Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04
No. 230, Al Published May 81. 1911.

No. 23G' Al 1p @ 5p6 Td Nay Ma ~ 1911
AN ACT to amend section III; to ere
ate subsection 6, of section lilo; to
amend subsection 8, of section LIE,
and section LIE; to repeal section
11-17 and to substitute new sec
ton numbered 11-17; and to amend
section Ills, of the statutes, re-
lating to primaries and providing for
majority nominations by enabling
the voter to designate his first and
second choice of candidates.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section liz Of the stat
L. An official ballot shall be printed
precinct in substantially the form pro-
a and m neEs6 The nsme5 h of
candidates for the respective Offices
for whom the nomination papers pre-
scribed shall have been duly fled shall
be printed thereon.
Section 2. There is added to section
11-10 of the statutes a new subsection
to read: 6. The county clerk shall
cause to be printed and distributed
with the ballots tally sheets for each
political party having candidates to be
voted for at said primary. Said tally
sheets shall contain the names of all
offices and candidates and shall be
substantially IN the annexed form,
Section 3. Subsection s, of section
LIP, of the statutes, is amended to
read 8. (a) Each eleCtOr shall be en-
titled to designate on his ballot, in the
manner herein provided, the name Of
his first choice and also the name of
his second choice as nominee for each
office.
CD The voter shall mark his ballot
in the following manner to Indicate his
first and second choice:
CD He shall place cross OK, or
name of his first choice candidate, and a
cross (X), or other mark, in the second
column after the name at ais second
choice candidate.
CD He shall place but one mark in
any one designated space.
go If a voter votes either in the FIRST
or in the second choice column, for two
persons, such vote shall be counted as
first choice VOto for the person voted
for whose, name appears first IN such
column and as a second choice vote
for the person voted for whose namo
appears lower in such column.
(D A vote for one person only, shall
be counted as first choice vote,
whether the voter places his cross in
90 A first and second choice vote
cast for the same person shall BE
counted as first choice vote only for
CO. otherwise the provisions OF sec
ton 81 of the statues, as far
as applicable. shall govern the prepar-
stst HGtlS" is amended to read Section
LIE. l. Canvass of votes cast shall,
except as herein otherwise providedP
be made in the same manner, as far as
applicable, and by the same officers az
the canvass Of general
election
precinct in q precinct canvass, Of the
county in O. county canvass, Of the
state in a state canvass, or some duly
appointed agent TO represent each
party, Shall be allowed to be present
OBJ The ballots shall be counted IN
the following manner: AS the first and
second choice votes are called off rom
the ballots by the primary oI ftd;ail..
on the tally sheets in the form an
nexed marked "B," provided for that
purpose Such official tally sheots
upon which the count has been so en-
of such election.
8. The precinct inspectors, If cleo
ton SHALL +ha+ on 6l&n as to rn 2G
and accurate returns Of the votes cast
for each candidate, giving both fret
choice and second choice votes rs hero.
in provided, and shall, WITHIN twenty
four hours, cause such returns tc be
delivered to the county clerk,
provided, however, thai such
returns shall be sent .by register mail
set forth opposite tho name oe each
candidate, the number OF first choice
votes cast for such candidate follcW-
ing horizontally by statement CT the
of second choice votes cast by
his supporters for each of the other
candidates. Such tabular statement
shall be substantially in the following
form, the names Of candidates 70 ba ar
ranged thereon III the order IN W4!@h
they appear upon the ballot: