Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

D. SUCH nomination papers snail pc
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 nor more than ten per
cent. of the total vote of his party IN the
state
(b) If for representative in congress,
by at least two per cent of the. voters OF
his party, in at least one-tenth OF the
election precincts in each of at least one,
half of the counties of the congressional
district, and in the aggregate not less than
two per cent. nor more than ten per cent.
of the total vote of his party in such dis
trict.
(c) If for an office representing less
than congressional district in area, or
county office, by at least three per cent:
of the party vote in at least one-slXth or
the election precincts of such district ana
in the aggregate not less than three per
cent nor more than ten per cent. of the
total vote of his party in such district.
(d) 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 presidential
election. But any political organization
ton was represented on the official ballot
by. either regular party candidates or by
individual nominees only may upon comply
ing with the provisions of this act, have
separate primary election ticket as
political party, If any of It's candidates or
individual nominees received one per cent
OF the TOtdl vote cast at the laSL pTeCeu-
ing general election in the state, or subdi-
vision thereof, in which the candidate seeks
the nomination.
Section If. All nomination papers
shall be filed as follows:
/. For state officers, United States SEN
ators, representatives in congress, and
those members of senate and assembly
whose districts comprise more than one
county, In the office OF the secretary or
state.
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, or other officers
voted for exclusively within one city, in
the. office of the city clerk. u
4. When nomination papers shall be
received which contain ten per cent. of the
total vote as limited in subdivisions a,
b and c, of section lis of this act, the
clerk with whom such papers are required
to be filed, shall not receive or file further
nomination papers for the candidate named
therein.
s. All nomination papers in the custody
of any official under the provisions of this
section SHALL four months after the day or
the election at which the nominees sought
to be named by such nomination papers
official having such custody. Such papers
as are material to any investigation or
litigation then pending, shall not be de-
stroyed' however, until the maj aete 1ian
Section III. l. AT least twenty-five
days before any primary preceding gen,
eral election, the secretary of state shall
transmit to each county clerk a certified
! list containing the name and postofice ad-
dress of each person for whom nomination
papers have been filed in his office, and
together with a designation of the office
for which he is a candidate, and the party
or principle he represents
2. Such clerk shall forthwith upon re-
cept thereof publish under the proper par
ty 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 primary, the hours during
which the polls will be opened, and that
the primary will be held at the regular
| polling places In each precinct.
g. 1t shall be the duty of the county
| clerk to publish such notice once each
week for two consecutive weeks prior to
| said primary.
f. Such clerk shall also forthwith mail
| copies of such notice to each town, village
| and city clerk Of his county, who shall i'm
| mediately post copies Of the same in at
least three public places In each
| therein the location Of the polling booth IN
each election precinct.
Section lis. 1. Every publication re.
| quired in this act shall be made in at least
| two, and not to exceed four newspapers. of
| general circulation in such county or city,
| one of such newspapers shall represent the
political party that cast the largest vote
in such county or city at the preceding
| general election, and one Of such newspa-
pers shall represent the pontical party that
| cast the next largest vote in such county
| or CITY at the preceding general election,
| provided that every publication required in
| this act shall not be made in more than
| two newspapers as herein provided unless
! authorized by resolution adopted by the
| county board of supervisors of such county
or city council of such city,
g. In any case where the publication
of notice cannot be made as hereinbefore
| required, it may be made in any newspaper
| having a general circulation in the county
| or city in which the notice is required to
be published.
| Section 11-9. An official ballot shall be
| printed and provided for use at each vot-
| ing precinct in the form provided herein
| and annexed hereto. The names of all
| candidates for the respective Offices for
| whom the nomination papers prescribed
shall have been duly filed, shall be printed
| thereon.
/ Section Ito. l. At least twenty days
| before the September primary each county
| clerk shall prepare sample official ballots
| in substantially the annexed form marked
"a" placing therein, alphabetically under
| the appropriate title of each office and par
ty designation, the names of all candidates
to be voted for in the precinct of his
| county, for whom nomination papers have
| been fled Such sample ballot shall be
printed upon tinted or colorea paper and
| shall contain no blank endorsement or GER
| tificate.
! 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 required by
this act to his Rostoce address as given shs
| post copy of each sample ballot In
| conspicuous place in his office.
| 3. On the tenth day before such pri-
mary the county clerk shall correct any
| errors or omissions in the ballot, cause the
| same to be printed and distributed as re-
| quired by law in the case OF ballots for the
| general election, 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 cleo
| ton.
| Section I'LL. 1. All ballots blanks
| and other supplies to be used at any pr1-
| mary, and all expenses necessarily incurred
! in the preparation for or conducting such
| of the town, village, 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.
| primary elections and for publishing all
| other matters relating to primary elections
shall be sixty cents per folio for the first
| insertion and thirty-ive cents per folio for
| the subsequent insertion.
Section HIP. 1. The provisions OF
| chapter of the statutes of 1898, as amend
| ed, shall be applicable to the conduct OF
primaries where not otherwise provided.
2 Subsection l of section AZ of the
statutes of 1898, as amended by chapter
432, laws Of 1905. Is amended to read:
| l.. Gay. The mayor or every CITY snall
nominate to tAe common council thereof,
and the president of every village shall
nominate to the village board of trustees
thereof at their first regular meeting in
FEBRUARY Of each year in which a general
election is to be held, and If no such meet
ing is held, then at a special meeting,
which he shall call for such purpose on
the last Tuesday of said month, three per
sons for inspectors of election, two for
clerks Of election, and two for ballot clerks.
in each election district therein.
(b) Each of the persons so nominated