Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-07
Town Election Law

a new law was passed for the reguIa
tion of town elections. This law is now
in force and will be operative at the
town elections to be held th,s spring.
A resident of Saxon wrote to Attorney
Geo, c. Foster for information regard
ing the law and Mr. Fosters interpre-
tation, printed below, will be of inter.
est to Iron county voters.
Section of Chapter 686 laws of 1913,
provides that the electors of any town
may assemble in caucus to m axe nomi.
nations OF candidates for town officers.
at which caucus only qualified ele ctors
of said town shall participate, and, on
the demand of any elector. the vote
shall be by ballot. Such shall be held
at least seven days prior to the day of
holding the election. 1t also provides
that at each such caucus a caucus com.
mittee of three qualified electors shall
be elected who shall give at least five
days notice, fixing the time and place
of the next caucus to be held in such
town.
The law does not provide who shall
gige. notice OF holding thea.Arst caucus
to be held onder this law, but take it
that any taree qualified electors of the
town could give five days notice OF the
holding of such caucus.
Section 2 of said chapter $50 provides
that at any election at which town
officers are to be elected, candidates
tor any town officer shall be nominated
either by caucus, as provided in sec
tion /, or by nomination apers signed
by electors of such town equal in num-
ber to ten per cent of all the votes
cast for governor in such town at the
last general election. 1t provides that
such nomination pal ers shall conform
to the provisions of sub sections 2 aud
Of section 80 of the statutes of Wis
consin. and that such nomination pa
pers shall be filed in the office of the
town clerk at least five days prior to
the holding of the election,
The law further provides that the
town clerk shall provide and cause to
be printed sufficient number of ofi-
cial and sample ballots, the sample
ballots to be printed on tinted paper,
and the official ballots on wlise paper,
and shall be Of sufficient length and
width to afford space for the names Of
all candidates. The officers t. be voted
for shall be ARA 1ged in tie manner
provided IN section 85-5 of the statutes
and the names of the candid dates shall
be arranged in alphabetical order under
tier respective Office designation.
Sufficient space shall be left Under
each office to write in a name in place
Of any printed thereon The Official hal-
lot shall be endorsed by the endorse
m=nt Of one clerk.
Sec@on 3 Of the law provides, that
the names of none but those nominated
in the manner provides either by eau
Gus or nomination papers shall be
placed upon the official ballot, and pro
yidss chat in case no nom nations are
made that the spaces in which names
of the candidates may be printed shall
be left blank Ballots not provided by
the town clerk shall not be counted in
any election. Any voter may write up-
on his ballot the name Of any uefson
for whom he desires to vote for any
Office. In suca place as to indicate the
Office. Ballots used at such elections
shall be furnished solely at the expense
Of the town