River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

No. 316, 81 Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 464,- LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections LII and
lilo and subsection 4 of section IL
-12 Of the statutes, relating to rota-
ton Of names upon the primary ballot.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Sections LII and lilo
and subsection Of section lip Of the
statutes are amended to read Section IL
-. 1. AT least twenty-five days before
any primary preceding "a general election,
the secretary of state shall transmit to
each county clerk a certified list contain
Ing the name and postoffice address OF each
person for whom nomination papers have
been filed in his Office, and entitled to be
voted for at such primdry, together with
a designation Of the office for which he Is
a candidate, and the party, or principle he
represents such lists shall designate the
order in which the names of the candi-
dates shall be printed upon the primary
ballot in each assembly district.
2. For the purpose of determining the
order In which the names of candidates
for each office shall be placed upon the
primary ballot, the secretary Of state shall
number the assembly districts consecutive
~ from one to one hundred In the order
of their population according to the last
preceding census beginning with the dis
trict having the largest population, which
shall be numbered one lie shall number
the assembly districts and parts of dts
tricts in each congressional or senatorial
district In the same manner from one up
ward.
3. The secretary Of state shall arrange
the surnaI1es OF all candidates for each
Office alphabetically for the first assembly
district; thereafter for each succeeding
district, the name appearing first for each
office in the last preceding district shall
be placed last.
4. Such clerk shall forthwith
upon receipt thereof publish under the
proper party designation, the title Of each
- oil
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 reg
ular polling places In each precinct.
s. 1t shall be the duty Of the
county clerk to publish such notice once
each week for two consecutive weeks prior
Such clerk shall also forth
with mail copies Of such notice to each
town, village, and city clerk Of his coun-
ty, 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 ia each election precinct.
Section lilo. 1. At least twenty
days before the September primary each
county clerk shall prepare sample official
ballots In substantially the annexed form
ballots shall be printed upon tinted or coli
ored paper and shall contain no blank en-
dorsement or certificate. Said clerk shall
place thereon, under the appropriate title
of each Office and party designation, the
names of all candidates to be voted for in
the precincts Of his county. The names
certified by the secretary Of state shall be
arranged In the order In which they are
certified. y The names Of candidates for
whom nomination papers have been filed In
the Office Of the county clerk shall be ar
ranged as hereinafter provided
2. For the purpose Of determining tho
order In which the names Of candidates
for each Office for whom nomination pa
pers have been filed In the Office OF the
county clerk shall be placed on the pri-
mary ballot, the county clerk shall pre-
pare a list of the election precincts Of
his county. Such list shall be prepared
by arranging the various towns, cities,
order, and the wards or precincts Of each
city, village, or town In numerical order
under the name OF such city, village, or
town. The precincts in each assembly
district within the county shall be ar
ranged in the same manner.
3. The county clerk shall arrange the
surnames Of all candidates for each office
for whom nomination papers have been
first precinct. In the list; thereafter for
each succeeding precinct; the name APP
pearing first for each office in the last pre-
ceding precinct shall be placed last.
4. Such clerk shall forthwith
submit 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 re-
quired by this act, to his postoftice address
as given in such nomination paper, ana
ne shall post copy of each sample bal
lot In conspicuous place in his office.
8. On the tenth day before
such primary the county clerk shall cor
rect any errors or omissions In the ballot,
cause the same to be printed and distrib-
uted as required by law Ia the case OF
ballots for the general election, except
that the number OF ballots to be furnished
to each precinct shall be twice the num-
her of votes cast thereat in the last pre-
ceding general election.
Section lip. a. At all primaries
there shall be an Australian ballot made
IN Of The several party tickets herein pro-
vided FOR all Of which shall be securely
fastened together at the top and folded
nrovjded that there shall be as many sepa-
rate tickets as there are parties entitled
to participate In said primary election. The
names Of all candidates at the
Sentember primary shall be arranged as
provided I'm sections III and lilo Of
the statutes as herein amended The
names Of candidates at city primaries shall
be arranged alphabetically according to
surnames
SECTION O. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved June 10, 1900.