Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30
THE new LAW AS
REGARDS TOWN ELECTIONS

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The law passed by the last legisla-
ture in regard to the nomination OF
town and village officers. and the
kind of ballots to be used, ETC., IS
given below. The law should be
carefully studied by all town and VII
lage officers.
Chapter 636, Laws of 1913.
An act, to amend subsection 8 OF
section % and to create section $3.50
of the statutes relating to nomination
of candidates for town or village Off
GERS.
The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin, represented in sonata and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section L. Subsection 6 of section
% of the statutes is amended to read:
Section 29) 6. The electors of any
town or village may assemble in eau
Gus to make nominations ofcandidates
for town and village Offices, at which
caucus only qualified electors OF such
town or village shall participate and
on the demand of any elector, the vote
shall be by ballot. Such caucus shall
be held at least seven days prior to
the day for holding the election. At
each such caucus caucus committee
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 or
village.
Section ?. There is added to the
statute a new section to read: Section
$3.50 L. At any election at which
town or village officers are to be elect
ed, candidates for any Office shall be
nominated either by caucus as provid-
ed in subsection of section % or by
nomination papers signed by electors
of such town or village equal in num-
Der to ten per cent of all the votes
cast in such town or village for all
candidates for governor at the last
preceding general election. Such NOM
ination papers shall conform to the
provisions of subsections 2 and of
section 80 of the statutes. Such NOM
lnation papers shall be fled in the of
flee of the town or village clerk at
least five days prior TO the holding of
such election.
2. The town or village clerk shall
cause 10 We printed q sufficient naIn-
Der of sample and official ballots. Such
sample ballots shall be printed upon
tinted paper and the official ballots
upon white paper and both shall be of
sufficient length and width to afford
space for the names of all candidates.
The Offices to be voted for shall be ar
ranged in the manner provided in sec
tion 35-5 Of the statutes and the names
Of the candidates shall be arranged in
order under their respec-
tive Office designations Sufficient space
shall be left under each Office to write
a name in lieu u ANY name pr Ted
therein. Such official ballots shall be
endorsed as provided by subsection IA
of section So of the statutes, except
that the endorsement of one clerk
shall be sufficient when only one clerk
is required by law, to be present.
3. The names of the persons norni-
mated in the manner provided in this
section and in none other shall be
placed upon the official ballots, proyid-
ed, that in case no nominations are
made, the spaces in which names of
candidates may be printed or written
shall be left blank. Ballots not pro-
vided by the respective town or village
clerks shall not be counted in any
election, but any voter may write up
on his ballot the name of any person
for whom he desires to vote for any
Office, in such case as to indicate the
Office.
4. Ballots used at such election
shall be furnished solely at the expense
of the respective town or village.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved July 80, 1913.