The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-06

primary shall be filed by the party COM
mttee of the city, district, county or state
AS the case NAV be.
Voting and Registration at Primaries.
Section IA I No person shall be entitled to
vote at any primary unless a qualified
elector of the precinct and duly registered
therein. If registration thereat be required
by law.
Every primary election day and the Mon
day next preceding it shall be registration
days. where registration is required, on
which the inspectors shall exercise the
powers prescribed by sections rs and e.
statutes of 1898; but no person shall be
registered 90 or after the day of holding the
primary without personally appearing be-
fore the inspectors.
Theinspectors shall register any person
who shall On registration day file an oath
or affirmation tie 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 regStra tion.
day or days for either primary, a general
or city election, that prescribed by section
II, of the statutes of 1898.
No voter shall be required to register
under the prOviS OnS of this act where regis
tration is notsnow required by law.
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the purpose.of registration from nine o'clock
in the morning until eight O'Clock in the
evenin g. except that on the day 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 compensa-
ton tor 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 alternate
for each, who shall act as chalengers for
their respective parties and have the power
prescribed by section As, statutes of 1898.
rhe right of any person to vote at primary
NAV be challenged upon the same ground
and his right to vote be determined in the
same manner as at an election, The chair
man ofeach 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 agent or
designate a member of his committee for
that purpose.
Canvass of Votes,-Section 16, Canvass of
votes cast shall, except as herein otherwise
provided. be made in the same manner and
by the same officers the canvass of an
election. The party chairman of the precinct
IN precinct canvass, OF the county in a
county canvass. of the state in a state can
vass. or some duly appointed agent to repre-
sent each party shall be allowed to be pres
ent and observe the proceedings.
The precinct inspectors of election shall
on separate sheets, on blanks provided for
that purpose, make full 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, if a Sept mber
primary. to the chairman of the city
committee and city clerk if city primary.
provided always that such returns shall be
sent by registered mail where practicable.