The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-08-10

Be It Enacted by the People or the
State of Arkansas:
Section 1. All organized political
parties selecting their candidates TOT
Office through primary elections Shai i
be subject to the provisions OF TINS att
except in case of vacancies as hef
after provided, and each party ShaIi
pay the expense of it's own primary
election, except as herein otherwise
provided. and all primary elee19hS lol
the nomination of county, dlatrtel anu
state officers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided. however. nominations by
petition of electors may continue te De
made as provided in Section Ill oil
Kirby's Digest
Sec. 2 The primary elections of all
political parties shall be held on the
last Tuesday in May preceding the
general election Special primary ele'=
tions may be called to I'LL vacancies.
and this law shall govern the same as
far as applicable.
Sec. 8 There shall he chosen at each
primary election delegates 10 M
county convention, and the mehlpc.
Of the County Central Committee 10
which each election precinct or Guy
ward Is entitled. and II shall be the
duty of the County Central tohii4tttt'
to place on the primary h2 tfetS the
names of all persons nomlnateasi, d, d d,,a
delegates and committeeman. fhefe
shall be placed on the ballot as cahal-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names as have been NOM
mated for such position bN ptti'ioh -
not less than 10 qualified electors OF
the precinct or ward, filed with the
secretary of the County Central ON
mittee on or before its meeting heiu ~
hereinafter provided for appointment
of Judges and clerks of the primary
election. provided. If candidates for
such positions have not been nominal
ed by petition of qualified electors as
herein provided then the county cen
trat Committee at its said meeting Tor
the selection of Judges and clerks
shall select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
cinets and wards where no hoihlHa-
lions have been made.
Sec T. The JUDGES and clerks OF
election shall be selected by the Coun-
ty Central Committee at an open ana
public meeting of the committee hslu
not earlier than one week before the
primary election. ten days written no
tice Of the time and place OF when
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
eulation in the county. and where
there Is more than one court dlStflet
In the county, said notice shall be
published in newspaper of general
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 eeun-
~. the notice for said county or said
district of said county shall be given
by printed handbills. which the sara
vice chairman or secretary
shaii 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
the court house or other pace c d
which the said County Central Com
mittse is called to hold its open ana
public meeting.
The committee shall appoint an al
ternate for each Judge and an alter
in the place OF the judge or clerk
appointed, should such Judge or clerk
fail to serve. and If neither the judge
or clerk. nor his alternate, shall serve:
then such vacancy in the selection OF
5udges and clerks shall be filled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
cinct at $50 a. m.
Sec. s. 1t shall be 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 |
including persons nominat-
ed for committeeman and delegates 10
the county convention shall appear on !
nj 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
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 I'm cases of mis-
demeanor under this act
See. S. 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
in the preparation Of his ballot. who in
the presence OF the elector and in tho
presence of each other shall prepare
his ballot for him as he wishes to vote.
but before any such elector shall be re-
auired 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 in
the following manner: One of the
Judges in the presence OF the Other
Judges, shall read to the elector the
names of the respective candidates as
they appear upon the ballot. and the
alector shall then state for which can
6tdate he wishes to vote, whereupon
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 II he does not wish to vote
for any candidate for that particular
Office. shall 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 to influ-
ence any elector for whom he shall
vote. and any judge or clerk violating
any provision of this section shall be
daamed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec 7. Each political party holding
"a primary election shall on the first
Monday after the primary, hold 2
county convention composed OF the
delegates elected at such primary cleo
ton in each township and ward as
herein provided for.
Sec. g. The county convention shall
Mt said time declare the result OF said
urinary election and select delegates
and alternates to all conventions.
No Candidate for office. or offfcehold-
err or deputy OF an oficeholder, shall
Ne eIigible to membership on County
Central Committees or as a delegate
10 county or district conventions. or as
a Judge or clerk of any primary cleo
The selection OF ineligible person:
shsll be void and the vacancy filled as
ether vacancies are herein provided &c