The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29

No. c III 4ss %' Laws !S Of T. 1908 590'
AN ACT to amend sections 81, 81, "a and
ola, and repeating sections SO, 80. 80,
81, %, 94c, and CAD Of the statutes, re-
lating to canvass OF election returns by
county, district. and state boards of can
yasSers.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, DO
enact as follows:
Section 1. Sections a. 81, "a and 94a
of the statutes are amended to read: Sec
ton a. 1. They shall then determine the
persons who have been, by the greatest
number of votes given for each Office and
ty Offices and members of the senate and
assembly, when the county constitutes one
or more senate or assembly districts.
Their determination shall be re-
duced to writing, setting forth 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 comparatively small number of votes,
may be omitted and their votes designated
as scattering votes Each determination
shall be certified by them as correct
and be annexed to the statement OF votes
given for such offices respectively and filed
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 canvassers decide to have said pub
lication in more than one newspaper In
said county, they shall designate at least
one protesting the political faith Of the
party which received the highest number
Of votes at the last general election In said
county and at least one processing the po1
the next highest number of votes at the
last general election. The papers SO desig-
mated ssdd shall 81 be paid by the e0un TSe county
clerk shall forthwith transmit to the sec
rotary Of state certified copy Of each state.
Ba n Of the county of of prsseOt
and vice-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 also transmit by mail to
the secretary of state, within thirty Gays
names of persons elected in the county as
members Of the senate and assembly
and county officers at such cleo
ton.
of I the certified statements from the county
clerks. of the votes given in the several veaad
shall record the results of such election
by counties and file and carefully preserve
?. If any county clerk shall
fail or neglect to forward any such state
ment the secretary of state may require
him to do SO forthwith, and II not re-
an election the secretary of state may dls-
patch a special messenger to obtain the
same The per diem and expenses OF such
messenger shall, be paid and the amount IN unit
thereof collected from the county In the
manner provided by section 1O16 OF the
statutes Whenever it shall appear upon
the face of any such statement that an
error has been made in reporting or COM
putting the vote of any candidate, the sec
rotary of state may return the same to
the se eSan,y a elefk 1o' eUff The board
of state canvassers shall meet at the office
of the secretary Of state on or before the
ceeding general election and within forty
FIVE days after a special election,
for the purpose Of canvassing the returns
and determining the results OF such cleo
tons.
2. Such board shall examine such GER
titled statements of the county canvassers:
and If 1t shall appear that any material
mistake has been made In the computation
of votes given for any person, or that the
canvassers In any county have omitted TO
canvass the votes or any thereof cast at
messenger to 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 and full answer thereto, under
his hand and the county seal, and deliver
the same to such messenger, who shall de-
liver 1t with all convenient dispatch to the
secretary Of state.
8. The said board may adjourn as may
be necessary, not more than ten days In
all.
4. Upon the certified statements and re-
turns SO received the board shall proceed
to examine and make a statement of the
whole number of votes given at any such
election for each elector OF president ana
near fore
each of the Offices Of governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state, treasurer, at.
ee any other state ocsr an!
there shall be; statement OF
the votes given for representative in con-
gress 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 in each as
sembly district embracing more than one
s. Such statements shall show
the names of the persons to whom such
ber Of ofV Votes given to each and distinguish
Which Rg int they were gven ProVideS However
that the names of persons not regularly
nominated receiving a comparatively small
9otas 81 tberep pe as voes
6. :" Said board shall certify such
statement to be correct and shall
been. by the greatest number. Of votes, duly
elected to such offices or either of them,
and shall attach to each state
ment a certificate of their de-
termination and deliver the same to the
secretary of state.
Z. Whenever a proposed constitutional
amendment or other question shall have
been submitted to a vote of the people at
any such election, the votes cast for or
against such amendment or question shall
be canvassed, certified, and recorded at the
time and In the manner hereinbefore pro-
vided. Said board shall at the same time
prepare and certify a statement of the
whole number of votes given for and against
such amendment or question, and shall
thereupon determine whether or not such
amendment or question has been approved,
ratified, or adopted by majority OF the
electors voting thereon.
g. If it shall appear that such amend
ment or question has been approved, rati-
fed, or adopted, the secretary of state shall
make a record thereof and cause such rec
ord to be bound In the volume containing
the original enrolled laws passed at the
next succeeding session of the legislature,
and cause such record to be published with
the laws thereof.
Section 2 Sections Sc, 80, 90, 81, 90,
94c and 04d Of the statutes are hereby re-
pealed
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16. 1909.