ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE

ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF WISCONSIN

FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE.

JAMES S. BROWN, Milwaukee..
S. PARK COON, Milwaukee....
EXPERIENCE ESTABROOK, Geneva...
GEORGE B. SMITH, Madison.....

..from June 7, 1848, to Jan. 7, 1850 ..from Jan. 7, 1850, to Jan. 5, 1852 .from Jan. 5, 1852, to Jan. 2, 1854 ..from Jan. 2, 1854, to Jan. 7, 1856

..from Jan. 4, 1858, to Jan. 2, 1860 ..from Jan. 2, 1860, to Oct. 7, 1862

WILLIAM R. SMITH, Mineral Point...from Jan. 7, 1856, to Jan. 4, 1858
GABRIEL BOUCK, Oshkosh.....
JAMES E. HOWE, Green Bay..
WINFIELD SMITH, Milwaukee.. ..from Oct. 7, 1862, to Jan. 1, 1866
CHARLES R. GILL, Watertown.. ....from Jan. 1, 1866, to Jan. 3, 1870
STEPHEN S. BARLOW, Dellona..... ..from Jan. 3, 1870, to Jan. 5, 1874
A. SCOTT SLOAN, Beaver Dam... ..from Jan. 5, 1874, to Jan. 7, 1878
ALEXANDER WILSON, Mineral Point..from Jan. 7, 1878, to Jan. 2, 1882
LEANDER F. FRISBY, West Bend......from Jan. 2, 1882, to Jan. 3, 1887
CHARLES E. ESTABROOK, Manitowoc..from Jan. 3, 1887, to Jan. 5, 1891.
JAMES L. O'CONNOR, Madison....... from Jan. 5, 1891, to Jan. 7, 1895
WILLIAM H. MYLREA, Wausau..
EMMETT R. HICKS, Oshkosh...

.from Jan. 7, 1895, to Jan. 2, 1899 ....from Jan. 2, 1899, to Jan. 5, 1903 LAFAYETTE M. STURDEVANT, Neillsville.from Jan. 5, 1903, to Jan. 7, 1907 FRANK L. GILBERT, Madison........from Jan. 7, 1907, to Jan. 2, 1911 LEVI H. BANCROFT, Richland Center. . from Jan. 2, 1911, to Jan. 6, 1913 WALTER C. OWEN, Maiden Rock.. ....from Jan. 6, 1913, to Jan. 7, 1918 SPENCER HAVEN, Hudson... . from Jan. 7, 1918, to....

OPINIONS

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ATTORNEY GENERAL

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WISCONSIN

VOLUME VI

Elections-Independent Candidates-An independent candidate must file his nomination papers 30 days before election. Where a special election occurs within five days of a primary, there is no provision by which a person may have his name placed on the ballot as an independent candidate.

HONORABLE MERLIN HULL,

Secretary of State.

January 2, 1917.

You have requested my opinion upon the following facts: A vacancy has occurred by reason of the death of one of the members of the assembly representing a district composed of more than one county; pursuant to law the governor issued his proclamation for a special election to fill the vacancy, the date for such election being fixed for January 5; the primary election was held during the last week in December; a candidate who was defeated for nomination at such primary has now demanded that he be permitted to file in your office nomination papers nominating him as an independent candidate for such of fice, to be voted for at such special election. You desire to know