The Huttig news., 1916-08-26
FOR ACT NO. |.
 AGAINST ACT NO. l.

rejection.
 FOR ACT NO. l.
 AGAINST ACT NO. l.
 An Act to Regulate Primary Elec- tions and for other purposes"
 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 as 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 denomination 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 in Section 2777 of Kirby's Digest
 Sec. 9 The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding the general election. Special primary cleo tions may be called to fill vacancies, and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec. 5. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention. and the members of the County Central Committee to which each election precinct or city ward is entitled. and It shall De the duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated for delegates and committeeman. There shall be placed on the ballot as cahdi- dates for delegates and committeeman only such names as have been nomf- mated for such position by petition of not less than 10 qualified electors or the precinct or ward filed with the secretary of the County Central com mittee on or before its meeting held as hereinafter provided for appointment of judges and clerks of the primary election provided. if candidates for such positions have not been nom1nat- ed 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 committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomina- tions have been made.
 Sec. f. The judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the Coun- ty Central Committee at an open and public meeting of the committee. held not earlier than .one week before the primary election ten days. written mo- tfce of the time and place or Which shall be given each member by tho 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 eulation in the county, and where there Is more than one court district In the county, said notice snail pc published in a 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 coun- %a. cat mi v nr a district of said county shall be given by printed 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 he 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 shall appoint an all ternate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve 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 judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at S:3o a. m.
 Sec B. It shall be the duty of the secretary Of the committee to prepare
 
 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 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 hereinhefore 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 fshed by fine and imprisonment as herein provided for In cases of mis- demeanor under this act.
 Sec. 6 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 Tn the 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 inc 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 eleetor votes: and If 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 of Of said ballot
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate CT in any manner whatsoever attempt to fnnu- ence any elector for whom he shall vote. and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall he deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro- | vided. Sec. '. 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 ton Tn each township and ward as herein provided for.
 Sec. 8. The county convention sbay, at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and aternates to all conventions No candidate for of1ce or oRoohorS