The Huttig news., 1916-08-12

auired by law, and that the same will be submitted to the qualified electors of the state of Arkansas at the next general election. to be held on Tues day, November '. l916. for adoption or rejection.
 FOR ACT NO. l. f,
 AGAINST ACT NO. l.
 "An Act to Regulate Primary Elec- tions and for other purposes" l, Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 | Section l. All organized political | parties selecting their candidates for l 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 l the nominate 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 provided In section FIT of Kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 2 The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding the lions may be called to fill vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec. ,. 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 1t shall be 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 candl- IaIn ntoa nvd anF 1lffnt fta2.zf only such names as have been nomi- mated for such position by petition of not less than 10 qualified electors of the precinct or ward. nled 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 nominat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County Cen tral Committee at its 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. 1. The judges and eierEs 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-
 
 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- culation in the county, and where there is more than one court district in the county. said notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in both districts. or In newspapers of general circulation Tn each district; and if there IS no news county, or in any district of any coun- ty. the notice for said county or said district of said county shall be given l by printed handbills. which the said shall cause to be posted at public places in each township of such coun- l ty, one of which shall be 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 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 fudge or clerk l fail to serve, and If neither the judge or clerk. nor his alternate. shall serve. | then such vacancy Tn the selection of judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at s30 a m.
 Sec E. It 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 | candidates. including persons nominat- | cd for committeeman and delegates to l the county convention. shall appear on 1 the ballots shall be determined bv 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 l 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 fall | to comply with. or knowingly violate any other provision of this section, he or they shall be guilty of misde- meanor. and upon conviction he pun ished by fine and imprisonment as demeanor under this act.
 | Sec. (. Any elector who shall tell | the judge that he can not read or write 1 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 as he wishes to vote,
 but before any such elector shall be re-
 auired or permitted to tell for whom ne W1SneS 10 vote, Ill OI the e1sCIpTS, 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
 eIector shall then state for which can
 didate 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 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 or in any manner whatsoever attempt to inffu-
 ence any elector for whom he shall
 vote, and any judge or clerk viola ting
 any provision of this section shall be
 deemed guilty of a 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 in each township and ward as
 herein provided for.
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