Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-06


/ certify that the within ballot was
marked by me for a blind elector at
his request, and as directed by him.
PREPARATION AND DISTRIBU-
TION OF BALLOTS. Section 10. |.
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 no
blank endorsement or certificate.
2. Such clerk shall forthwith submit
the ticket of each party to the county
chairman thereof and mail 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
case of ballots for the general cleo
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 IL. All ballots, blanks,
and other supplies to be used at any
primary, and all expenses necessarily
incurred in the preparation for or con-
Quoting such primary, shall be paid out
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-MA
NER OF VOTING.-Section r. l..
The provisions of chapter g. statutes
of 1898. shall be applicable to the con-
duct of primaries where not otherwise
provided. Section AZ, statutes of 1898,
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 prhn 4ies 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.
g. At all primaries there shall Je
an Australian ballot made UP of the
| several party tickets herein provided
| for, all of which shall be securely fas-
| 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
| is written. and shall in no case be
| 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-
,, foI ~ l.. H.
| printed on the official ballot. The bal
| 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 I'M
! der which each such primary is held.
| The provisions of section 81, statutes
! of 1885, 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 its 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
| designated as the blank ballot box.
| Immediately after the canvass, the
| inspectors shall. without examination,
| destroy the tickets deposited in the
| blank ballot box.
| VACANCIES. HOW FILLED. =
| Section Is. 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.-Sect IA. 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 tie powers prescribed by sec
tions % and 70. statutes of 1898: 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
/ such precinct. or when they personally
know him to be such
T. Any person registered on either
of said days as prescribed herein. shall
/ be entitled to vote at the succeeding
| election without other registration
8 There shall be no other registra-
! ton dav or days for either a primary,