The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-24
FOR ACT NO. |.
 AGAINST ACT NO. l.

~An Act to Regulate Primary Flee ssone and for other purposes
 ne It Enacted by the People of fhs
 State of Arkansan;
 Section I. All organized political Darties selecting their candidates io, o81e through primary elections snail De subject to the provisions or this act except ln case of vacancies as herein. eftsf provided. and each party shall bay the expense of its own prlmery aiection, except as herein otherwise fne nornsnation of county. district and ftsts officers shall be held on '"s same
 Provided. however. nominations by ssttkfcn of electors may continue 70 pe Eade hs provided In Section 277T Of
 Sec. a The primary elections of aIl political parties shah be held on tne general election. Special primary cleo Hons may be called to hll vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as
 see % A Thsrs shan be chossn at each primary election delegates to the county convention. and the members ef the County Central Committee ,to ward fs entitled. and II shall be the &uty Of the County Central Committee @ place on the primary ballots tne n&nnes of all persons nominateq IoI eAall be placed on the ballot as candi- dates for delegates and committeemen cniy such names as have been nom. nsted for such position py w wpeuslon z, z, she precinct or ward, filed with the secretary of the County Central Com mittee on or before ita meeting held ae
 .ps psoyerS s,erS, rof Ss primary election: provided. If candidates Ter such positions have not been. nominat- ed by petition of qualified electors as harafr provided. then the County Cen- frsi committec at ite said meeting. for the selection of judges and clerks, shall select candidates for delegates and comnitteemen Ter all voting prs- efncts and wards where no nomina~ tfons have been made.
 Bee. 1. The judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the Coun- ty Central Committee at an open hnaa hna puhiic meeting of the committee, held nof snriier than one week before the prfuarv election. ten days written nos tfee Of the time and place of which shall De Eiyen a saen mempeI .scre.apv ny spv Of the committee. and in addition thereto said chairman, vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice or the time and place of holding said meet fnr in some newspaper of general cir collation. in the county. and where there fs more than. one court district in the county said notice shall be published in q newspaper Of general circulation in both districts. or In newspapers of general circulation In each district; and if there is no. news paper Of general c,reulat,on ~ n ,,n any ty, the notice for said county or said district of said county shall be given by printed handhills which the said rhafrman vice chairman or secretary shail cause to be posted at public places in each township of such coun- fy. one of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices at which the said County Central com- mattee is called to hold Its open and public meeting
 The committee shall appoint an ai- nate for each clerk who shall serve in the place of the judge or clerk appointed. should such .tudge.eor clerk sn c,e1h ,g % nor his Sn alternate shaFi serve. serve fhen such vacancy in the selection of judges and clerks shaif be nlled by the electors assembled at the voting pre-
 sec. 5. IT snail be the duty or the seeYetary of the committee to prepare and have printed the ballots for the primary election, and the order Tn which the names of the respective candidates. including persons nouinat- ed for committeeman and delegates to the Sounty convention, shall appear on he ballots shall De determined py iot. -s the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks, and u the secretary of the committee. or any other person. shall print. or cause io he printed, ballots with the names w the candidates appearing thereon in any other CT different erder from that determined as hereinhefore provided, or either of them shall knowingly fall kp comply with, or knowingly violate sxy other provision of this section. he or they shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. and upon conviction be pun
 yovss ny ns fna or ,n easss of miss kenaeanor under this act
 Sec. G Any elector who shall tell me judge that he can not read or write or that by reason of any physical dis ability he ip unable to mark his ballot. may have the assistance of the judges b the preparation of his ballot. who in ne presence of the eiecfer and In the presence of each other shall prepare kls ballot for him as he wishes to vote. kut before any such elector shall be re- euired or permitted to tell for whom lnsluding those In the booths shall be required fo withdraw from the polling room Said ballot shall be prepared in the following manner; One of the Judges in the presence of the other judres shall read to the elector the names of the respective candidates as they appear uron the ballot. and the eiector shall then state for which can 
 me of the Judges. in the presence of aIf shah strike from the ballot all the candidates for that particular ofice except the one for which the elector votes. and lf he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular offce shall scratch the names of ali the candidates for that particular offee eff of said ballot
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in any rnauner whatsoever affenpt to fnfu. ence any eiector for whom he shall vote. and any judge CT clerk violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and shall be punished ss hereinafter pro-
 See. Each political narty holding s primary election shall on the first Monday after the primary, held q delegates elected at such primary elec- tfon in each township and ward as Herein provided for
 Sec g. The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates
 No candidate for office or offlcehold- er or deputy of an officehoider. shah be ellgfb1e 10 membership on County Central Committees or as a delegate sios as0rs q e'srF q any primary e'es-
 The selection of sneligible persons shall be void, and the vacancy filled as pther vacancies are herein provided to b. alled Vacancies in the delegation to convention. arising from death. absence. resignation CT ineligibflity. shall be filled hy the aiternAtes in the order of their selection. and in ab- sence of aiternates by the remaining ln the Central Committee shall be filled by the committed