The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-20


triplicate in the office OF the Secretary
of State ten days before the first meet
ing of the State Board of Election COM
missioners, and the Secretary of state
shall keep one of each of said triplicate
lists on file in his office and shall de-
liver the others to the other members
of the State Board. In the event OF the
death. resignation or refusal to acceps
or serve of any person certified or aP-
pointed, another selection shall be made
from the list of the party from wnoee
list such person was selected. The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
OF other persons to take the places OK
those on their lists who fail or refuse
to accept or serve when certified or ap-
. pointed.
! SECTION ?. That Section 1854 Of
( Kirby's Digest be amended SO as to reaA
as follows:
! SECTION 2764. The said commissions
| ers shall hold office until their success.
| ors are appointed ana qualified SAID
| commissioners shall meet at the court
I house at Nine O'Clock in the forenoonI
! on the second Monday in August prior
! to the general election, and shall or.
! ton commissioners by electing one MEM .
/ Der chairman and another clerk. Each
/ commissioner shall have one vote. ana
| two shall constitute quorum. and the
| concurring votes of any two shall de-
| eide all questions before them. Provided
that no proceedings with less than three
! members shall be had at any meetin0I
| until two of said members shall have
| remained actually present In the place
! of meeting continuously for one houS|
/ and have had the third member publicly
| called three times, once at the beginning
| of said hour and two other times at in-
| tervals of not less than twenty minutes.
| Their meetings shall be public. and
| every adjournment shall designate the
| time and place of their next meeting
| until their duties are completed.
| SECTION 3. That Section 2765 81
| KirbyS Digest be amended SO as to reat
| as follows:
SECTION z765. They shall. upon
! their organization as aforesaid. pro
/ coed forthwith to appoint three judged
| of election for each voting precinct ID
the county, which appointments shall b
| served on or delivered to the person.
) and the clerk of the board shall make
| record of such appointment and shall
file the same. attested by the chairmaI
) county clerk. All of said County Com
! mssoners shall not be members of tn
same political party. Said judges shal
! fled to the board at its first meetinl
by the chairmen of the County commit
tees of the two parties casting the high
est and next highest number of vote
in said county in the last general cleo
j ton for State and County officers, sal
lists to contain the names Of not Les
township and voting precinct in sail
county. not more than two persons
! be appointed from one list for judges
any precinct. If any judge SO appointed
shall die or resign before the election
said board shall fill the vacancy freI
! the list of the party nominating the pei
son dying or resigning.
/ SECTION A. Any authorized politics
! party may. through it's State chairmaj
or through it's County chairman in sue
! counties where it has County commit
| tees, designate one person to act d
! watcher at each voting precinct whor
no election Judge of that party has bee
out compensation. The names OF tn
persons SO designated shall be file
with the County Board OF Election Con
missioners at least five days before tn
| election in which they to act, an
i the County board shall send the nam(
! of the persons so named as watchers
| tally sheets, ballots and other supple
and such persons shall be sworn in II
same manner as the judges are, an
! shall be permitted to freely observe
opening of the polls until the complj
ton and certification OF the return
to interefer with or perform any
their duties nor shall they be permitt@
to assist in the making out of any tick
for voter. but at the req lest of al
voter requiring assistance any watch
designated by him shall be allowed to
present at the filling out Of hts tick
by the judge assisting him.
SECTION 5. That section 1884
Krby's Digest be amended SO a.
read follows:
SECTION 2sO4. The judges Of sls
ton Of each party shall appoint a
clerk at each precinct.
SECTION g. That section 2S19
Kirby.s Digest be amended so as to rel
as follows
SECTION 1919. Any elector who sha
tell the judges that he can not read
write. or that. by reason Of any phys
cal disability he is unable to mark
/ ballot, may have the assistance of 81
of the judges to be selected by him.
the presence of the elector shall pI
pare his ballot for him as he wishes
| vote 1t.
| SECTION 7. The judge of the mind
ity party shall have his choice Of We
in the duties prescribed in Section "a
of Kirbys Digest. The counting Of
the closing of the polls. and shall
| continued without interruption until
count is completed
| Kirhy's Digest be hereby repealed
SECTION g. That Section 1883
Kirby's Digest be amended SO as to =
SECTION 1888. The said certificl
| and the ballots. sealed IN separate pa
| ages shall be conveyed by one Of
judges. to be determined by lot. Il q
| cannot otherwise agree. to the Couf
| Election Commissioners within TWEEN
four hours after the close of the po
and the other certificate. tallyshe
! and poll books shall be retained by
judges. free for the inspection Of
| persons. 1t. shall be the duty Of
| cincts, after the ballots shall have b
| inspected and counted. to securely
| velope all such ballots and send
| same. together with the certificate. ta
| sheets and poll books aforesaid.
the County Election Commissioners.
| be kept hereinafter provided
, SECTION 10. That Section 1886
| Kirby's Digest be amended so as to r
| as follows:
| SECTION 1886. As soon as the
| turns from all the precincts are rece
| ed. but in no event later than the sect
day after the election. the County Fl
| ton Comm ssoners shall. from the
| tifcate and ballots received from
| several precincts. proceed to ascert
| and declare the result of said elect
| and shall within fifteen days after
| day of said election. deliver a certifc
| of his election to any person having
| highest number of legal voters for nj
! her of the House of Representatives,
| any county or township officer. and
! said commissioners shall also file in
| Office of the clerk of the County CO