Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-18


Section I. Al orra niEod political
parties selecting their candidates Tor |
once through primary elections shan |
be subject TO the provisions or this act ]
EXCEPT in case OF vacancies ns herein
after provided, and each party shall /
pay the expense OF itH own primary
election. except nH herein otherwise /
provided. and all primary elections iot
the nomination of county, district ana
state officers shall be held on the same
Provided. however. nomination by .
petition Of electors may continue 20 De
made a. provided In Section 2177 OF
Sec ? The primary elections Of all
political parties shall be held on the
last Tuesday In May preceding the
general election. Special primary clee-
lions may he called TO mn vacancies, |
and this law shall govern the same as
Sec. :. ThrTc shall be chosen az each |
primary election delegates 10 inc
county convention, and the members
OF the County Central Committee 10 y
which each election precinct or city
ward o. entitled, and u shall he the
duty Of the County Central Committee
20 place on the primary ballots the
names OF all persons nominated Tor
d1iepntaH and committeeman. There
shall be placed on the ballot ns cnhdl-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names A. have been notnl.
mated for such position bN pttlloh ..
not less than 10 qualihcd electors or
tho precinct or ward. hlsd with the
secretary Of the County Central COM
mlttec on or before lts meeting held ~
hereinafter provided for appointment
~ Judges Rnd clerks Of the primary
election: provided, N candidates Tor
such positions have not been nominat-
Cd by petition Of uualihed electors as
herein provided. then the County Cen
cal Committee az its said meeting, TOT
the selection OF Judges and clerks.
shall select candidates Tor delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
cinctH and wards where no nomlna-
tions have been made. -,..,.. -,
Sec T. The judges and clerks ot
election shalt he selected by the Coun.
~ Central Committee at an open ana
public meeting Of the committee, hsld
not earlier than one week before me
primary election. ten days' written mo-
tIre Of the time and place or which
shall be given each member by the
chairman. vice chairman or secfetary
% the committee, and In ADDITION
thereto said chairman, vice chairman
or secretary shall publish notice % the
time and place of holding said meet
| Ing IN some newspaper or general CIR
| culation In the county, and where
there Is more than one court district
in the county, said notice shall be
published in newsnaper OF g"nerat
circulation In both districts, or IN
| newspapers Of general circulation IN
/ each district: and n there u no news
nener on general circulation In any
| county, or IN any district Of any coun.
| ", the notice for said county or said
| district % said county shall be given
bv printed handhill'. which the sald
l chairman. vice chairman or recre'nry
| shall cause 20 be posted ~ public
/ places IN each township of such coun-
| Nv. ore ~ which shall he nt the nlsco
rrovidcf FOR posting public notices az
/ - NJ
which the sid County Central Com
mlttec r. called 10 hold its open ana
public meeting,
The committee shall appoint an al
ternate for each Judge and an alter
nate for each clerk who shall scrye
| In the rIara ~ the JUDI" or clerk
| nppointnd. should such Judge or clerk
| fail 20 sc~v". end N neither a." Judge
~ cleri.. no- his alternate. shall serve,
| fha1 such vacancy IN the g"lrn'i0n ~
| Iudres and clovis shall he fllod by thel
] electors are"nh'"d NJ the voting pre-
| cinci ~ S:7n o. -.
| rerrsfarv Of fho committee 20 prepare
| ard have p-ln'cd the ballots fsr the
primary election. and 'he order inl
| which the ""r'"s of the rcsne"tive
! Icnndidateg i~rIudlnE persons nOwlnat-
| - for committeeman and deleratas 10
| fhe corrtv convention. shall anpn9r on
| tho hnIl0'u ehnll n" determined ~ Tot,
J NJ the public meeting Of the rnrnwiitee
/
| N the secretary of the committee. or.
! pnv othD- Da~g0n. chQIl nrint. or 0nuRe|
| IN he printed. ballots with the names
| ~ tho cpndldpt0H Rppe0ring thereon In
! rnv other or different order from that
! dctcruIncd ne hcrrlnhefore provided
! 0r clthcr 0f them shall knowingly fall
| 20 cor1p1v with. or knowingly violate
any other nrovi9ion ~ this section. he,
| nr they shrll he guilty of n misde- |
| rrnaror. and upon conviction he pun
! ishsd nv Nne and imprisonment aql
| herein provided for IN cases OF mis-
demcanor under this act.
| Sec e. ANY eleCtOr who shali tell
| the iudTa that he can not read or wrltel
! or that by reason Of any physical dis
| ability he r. unable to mark his haIlot. /
ma" have the assistance Of the judges
| In the preparation Of his ballot who inl
the presence Of the elector and I'm thel
nrcperco Of cnch other shall prepareI
his ballot for him ag he wishes 10 vote,
hut before Hnv such eloctOr shall bc re-
aulrod or permitted 20 tell for whom
Ne wishes 20 vote al Of the electors.
| includlrr thoa" In the booths, shall bel
required 80 wifhdrnw from the pOllingI
room. Said ballot shall be prepared In
Judges. iu the presence Of the otherl
| Judges, qhPll read tn the cloCtor thel
rarnes Of the respective candidntes as,
thev aprear upon the ballot md thel
! cIcctor shall then state for which cam
didate he wishes to vote, whcrcuponI
ono n the Judges. In the p~oscnre OIL
on. ehpII strike from the ballot all the,
candidates for that particular of0cel
cNcept the one for which tho eIectorI
votes: and n he does not wish to vote
for any candidate for that particular
once, shall scratch the names or all
the candidates for that particular oflcel
on Of said ballot.
No iudre or clerk shan eNpreqs any
preference for any candidate or In any
! manner whnteoever attcmnt 10 inhu-
| ence anv clector for whom he SHALL
| vote, and pnv iudpo or clerk viO1a ting
pnv provision or this section shall bel
deerned guilty. Of n misdemeRnor andl
sbn1l be punished as hereinafter pro-
| vided
Sec. 7. Each political party holding
| primary election shall. on the frstl
| Monday after the primary, hold al
county convention composed OF the
delegates elected al such primary cleo
ton In each township and ward as
hcrein provided for.
Sec. 3. Tho county convention shall
NJ said time declare the result ~ said
primary election and select delegates
and alternntes 10 all conventions
No candidate for Office. or oflceho1d-
or. or deputv OF an of7coholder. shall
he eligible to membership on County
Central Committeps or ms n Delegate
TO county or district conventions. or as
Judge or clerk Of any primary cleo
tiCn
The selection OF Ineligible persons
he vpfI ana Tho yocopcyy ana