The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-17
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:

Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. All organized political parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections shall be subject to the provisions of this act except in case of vacancies IS herein after provided, and each party shall pay the expense of its own primary election. except as herein otherwise provided. and all primary elections for the nomination of county. district and state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided. however. nominations by petition of electors may continue to be made as provided Tn Section 2771 or Kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 2. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding the tions may be called to fill vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec. 3. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention, and the members of the County Central Committee 10 which 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. There shall be placed on the ballot as candl- dates Tor delegates ana tOHIllltetiIth only such names as have been nomi- mated for such position by petition of not less than 10 qualified electors or the precinct or ward, hled ~lth 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 Tor such positions have not been nomlnat- cd by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County Cen tral Committee at it's said meeting for the selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates for delegates and commit emen for all voting pre- cfncts and wards where no nomina- Nons have been made
 Sec {. Tho judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the Soun. ty Central Committee at an open and public meeting of tho committee. held not earlier than one week before the primary election, ten days written no tice of the time and place Of which shaI be given each member by the chairman. vice chairman or secretary of tho committee. and in addition thereto said chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice or the time and place of holding said meet ing fin some newspaper of general cir cuiation in the county, and where there is more than one court district in the county, said notice shall De published in a newspaper of general circulation in both districts. or In newspapers of general circulation In each district: and If there fs no news paper of general circulation Tn any county or in any district of any coun- tv the notice for said county or said district of said county shall be given Sy printed handhiils. which the ssid chairman. vice chairman or secretai shall cause to be posted at pubic places in each township Of such cour ty. one of which shall he at the plac" provided for posting public notices a tho court house or other place a which the said County Central Cor raittee Is called to hold its open sr1 public meeting.
 The committee shall appoint an a ternate for each Judge and an altel mate for each clerk who shall serv ia the place of the Judge or cleI appointed. should such judge or cIei fan to serve. and if neither the JudT or clerk. nor his alternate. shsll se'N then such Nacsncv in the selection : iudges and clerks shslt he fiHd hy th electors assembled RI the voting pr'- etrct at S:so s. M.
 Sec. g. It shall he the duty "f th" secretary of the committee to rrepsr . and have printed the ba allotS for 1T primary election, and the order i' which the pa~'"S or the f"SpecNl' . candidates. Including persons noptna ed for comuitt"ema and delegates . the county convention. shall appear C . the ballots shall he determined hN lo st tho public meetirg of th" coWmitt' held to aNNpint lud-SS ana Flt'NN ~ it the secretary of the committee, any othe- n'reNn atsti print. or cau to he rriptad ballots with NN" nov" of the cs udidate> appearing thereon t+ any other or different order from iN determined ss hcreiUbetots provide or either of them @hall knowingly fS te comply with. on know irglV Niols any othNr provi iSiou of this section. or they shoN h" suiit, "t 2 mlSd m~snor. and upon conviction he pu' tshed hN fine and im""i@nrW"n' herein provided for Tn caece or mi dsmesnor uodrr thir act
 Sec 6 Arv elcctor who shall tf the iudr@ thet 'r" cev rot road or writ or that bv reason of apv phNsicq' di ability he is unable to mark his ha l' rRv have the assistance Of the iudc in the prcparstion Cf his ballot who the presence of th" elector and iu ~ . presence cf each other shgN urcpa his ballot for him as he wishes '" vol hut before SnN such elector shall he ' auired or permitted to 'cll for who he wishes to vote. all Of the "l"cto' tncludinC those in the booths, shall required tc withdraw from the pul}r . room. Seid ballot efall be prepared
 the followine Wanu"r. On" of ~ . judges in the pr"Scpc" of the oth . Judges. shaU rsad to tho o1'rtor v . uameF Of the resptcfiN" ''rdidHt"> .. tbev appear upon tho ballot and v etector shall then state for which ca Sidet" he wishes to vote. Wh"r"uU, ore er the iudcfv. in tt" rrcs"ner t' all shall strike from th" hollnt cN ~ . candidates for that pNrticUlar on q ,.~sut f'~ oro for W'.i.' '' " elect, . votes: and if n" dote rut V t-h to yo' for any candidate Tor that pHrticuI' ofice srnU scrstch he names of f'f the candidates fer that particular on off of said ballot.
 No judCe or clerk shan cypress av. preference for any cs udidate OF iu at manner Wh"fSosNtn -tf'wrt fo jor
 enCF am o'crtp" for vhov hr sht vote ard auv fudg' 'r. s1,'k Nfu'aiu . any provision oS t'}s section ,NnU . deer1cd guilt, c' . sututtuor af ? shall hc punished g., h',,iugtt,r pr. Vided
 Sec Z Eaeh -p.NH.a. aar., ho1di,-- 2 primeN ''',yor ,ha.N cu lFo 0t Monday sf'cr l.r T't~51s. hold county convent .cu composed -yf t' . 6elerates elected ,t s.,H '. ,f.;', G,
 'ior iu each trvr-f.y .rG ward s' l..rs5~ r'C, dcd fon
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