The Monticellonian., 1916-08-17
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 Section l. All organized political parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections shat be subject to the provisions or nls ~ except in case of vacancies as herTtII after provided, and each party shall pay the expense of it's own primary election. except as herein otheTW iSe provided and all primary elections i" the nomination of county district anu anu state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided. however. nominations hy petition of electors may continue to be made as provided in Section 2Ett or ktrby's Digest.
 See. 9 The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on me last Tuesday in May preceding the general election. Special primary ettt- tions may be called to i'll vacancies, and this law shall govern the same as
 See. 3. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to tht county convention. and the menIettS to of the County Central Committee 10 which each election precinct CT ottE ward is entitled, and it shall DC the e duty of the County Central Camlh11lee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nomnatea IoI delegates and committeeman. fhtte shall be placed on the ballot as cahal- dates for delegates and commltleeITh only such names have been nofhl- mated for such position hy petition or not less fban 10 qualified electors of the precinct or ward, filed with the secretary of the County Central com mittee on or before it's meeting held as hereinafter provided for appointment of judges and clerks of the primary election: provided. if candidates TOT such positions have not been nomlnat- Ad by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the CountN cen tral Committee at its said meeting TOT the selection of judges and clerks. do fae and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomina- tions have been made.
 Sec. 4 The judges and clerks of election shall he selected by the Coun- ty Central Committee at an open and public meeting of the committee. held not earlier than one week oetore the primary election. ten days written no tice of the time and place of which shall be given each member by the chairman vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and in addition thereto said chairman, vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice of the time and place of holding said 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 be published in 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 circulation in any county. or in any district of any ceun- ty the notice for said county or said district of said county shall be given by printed handhilis. which the said chairman vice chairman or secretary shall cause to be posted at public places in each township of such eeun- ty. 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 mittee is called to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee snail 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 clerk fail te serve. and If neither the judge or clerk nor his alternate. shall serve. then such vacancy in the selection of judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at S:30 a, III.
 Sec. 5. Ii shall he the duty of the secretary Of the committee to prepare and have printed the ballots for the primary election. and the order in which the names of the respective candidates including persons nominat- ed for committeeman and delegates to the county convention. shall appear on the ballots shall be determined hy lot at the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks and if the secretary of the committee. or any other person. shall print. or cause 
 of the candidates apnearing thereon in any other or different order from that determi.ed as hereinhefere 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 misde- meanor, and upon conviction be pun ished by fine and imprisonment as herein provided for in cases of mis- demeanor under this act
 Sec. 6. Any eleetor 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 in the preparation of his ballot. who in the presence of the efector and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote but before any such eleCtor shall he re- ouired or permitted to tell for whom he wishes ta vpte all of the electors, including those in the booths shall he required to withdraw from the polling room Said ballot shall be prepared in the following manner; One of the judges in the presence of the other judges. shall read to the eleetor the names of the respective candidates as they appear upon the ballot. and the eiector shall then state for which can didate he wishes to vote whereupen one of the judges in the presence of all shall strike from the ballot all the candidates for that particular office except the one for which the elector votes: and if he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular office shah scratch the names of all the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any preferenCe for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attempt fa infu- ence any electnr for whom ae shall vate and any iHdge ar clerk violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of q misdgWcanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro Vided.
 Sec. '. Each political party holding ? primary election shall. on the first county convention composed of the delegates elected a such primary elec- ton in each township and ward as herein provided for.
 Sec 8 The county convention shall al said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and alternates to all conventions.
 No candidate for office, or oflcehold- CT. or deputy of an offceholder shall he eligible to membership on County Central Committees or as a delegate 10 county or district conventions. or as judge or clerk of any primary cleo tion
 The selection of ineligible persons shall be void, and the vacancy filled as other vacancies are herein provided To be filled. Vacancies in the delegation to a convention. arising from death. absence. resignation or ineiigibility, shall be filled by the alternates in the sence of alternates. by the remaining members of the delegation. Vacancies in the Central Committee shall be filled by the committee.
 Sec. 2. The judges and clerks of the election shali make a duplicate reg ister of the names of each and all the electors in the order in which they present their ballots. placing opposite each name its number in the manner prescribed in Sections 2S11 to 2Sl6. in- elusive of Kirby's Digest The voting precincts shall be designated by the