be
arranged alphabetically according to
surnames under the appropriate title
of the respective offices and under the
proper party designation upon the
party ticket or upon the non-partiSan
ticket as the case may be. If any
elector write upon his ticket the name
of any person who is a candidate for
the same office upon some other ticket
than that upon which his name is so
written this ballot shall be counted
for such person only as a candidate OF
the party upon whose ticket his name
counted for such person as a candidate
upon any other ticket In case the per-
son is nominated upon more than one
ticket. he shall forthwith file with the
proper officer, or officers, in charge of
the preparation of the ballots, a written
declaration indicating the party desig-
nation under which his name is to be
printed on the official ballot. The ball
lots with the endorsements shall be in
substantially the form heretofore an
nexed, provided that ballots for any
city primary may be varied as to the
title of the offices to be printed there
on, so as to conform TO the law UNI
der which each such primary is held.
The provisions Of section 81. statutes
of 1898. so far as applicable shall gov
ern the preparation of the ballot After
preparing his ballot the elector shall
detach the same from the remaining
tickets and fold it so that it's face will
be concealed and the printed endorse
ments and signatures or initials there
on seen. The remaining tickets at
tached. together shall be folded in like
manner by the elector who shall there
upon, without leaving the polling place
vote the marked ballot forthwith, and
deposit the remaining tickets in the
separate ballot box to be marked and
designated as the blank ballot box
Immediately efter the canvass, the
inspectors shall, without examination,
destroy the tickets deposited in the
blank ballot box.
VACANCIES. HOW FILLED. -
Section 13 Vacancies occurring after
the holding of any primary shall be filed
by the party committee of the city,
district, county or state as the case
may be.
VOTING AND REGISTRATION AT
PRIMARIES Section IA. l. No person
shall be entitled to vote at any primary
unless a qualified elector OF the pre-
cinct and duly registered therein. il
registration thefeat 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 IS and %. statutes of 1898; but no
person shall be registered on or after
the day of holding the pr y without
personally appearing be1Ore 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 q qualified elector in
such precinct; or when they personally
know him TO be such
Any. person registered on either
of said days as prescribed herein shall
be entitled TO vote at the succeeding
election without other registration.
s. There shall be no other registra-
ton dav or da.s for either q primary,