The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-18

Be It Enacted by the People of the V Section I. All organized political parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections shall pc subJectft to the provisions of this act. except in case of vacancies as herein After. provided. and each party shall pay the aexpense of it's own primary Election. except as herein otherwise provided. and all primary elections for Atate officers shall be held on the same
 4 Provided. however, nominations by petition of electors may continue to be Kirby's Digest. s Sec. 2. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the
 nera eieefon in spegca ag prnry @ Hons may be called to fill vacancies. end this law shall govern the same as fRr as applicable.
 Sec. 3. There shall be chosen at each Urinary election delegates to the Bounty convention, and the members H the County Central Committee to Which each election precinct or city ward is entitled, and it shall be the duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated for d4legates and committeeman. There 4ball be placed on the ballot as eandi- 4dtes for delegates and committeemen 6nly such names as have been nomi-- jAted for such position by petition or not less than 10 qualified electors or the precinct or ward, filed with the 14cretary of the County Central Com lnittee on or before it's meeting held as 14reinafter provided for appolntfnent W judges and clerks of the primary Election; provided. if candidates for 6Qch positions have not been nominat- qd by petition of qualified electors as h1rein provided, then the County Cen of q cai id meeting for tAe selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting pre- c1ncts and wards where no nomlna- lions have been made.
 EEec 4 The judges and clerks or efection shall be selected by the couh, ty Central Committed at an open ane public meeting of the committee, held
 not earlier than one week before the pyfTnary election. ten days written no fice of the time and place of which ahall be given each member by the ojInirman, vice chairman or secretary of the committee, and In addition thereto said chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice or the lime and place of holding said meet iuE in some newspaper of general CIT cf1atfon in the county, and whefe tHere Is more than one court dlstrlet iIn the county, said notice shall pc Y5ublished in a newspaper of general cfreulation in both districts. or Tn new spapers of general circulation in each district; and if there is no news paper of general circulation In any county. or in any district of any coun,, tv the notice for said county or said district of said county shall De given hy printed handbflls, which the sald c6airnan, vice chairman or secretary nIhnllss cause to be posted at public nIaces m each township of such eoun- tv. one of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices att which the said County Central Com, mittee sis called to hold its open and public rneeting. tern4tG Nor each judge and an. alter nate for cncf, clerk who shall serve in the place of the judge or clerk appointed. should such judge or elsIk or clerk nor his alternate, shall serve: then such vacancy iB-the seiectlon or imds,ea and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- e's Sec. E It shall be the duty of the secretary of the committee 10 prepare and have printed the. ballots for the nrtmarv election. and the order In which the names Of the respective Including persona nolninat- ed for committeeman and deiegates 10
 the county pe snn e9psSr sS lo at fire public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks. ana If the secFetary of the committee, or miner person., to be printed. ballots with the names of the candIdatea appearing thereon in any otla CT or different order from that as hereinbefore provided; roy. sa 2; to comply with. or Knowingly violate any ctfer provision of this section. nc or tiSey shall be guilty or q misde- and upon and Sonrerion ns Pun ms herein provided for Tn eases of mis- dem ea nor unSer this act.
 Sec 0 Any -e1ector who snail feli cr tEef N Yxea snn of any physical dis ab bfli{x hG HI unable to mark his ballot may 6aVS the assistarce of the jndees in the preparation Of his ballot; Wno ln nrnsence of each other shall prepare fis ballot for him as he wishes 70 vote h,Jt before any such elector snail De re- ruired or permitted to tell for whom ' a wishes fo vote, all of the electors. including those in the booths, shaIi pe renufred 10 withdraw from the polling room. Said ballot shall be prepared m n a Following manner: One of the t,,dres. in the presence of the other indEes. shall read to the elector the names of the respective candidates as they appear upon tne pa,os sa. ,gich n,hu oan ene 5id.tc he wishes to vote, whereupon one of the judges, In the, presence or all. shall strike from the ballot all nhe for that particular office sxnent inc one for which the eleotor s,ntos. and if he does not wish to vote fnr any candidate for that particular nfIice. shall scratch the names or all inc candidates For that partSuiar "ilce NC iudge or clerk shall express any for any candidate or Tn any manner whatsoever attempt to innu, ence any elector Tor Wnoin ne snan .is.al ,,ate and any judge or clerk violating SSsrs- provision of this section snail pe sns ,ns,,,sd guilty of-a niisdemeanoF and z o,seil De punished as hereinafter pro- vided. - a,tt,oal partv holding
 eiection shall. on the first q q after the primary. hold a
 Mon1rs M4ss convention composed of the counas couss as elected at such primary eiee- uxsTns,1sFin each township ana ward as herelh srhe county convention shall
 id time declare the resuls or sa1d . srsvearv election ann stleSt HsIesates prn pr, sifernates to all conyentldo,ns. <,
 No can1,ut aansa,,tv of an of1lceholder shall CT. C,u,..ahie Cu fo membership on County ge cnI7 Committees or as delegate Censsn CSensn,,tv cr district conventions, or as so 4"dxe or clerk of any primary cleo ton }1s. eefection of ineligible persons
 ttere void. and the vacancy hlied as enall 9 s csncies are herein provided to Su Ai1ed. Vacancies n lhs sa ,eEaei9n CT to a convention it.an ar's'or or ineiigibiiity. absence, aifsd nv the alternates in the m fhefr selection. ana m an oros % cf aiternates by the Tenainling .lnilgs me1nbere of the deIeI5e.osh itas ahalI be filled
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