The Harrison times., 1916-08-19
Be II Enacted by the People Oh '"e
State of Arkansas:

Be IL Enacted by the People Vi INV
State OF Arkansas:
Section 1. All organized poll'iSeaI car
parties selecting their Candidates ~,
once through primary electlons snat at
be subject 10 the provisions or THIS act
except in case OF vacancies as herein, .,
after provided. and each party shalI
nav the expense OF its own primary
election. except as herein other"ise
provided, and all primary electlons los
The nomination OF county district anu
state officers shall be held on the saiho
day.
Provided, however. nominations py
petition OF electors may continue 70 pe
made as provided in Section z'' oi
Kirby's Digest.
Sec. 2. The primary elections OF al
last Tuesday I'm May preceding tne
general election. Special primary eiec-
lions may be called to NIL vacancies,
and this law shall govern the same as
far as applicable.
Sec, g. There shall be chosen at each
primary election delegates TO tne
county convention, and the mennoe.
OF the County Central Cothnii'eeo ~. .,t,,
which each election precinct OF ~
ward is entitled, and II shall De me
huty OF the County Central Commlttee
40 pInce on the primary ballots the
names of all persons nominated loI
delegates and committeeman lnele
shall be placed on the ballot as canul-
aates for delegates and commltteeInt,h
only such names as nave peeu i,tnu nU'i ~
mated for such position by peutloh o,
sot less than 10 qualified electors OF
lhe precinct or ward, filed with the
recretary OF the County central toH-
mittee on or before its meeting helu as
hereinafter provided for appolntmen. nv,
OF Judges and clerks OF the primary
slection; provided. II candidates lot
such positions have not been hoinll'a.a lI !.
Cd bv petition OF qualified electors as
berein provided. then the County Cen
traI Committee at it's said meeting, Tor
the selection OF judges and clerks
shall select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
rincts and wards where no nomina-
tions have been made.
Sec. 4. The Judges and CLERKS or
election shall be selected by the Couh,
ty Central Committee at an open ano
public meeting of the committee, held
NOT earlier than one week before the
urinary election, ten days written mo-
t,ce 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 or the
time and place OF holding said meet
ing in some newspaper of general cir
cuiation in the county, ana Where
there Is more than one court district
in the county, said notice snail pe
published in newspaper or general
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
L., eft Of
~ the notice for said county or said
district OF said county shall be given
by nrinted handbills, which the said
chairman. vice chairman or secretary
shall cause to be posted at public
places in each township OF such coun-
ty, one Of which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices 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 or clerk
fail to serve, and n neither the judge
or clerk. nor his alternate, shall serve,
then such vacancy IN the selection OF
Sudres and clerks shall be filled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
einct at $3.50 a. m.
Sec. s. II shall he the duty OF the
secretary OF the committee to prepare
and have printed the ballots for the
urinary 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 by lot
at the public meeting OF the committee
held to appoint Judges and clerks and
~ the secretary OF the committee, or
sny other person, shall print, or cause
10 be printed, ballots with the names
OF the candidates appearing thereon In
sny other or different order from that
determined as hereinbefore provided
or either OF them shall knowingly fail
70 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 Ivy fine and Imprisonment as
herein provided for in cases OF mis-
demeanor under this act.
Sec. G. ANY elector who shall tell
the fudge 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 elector and In the
presence OF each other shall prepare
his ballot for him rs he wishes to vote.
but before any such elector shall he re-
uuired or permitted 20 tell for whom
ne wishes 70 vote, 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
tudges, shall read to the elector the
names OF the respective candidates as
thew appear upon the ballot, and the
elector shall then state for which can
didate he wishes 10 vote, whereupon
one OF the Judges. in the presence OF
all, shall strike from the ballot all the
candidates for that particular ONCE
except the one for which the elector
votes: and n he does not wish TO vote
for any candidate for that particular
once, shall scratch the names OF all
the candidates for that particular office
or Of said ballot
No Judge or clerk shall express nny
preference for any candidate or In any
manner whatsoever attempt TO innu-
ence any olector for whom he shall
vote, and any Judge or clerk violating
any provision OF this section shall be
deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 7. Each political party holding
primary election shall. on the hrst
Monday after the primary, hold n
county convention composed OF tho
delegates elected at such primary elec-
tion in each township and ward as
herein provided for,
Sec, 3. The county convention shall
At said time declare the result OF said
primary election and select delegates
and alternates 20 all conventions.
No candidate for office, or oficehold-