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

NO. CHAPTER Sa Fl 4a8 10 Laws 's OF 1909 'O'
AN ACT to amend sections "a, 81, 81 and
GA, and repeating sections SO. 80. go,
81, o. 94c, and 94d of the statutes, re-
ating to 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, DO
Section i. Sections "a, 81, "a and 94a
Of the statutes are amended to read Sec
ton "a. i. 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, receiy-
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 or votes
given for sucn Offices respectively, and lied
and recorded with the same.
2. Such determination shall be published
in one or more newspapers or the county
which the canYassers shall Designate II
the canvassers decide to have said pub
lication in more than one newspaper IN
said county, they shall designate ut least
one protesting the political faith OF the
party which received the highest number
OF votes at the last general election In said
liticaf faith Of the party which received
the next highest number Of votes at the
last general election. The papers so desig-
mated shall be paid by the county, TSs county
clerk shall forthwith transmit to the sec
rotary of state certified copy Of each state.
nent Of the county board OF Of
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 days
names Of persons elected IN the county as
members Of the senate and assembly
and county officers at sucn cleo
ton.
Of the certified statements from the county
clerks OF the votes given in the several
results fRs ef sacS UI
By counties and file and carefully preserve
such statements 1T -,
ment the secretary of state may require
him to do so forthwith, and II not re-
ceived or obtained within thirty DAYS a[ d9ar
an election the secretary OF state may DIS
patch q 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 1915 OF the
statutes. Whenever 1t shall appear upon
the face Of any such statement tnat an
error has been made IN reporting or com
putting the vote of any candidate, the Sec
retary of state may return the same to
the county clerk for correction.
a M
Of state canvassers shall meet at the Office
OF the secretary Of state on or before the
fifteenth day of December sue
ceeding o general election and within forty
FIVE days after O 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 II II shall appear that any material
mistake has been made in tho computation
canvassers in any county have omitted to
canvass the votes or any thereof cast at
any poll therein, the beard may dispatch
q 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
iis hand and the county seal, and deliver
the same to such messenger, who shall de-
secretary of state.
8. The said board MAY adjourn as may
be necessary, not more than ten days In
T. Upon the certified statements and re-
turns 30 received the board shall proceed
to examine and make statement of the
whole number OF votes given ct any such
election for each elect0r Of president and
vice-presdent, in every year In which there
is a presidential election; q statement for
each OF the offices of governor, lieutenant
M f.
forney' general sr Commissioner of Of
insurance, or any other state oiicer, Il any
the there votes aIs" 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 a statement Of the votes
given for member OF assembly in each as
sembly district embracing more than one
Such statements shall show
the names of the persons to. whom such
votes shall have been given for either Of
ber Of of'V votes given to each and dstinguish
Ing the several districts and counties in
which they were given. Provided, however,
that the names of persons not regularly
nominated receiving comparatively. small
number Of votes may be omitted and their
votes designated therein as scattering votes.
6. Said board shall certify such
statement to be correct and shall
thereupon determine what persons have
been, by the greatest number of votes, duly
elected to such onices or either or 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 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 a majority of the
electors voting thereon.
8. If it shall appear that such amend
ment or question has been approved, rati-
fed. or adopted, the secretary of state shall
make 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 SO, so, 90, e1, 90,
94c and Cad 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 10, 1909.