The Van Buren press., 1912-06-22
FOR ACT NO. 3.
AGAINST ACT NO. z.

Be II Enacted by the Peo>le OF the
state Of Arkansas:
SECTION /. That rection 2763 Of
Kirbys Digest be amended so as to read
SECTION 2763. The Governor. secre.
tary of State and Attorney General shall
constitute a State Board OF Election Com
missoners. whose duty Il shall be 10
meet in the office OF the Governor I'm
the state Capitol on the second Monday
in July next preceding any general cleo
tion for State and County officers TO APP
point three qualified electors as commits
sioners in each county to select election
Judges for each voting precinct and TO
perform the other duties herein pre-
scribed. Their meetings shall be public
and every adjournment shall designate
the time and place of their next meet
ing until their duties are completed. No
person who is candidate for any Of
flee 10 be voted for at such election, or
II Il deputy or clerk or employe OF any
officer or person who IL a candidate for
election shall act as County Commis-
sioner The appointment Of the County
Commissioners shall be in writing un-
der the hands of the State Board, and
the said state Board shall Immediately
mail TO each County Commissioner, at
the county seat a notice OF his ap-
polntment, and, In addition thereto shall
mail to the clerk OF the Circuit Court
IN such county n certificate OF the ap-
pointment OF such commissioners, and,
upon the receipt OF such certificate. Il
shall be the duty OF such Circuit Clerk
60 cause 10 be served upon each OF said
commissioners, by the sheriff, n notice
reuuiring said commissioners to appear
before said clerk oh or before the day
fixed for entering upon their duties,
and take and subscribe the oath pre-
scribed by Section twenty OF Article
nineteen OF the Constitution which said
oath shall be endorsed on the certificate
and, when SO endorsed said certificate
shall be filed In said office as n record
The State Board OF Election Commls-
sioners shall select the County Election
Commissioners from lists OF qualified
electors certified 20 Il by the charmen
OF the State committees OF the two po-
litioal parties whose candidates for goYs
ernor received the highest and next
highest number OF votes IN the last pre-
cedlng general election. The chairman
OF ench of said parties shall certify the
names OF at least three persons from
each county ara the said state Board
OF Commissioners shall appoint two per-
sons from one Of said lists ana one from
tho other OF said lists for County Eleo-
tion Commissioners In each county, ln
the event the chairman OF party hhAll
fail 20 certify the names ns required
by this Act for amy county the state
Roard shall appoint some member OF
that party OF IT. own selection for com.
missioner Said lists shall be filed In
tripicote IN the office Of the Secretary
OF state ten days before the first meet
ing OF tho State BOARD of Election Com
mlssionera, and the Secretary Of state
shall keep one OF each OF said trlpllcato
lists on file IN hia office ana shall de-
liver the others 60 the other members
OF the stato Board In the event OF the
death, resignation or refusal 60 accept
or serve OF any pcrson certified or ap-
pointed another selection shall ho made
from the list OF the party from whose
list such person was selected The state
chairman shall promptly certify names
of other persons 60 take tho ploceh oi
those on their lists who fnil or refuse
70 accept or serve when certified or op'
SECTION q That Section 21Gi Of
kireys Digest be amended 30 ~ TO read
SECTION 97Ol The said commission
ers shall hold office until their success
0ra are appointed and qualified Ralt
commissioners shall meet AZ the eour
house at Nine O'Clock IN the forenoon
on the second Monday IA AuguHt prio
eanige themselves into n board OF elec
tion commissioners by electing one mem
ber chairman and another clerk lgarl
commissioner shall have one vote, an,
two shall constitute n quorum, and th
concufrlnR votes OF any two shall de
eide all questions before them, pr0yde
that no proceedings with less than thre
members shall be had at any meeting
remained actually present N the plac
OF meeting continuously for one hou
hnh have had the third member puhlcl
called three times once NJ the beslnnln
OF said hour and two other times NJ IN
tervnlA OF not less than twenty minutel
Their meetings shall be public, an
every Adjournment rhhil designate IA
time hhd place OF their neNt mettln
until their duties are completed
SECTION =, That Heetfon 21oh d
kirhys Dlses, be amended 40 es TO rea
alccTioN i7Gb. They shall, upo
their organization an aforesaid, Dir,
~ election for each voting precinct
ths county, which appointments shall