The Newark journal., 1916-08-03
Be It Enacted by the People or the
State of Arkansas:

State of Arkansas:
Section / All organized political
parties selecting their eqndidates i9 ,i
office through primary election 4hai
be subject to the provisions OF tatS ~
except in case of vacancies as hefylnII
after provided. and eaeh party ShaH
pay the expense of its own primary
election except as herein otherwise
provided. and all primary elections Tor
the nomination of county, district ahd
state officers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided. however, nominations by
petition of electors may continue TO De
made as provided in Section 2ftt OF
Kirby's Digest,
political parties 81 al be held on he
last Tuesday in Nay preceding the
general election. Special primary el't-
lions may be called TO I'LL Nacahcles.
and this law shall govern the s'itile az
far as applicable.
primary election delegates TO me
county convention, and the mempei
of the County Central Committee 70
which each election precinct OF Ct's
ward is entitled. and ii shail De ne ne
duty of the County Contra! oiiiliii
to place on the primary ballots me
names of all persons nominated Tor
delegates and commit l.. On. ~ ~;
shall be placed on the ballot Al ea iIl'z
dates for delegates and eol'fhltltf'l'tt
only such names as have heen NOM.
mated for such position BY prtfttoh o.
nj les finn "a qualified electors OF
the precinct or ward hled WIN the
secretary of the County ttntfat IN ~
mittee on or before lis meetin@ atid az
Hereinafter provided roe appointment
OF Judges and clerks Of the pflinarY
election; provided. II eaadldattS l"i
such positions hive not y - =, 81 . ~
ed by petition of Gnaltfis d rl1eiais n
herein provided. then the touh en-
tral Committee at its said laoetiaIt or
the selection of Judges and clerks,
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and committeeman for all VOTING pre-
cfnets and wards where no homlha-
lions have been made.
Sec ( The Judges and clerks or
election shall be selected by the coun-
w Central Committee 1t an omen ana
public meetine Of the comm ito hcla
not earlier than one week before the
primary election. ten da = VII IN 49,, ~
tiee OF the time and place Of "hlsa
shall be given each member by the
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
of the committee. aud 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 genera CIR
culation In the county. ana Whtfe
there Is more than one court elStfItt
I'm the county, said notice shall De
published in a new 5papef OF Etii'i ~ -
circulation in both districts, af ia
newspapers of general elfe'lailoh IN
each district; and If there Is no news
nanar of general circulation IN any f
county. or In any district of any eoun, |
". the notice for said county or sara
NV printed handbills. which the said /
oh irman vice chairman or secretary F
shall cause to be posted at pubIle
places in each township OF such couh-
Nv. one OF which shall be at the place T
provided for posting public notices at
the court house or other place at /
which the said County Central Com,
mittee is called to hold It's open and |
The committee shall appoint an al
ternate for each Judge and an alter I
nate for each clerk who shall serve |
in the place OF the judge or clerk
appointed. should such judge or clerk I
fail TO serve, and II neither the Judge |
or clerk nor his alternate. shall serve. |
then such vacancy in the selection OF
Judges and clerks shall be hlled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
Sec. s. It shall be the duty of the
secretary of the committee to prepare
and have printed the ballots for the
which the names of the respective
candidates, including persons nominal
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 /
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 I
any other provision of this section. he
or they shall be guilty of misde- t
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
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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
tho 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-
ouired 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
elector shall then state for which can
dfdate 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 IL 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 iniu-
ence any elector for whom he shall
vote. and any judge or clerk violating
any provision of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided
Sec. Z. Each political party holding
a primary election shall on the first
Monday after the primary, hold a
county convention composed of the
Delegates elected at such primary cleo
tion in each township and ward as
herein provided for.
Sec g. The county convention shall
Mt aafd time declare the result of said
urinary election and select delegates
and alternates to all conventions.
No candidate for office, or offleehold-
err. OF deputy of an officeholder. shall
Be eligible to membership on County
Central Committees or as delegate
to county or district conventions. or as
a Judge or clerk OF any primary cleo
ton.
The selection Of ineligible person,
shall be void. and the vacancy filled as
ether vacancies are herein provided &c
be filled Vacancies in the delegation
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