Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No 544. 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAETER AaR I.AWG OF 1000

No 544. 5. published June 10. 1909.
CHATTER 48B. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO amend sections 81, 81, % and
ma. and repeating sections 50, 50. 90.
81, %, 94c, and SAD Of the statutes. re-
lating 20 canvass Of election returns by
county. district, and state boards Of can
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. 90
enact as follows:
Of the statutes are amended to read Sec
tion 81. I. They shall then determine the
persons who have been. by the gre0tr-t
number Of votes given for each Office and
ty offices and members Of the senate and
assembly, when the county constitutes one
n more senate or assembly districts
fheir determination shall be re-
dEced 70 writing. setting fOrtL the whole
number Of votes elected TO the several coun-
the number OF votes received by each can
didate, provided. however that the names
Of persons not regularly nominated, receiV-
ing c comparatively small number Of votes,
ma be omitted and their votes designated
as scattering votes Each determination
shall be eertih by them as correct
and be annexed to the statement OF votes
given for such Offices respectively, and flied
and recorded with the same
2. Such determination shall be published
In one or more newspapers Of the county
which the canvassers shall designate. II
the cauyassers decide TO have said pub
lication In more than one newspaper In
said county, they shall designate at least
one processing the POLITICAL EhlAn Oi tHH
party which received the highest number
Of votes at the last general election in said
county and at least one processing the po-
litical faith Of the party which received
the next highest nrmber Of votes at the
last general election. The papers so desig-
mated shall be paid by the county, TS. .o,n.v
rotary Of state certified copy OF each state.
ment OF the county board Of canYassers OF
the votes given for electors Of president
and viee-president, state officers, represen-
tatives In congress, state senator, and mem
Der Of assembly, where the senate and as
sembly district embraces more than one
county. The names Of persons not reg
ularly nominated receiving comparatively
small number Of votes may be omitted from
the returns Of the county clerk and their
votes returned as scattering. votes.
2. He shall . transmit by mail TO
the secretary OF ate, within thirty days
after any genera. election, n list or the
names Of persons elected In the county as
members OF the senate and assembly
and county officers at such cleo
ton.
Section % l. Upon receipt
Of the certified statements from the county
clerks Of the votes given IN the several
counties the secretary OF state
shall record the results ot such election
by counties and file and carefully preserve
such statements
fail or neglect TO forward any such state
ment, the secretary OF state may require
him to do so forthwith, and II not re-
eeiyed or obtained within thirty days afttr
an election the secretary Of state may d.
patel Il special messenger to obtain the
same. The per diem and expenses Of such
messenger shall be paid and the amount
thereof collected from the county In the
manner provided by section 1919 Of the
statutes. Whenever 1t shall appear upon
the face OF any such statement that an
error has been mad" In reporting or com
putting the vote of any candidate the sec
retarv Of state may return the same to
the county clerk for correction.
Section 94a. l. The board
OF state canvassers shall meet at the Office
Of the secretary OF state on or before the
0ftopnth day OF December sue
ceedlng a general election and within forty.
1--WE days after special election.
and determining the results OF such cleo
tiops
2 Such board shall examine such GER
tilted statements Of the county canvRssers,
and II IL shall appear that any material
mistake has been made in the computation
OF votes given for any person, or TINT the
canyassers In any county have omitted to
canvass the votes or any thereof cast az
any poll therein, the beard may dispatch
a messenger 10 the clerk OF such county
with their requirement In writing to him
TO certify the facts concerning such mistake
or the reason why such votes were not
canvassed and the clerk to whom any such
requirement IS delivered shall forthwith
make true aud full answer thereto, under
"t~ hind and the county seal and deliver
the same to such messenger who shall de-
liver Il with all convenient dispatch to the
secretary OF state
3. The said board may adjourn as may
be necessary, not more than ten days In
all
g. Upon the certified statements and re-
turns so received the board shall proceed
to examine and make u statement of the
whole number OF votes given at any such
election for each eleetor OF president and
vice-presldent. In every year Ia which there
is a presidential election; a statement for
each OF the Offices of governor. ieutenant-
t to,pe yI generei. " eommissioser Of
Insurance, or any other state officer, II any
there shall be statement of
the votes given for representative In con
grcss IN each congressional district state
ment OF the votes given for state senator In
each senatorial district embracing more than
one county and statement of the votes
given for member of assembly Ia each as
senbly district embracing more than one
county
3. Such statements Shall show
tie snid otIlceg. the whole nun
Der Of votes given to each and distinguish
ting the several districts and counties In
mat the names OF persons not regularly
nominated receiving II comparatively small
Number OF votes may be omitted and their
votes dcsgna ted therein as scattering votes
statement 10 be correct and shall
thereupon determine what persons have
been, by the greatest number OF votes, duly
elected to such offices or either OF them,
and shall attach to each state.
ment n certificate Of their de.
termination and deliver the same to the
secretary % state
Whenever proposed constitutional
amendment or other question shall have
been submitted 10 vote OF the people at
any such election the votes east for Or
against such amendment or question shall
be canvsSsed, certified. and recorded at the
time and In the manner herelubetorc pro-
vided Said board shall at the same time
prepare nnd certify n statement OF the
whole number of votes given for and against
such amendment or question. and shall
thercupou determine whether or not such
amendment or question has been approved
ratified. or adopted by q majority OF the
electors voting thereon.
:. II II shall appear that such amend
ment or question has been approved ratl-
fed, or adopted the secretary Of state shall
make record thereof and cause such rec
ord to be hound In the volume containing
the original enrolled laws passed at the
next succeeding session Of the Legislature.
snd cause such record ~ be published with
the laws thereof
,Section 2 Sections So SO. %, OF, o.
e4c and 9td OF the statutes are hereby re.
pealed
Section g. This act shall take erect and
be in force from aud after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June 10, 1909