Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-06
All nomination papers shall ha,

2. All nomination papers shall have
substantially the above form written or
printed at the top thereof. No sigma
lures shall be counted unless thew be
upon sheets each having such form
written or printed at the top thereof.
3. Each signer of nomination pa
per Shall sign but one such paper for
the same office, and shall declare that
he intends to support the candidate
named therein, he shall add his resi-
dence with the street and number, if
any, and the date of signing.
4. For all nominations, except state
officers, all sgners of each separate
nomination paper shall reside in the
same precinct. For state officers, all
signers on each separate nomination
paper shall reside in the same county.
The affidavit of a qualified elector shall
be appended to each such nomination
paper, stating that he is personally ac-
quainted with all persons who have
signed the same, and that he knows them
TO be electors of that precinct or county,
as the nomination papers shall require;
that he knows that they signed the
same with full knowledge of the con-
tents thereof and that their respective
residences are stated therein and that
each signer signed the same or the
date stated, opposite his name, and that
he, the affiant. intends to support the
candidate named therein. Such affi-
dayit shall not be made by the cam
didate. but each candidate shall file
with his nomination paper, or papers,
declaration that he will qualify as
such officer if nominated and elected.
.. Such nomination papers shall be
signed
(a) If for a state office by at least
one per cent. of the voters of the party
of such candidate in at least each of
six counties in the state, and in the
aggregate not less than one per cent.
of the total vote of his party in the
state.
OBJ If for a representative in Con-
gress, bv at least two per cent. of the
voters of his party in a least one-tenth
of the election precincts in each Of at
least one-half of the counties of the
congressional district. and in the ag-
gregate not less than two per cent.
of the total vote of his party in such
district.
(c) If for an office representing less
than congressional district in area,
or a county office, by at least three
per cent. of the party vote in at least
one-siXth of the election precincts OF
such district and in the aggregate not
less than three per cent. of the total
vote of his party in such district.
The basis of percentage in each case
shall be the vote of the party for the
presidential elector receiving the larg-
est vote at the last preceding pres-
Dental election.
But any political Organization which
at the last preceding general election
was represented on the official ballot
by either regular party candidates or
by individual nominees only, may,
upon complying with the provisions of
this act, have separate primary cleo
ton ticket as political party, if any
of its candidates or individual nomi-
nees received one per cent. of the
total vote cast at the last preceding
general election in the state, or sub
division thereof, in which the candidate
seeks the nomination.
Nomination papers may also be filed
for non-partiSan candidates; such pa
pers shall contain at leaS. two per
cent of the total vote cast at the last
preceding general election in the state
or subdivision thereof, in which the
person is candidate, such signers to
be distributed in each case as required
by the provisions of this act.
NOMINATION PAPERS, WHERE
FILED. 9. All nomination
papers shall be filed as follows:
l. For state officers, United States
senator. representatives in congress
and those members of senate and as
sembly whose districts comprise more
than one county, in the office of the
2. For officers to be voted for wholly
within one county, in the office of the
county clerk of such county.
3. For city officers, in the office OF
the city clerk.
PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF CAN
DIDATES.-Section 4 At least TWEEN
ty-five days before any primary pre-
ceding ageneral election, the secretary OF
state shall transmit oeach county clerk
a certified list containing the name and
post office address of each person for
whom nomination papers have been
filed in his office. and entitled to be
voted for at such primary, together
with a designation of the office for
which he is a candidate, and the party
or principle he represents.
Such clerk shall forthwith upon re-
ceipt thereof publish under the proper
party designation, the title of each
office, the names and addresses of all
persons for whom nomination papers
have been filed. giving the name and
address of each. the date of the prim-
ary the hours during which the polls
| will be opened, and that the primary
will he held al the regular polling
places in each precinct.
Ii shall be the duty of the county
! clerk TO publish such notice for three
consecutive weeks prior to said prim-
| airy.
Such clerk shall also forthwith mail
copies of such notice TO each town
| village and city clerk of his county
who shall Immediately post copies OF
the same in at least three public places
| in each precinct in his town. village
| or city. designating therein the location
| of the polling booth in each electie-
precinct.
PUBSICATION OF NOTICES. Sec
tons Every publication required in this
act shall be made in at least two. and
not To exceed four newspapers OF gen
eral circulation in such county or city
| one of such newspapers shall repre-
sent the political party that cast the
largest vote in such county or city al