The Newark journal., 1916-08-24
Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:


 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. All organized political parties selecting their candiuates i3i ofnce through primary elections sha! be subject to the provisions oi thls t., drs except in case of vacancies as hefSH,, after provided. and each party shaiI pay the expense of it's own pilIhatl , election, except as herein other" lse provided. and all primary eieetlons eiIt q, io5 ,d the nomination of county, district anu state officers shall be held on the same day. ..
 Provided. however. nominations py petition of electors may continue e7S9 U of of made as provided In Section 2ttf oi Kirby's Digest e .u
 Sec. 2. The primary elections of II political parties shall be held on Sle last Tuesday in May pFecgnsnS ri,,,a,ly eIec- tions may be called to i'll Naeahcios. and this law shall govern the same es far as applicable. ,aob nYfmary election delegates to the county convention. and the members of the County Central Committee 2 t0 which each election precinct or ttts ward Is entitled, and 1t shaiI De tne tae duty of the County Central Ceminit <, tee to place on the primary ballo1s s
 names of all persons nominateg Io5 delegates and committeeman lhSa shall be placed on the hallot 3t. as s1,,,, dates for delegates and conmltteehlgh only such names as have been nom mated for such position by petltioh os not less than 10 qualified electors ., oa the precinct or ward hleu @i'n rorae secretary of the County Central com mittee on or before It's meeting heiu as hereinafter provided for appoht tihent of judges and clerks Of the pfliHas " election: provided, 1T eandiaatsSt tti .ueh positions have not been nomlhat- cd by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the county cen tral Committee at its said meeting, ,oi the selection Of judges ana clerNs. t shall select candidates for deieBates and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomlna- ttons have been made.
 sac. 4 The judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the Coun, ty Central Committee at an open ahs public meeting of the committee, heia not earlier than one week peiote llle primary election. ten days "fiLteh Hp flee of the time and place or Whlcn skau be given each member by the chairman vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and in addltloh thereto said chairman. vice chaiIiidu or secretary shall publish notice or the time and place Of holding said meet ing in some newspaper Of general CIT cuiation in the county, ana WhSFe there is more than one court district in the county said notice shall he pubItshed in newspaper of general circulation in both districts. or Tn newspapers of general circplat1oh III each district: and If there Is no news paper of general circulation in any county. or in any district of any coun, ty. the notice for said county or sald district of said county shall De gwen by printed handbills. which the sa1d ck ksirman vice chairman or secretary shali cause to be posted at pubic pIaces in each township of such coun- ty. one of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices at fhe court house or other place at vhieh the said County Central Com. mittee is called to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee shall appoint an al- ternate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve in the place of the judge or clerk appointed, should such judge or clerk 6ail to serve, and if neither the judge or clerk, nor his alternate. shall serve: then such vacancy in the selection ot Judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at s:3o a. m.
 Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the sserstary of the committee to prepare and lave printed the ballots for the primary election. and the order In which the names or the respective candidates, including persons nominat- ed for committeeman and delegates to the county convention. shall appear on the ballots shall be determined by lot. It the public meeting Of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks. and
  any other person. shall print or cause to be printed, ballots with the names of the candidates appearing thereon In any other or different order from that determined as hereinbefore provided, or either of them shall knowingly fail to comply with, or knowingly violate any other provision Of this section, he or they shall be guilty of a misde meanor and upon conviction be pun ished by fine and imprisonment as herein provided for In cases of mis- dsmeanor under this act.
 Sec G. Any elector who shall tell the judge that he can not read or write or that by reason of any physical dis ability he is unable to mark his ballot. may have the assistance of the judges fin the preparation of his ballot, who in the presence of the elector and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote, but before any such elector shall be re- quired or permitted to tell for whom he wishes to vote, all of the electors including those in the booths. shall be required to withdraw from the polling room Said ballot shall be prepared 1T the following manner: One of thu Judges. in the presence of the othel Judges, shall read to the elector thu names of the respective candidates al they appear upon the ballot, and th' eIector shall then state for which can didate he wishes to vote. whereupol one of the judges, in the presence o all. shall strike from the ballot all tn candidates for that particular onc except the one for which the electo votes: and if he does not wish to vot for any candidate for that particula offee. shall scratch the names of al inc candidates for that particular offc of of said ballot
 No fudge or clerk shall express an ureference for any candidate or in an, manner whatsoever attempt to infiu ence any elector for whom he shal vote. and any judge or clerk violatini any provision of this section shall b IA1aued guilty of a misdemeanor am sAaH be punished as hereinafter pro vidAd.
 Sec. T. Each political party holdini la primary election shall, on the frs Monday after the primary. hold county convention composed of tn deIerates elected at such primary cleo tion fin each township and ward a he. etn provided for. ! Sec. 6. The county convention shal at said time declare the result of sal | ' rimarv election and select delegate ,an1 al{ernates to all conventions.
 No candidate for office, or officehold ar ar deputy of an officeholder. shal Se eligible to membership on Count, feutYal Committees or as delegat' to county or district conventions, or al Sa fudge or clerk of any primary cleo tion. ,u,.,
 .ha alI be void. and the vacancy filled al ether vacancies are herein provided tt be filled. Vacancies in the delegation - tr4r 4EAT