Sharp County record., 1916-08-25
Be It Enacted by the People Of the
State Of Arkansas:

State Of Arkansas:
Section |. All organized political
parties selecting their candidates Tor
Office through primary elections shalI
be subject to the provisions OF this act
except in case Of vacancies as herein
after provided, and each party shall
paw the expense OF its own primary
election. except as herein otherwise
provided, and all primary elections loT
the nomination OF county, district ana
state officers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided, however nominations DE
petition Of electors may continue TO be
made as provided in Section 2't OF
kirby's Digest.
Sec. ?. The primary elections Of all
political parties shall be held on the
last Tuesday in May preceding the
general election. Special primary elec-
tions may be called TO fill vacancies
and this law shall govern the same as
Sec, 9. There shall be chosen at each
primary election delegates TO the
county convention, and the members
of the County Central Committee 70
lybich 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 tor
delegates and committeeman. Ihcre
shall be placed on the ballot as candl-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names as have been noml.
mated for such position by petition OF
not less than 10 qualified electors or
the precinct or ward, filed with the
secretary of the County Central COM
mittee on or before its meeting held as
hereinafter provided for appointment
Of judges and clerks of the, primary
election: provided, II candidates Tor
such positions have not been nominat-
ed by petition of qualified electors as
herein provided then the County Cen
trail Committee at its said meeting, for
the selection of Judges and clerks,
shall select candidates for delegates
end committeeman for all voting pre-
rincts and wards where no nomina-
tions have heen made.
Sec. 4. The judges and clerks OF
tlection shall he selected by the Coun-
tv Central Committee at an open ana
public meeting Of the committee, held
not earlier than one week before the
primary election, ten days written no
tlce OF the time and place or when
shall be given each member by the
chair nan, vice chairman or secretary
Of tn, committee, and In addition
thereto said chairman, Vice chairman
or secretary shall publish notice OF the
time and place Of holding sald meet
Ing in some newspaper OF general cir
culation in the county and where
there is more than one court district
In the county, said notice shall ne
published in a newspaper or genera
circulation in both districts, or IN
newspapers OF general circulation IN
each district; and II there IS no news
naper 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 be given
by printed handbills, which the SAID
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
shall cause TO be posted at public
nlaces in each township OF such coun-
tv, one Of which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices at
the court house or other place at
which the said County Central Com.
mlttee Is called TO hold its open and
public meeting.
tcrnate for each Judge and an alter
nate for each clerk who shall serve
I'm the place OF the Judge or clerk
appointed, should such Judge or clerk
fail 10 serve, and " neither the judge
or clerk, nor his alternate, shall serve.
then such vacancy In the selection or
Judges and clerks shall be flllcd by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
clnct NJ $3.50 a. m
Sec &. II shall be the duty OF the
secretary Of the committee TO prepare
and have printed the ballots for the
primary election, anu lUN 'lN'l w
which the names OF the respective
candidates, including persons nomnat-
cd for committeeman and delegates to
the county convention, shall appear on
the ballots shall be determined by lot
NJ the public meeting OF the committee
held TO appoint Judges and clerks, and
n the secretary Of the committee, or
any other person, shall print, or cause
10 be printed, ballots with the names
Of the candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined ne hereinhefore provided
or either Of them shall knowingly fall
10 comply with, or knowingly violate
any other provision Of this section, he
or they shall be guilty Of n mlsde-
meanor, and upon conviction be pun
ished by nne and imprisonment ms
herein provided for In cases Of mis-
demoanor under thla net
Sec, G. Any eleetor who shall toll
the fudge that he can not read or write
or that by reason Of any physical dis
ability he IL unable 90 mark his ballot.
may have the assistance Of the Judges
IN the preparation Of HE ballot who In
the presence Of the cloctor and In the
presence Of each othor shall prepare
His ballot for him ne nc wishes 10 vote,
hut before any such eloetor shall be rec
aulred or permitted 20 tell for whom
he wishes 20 vote, all of the electors,
including those In the booths, shall he
required 10 Withdraw from inc polllng
room. said ballot fholl be prepared In
The following manner one. Of the
Judges, In the presence OF the other
Judges, shall read 90 the oloctor the
names Of the respective candidates rs
they appenr upon the ballot and the
eloctor shall then state for which enns
dldste he wishes 60 vote, whcroupon
ons OF the Judges, In the presence or
ali, shall strike from the ballot all the
enndldatea for that particular office
except the ono for which the eloetof
votes, and n he does not wlah to vote
far any candidate for that particular
ONCE. ahail scratch the names Of all
tho candidates for that particular Office
IN Of said ballot
No iudFo or clork shall express any
preference for any candidate or IN any
manner whatsoever attempt % lnnus
snes any elt6tor for whom he shall
vote. and any Judge or clerk violating
amy provision Of thiH section #Nall be
deemed guilty Of a miEdemeAnof and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 7. Each political party holding
y primary election sholl, on the nrRt
Monday after tho primary, hold
county convention composed Of the
delegates elected az such primary elees
lion Ia each township and ward as
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