The Little River news., 1916-08-12

AGAINST ACT NO. l.
 "An Act to Regulate Primary Elcc-
 tions and for other purposes.
 Be It Enac cted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. All organized political parties selecting their candidates Tor i office through primary elections shai II be subject to the provisions of this act. | except in case of vacancies as hefelf, | after provided. and each party shall | pay the expense of its own primary | election. except as herein otherwise l provided. and all primary elections TOT | the nomination of county, district ana ] day. ,,,. Provided, however, nominations by ! petition of electors may continue 10 pc 1 made as provided in Section 2777 of 1 Kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 2. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in snesia May pTer1nnS eee @
 tions may be called to All vacancies. , and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable: primary election delegates to the i county convention. and the members i of the County Central Committee to which each election precinct or ci,y ward is entitled, and 1t shall be the 1 duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the M names of all persons nominated TOT delegates and committeeman There shall be placed on the ballot as candi- dates for delegates and committeeman 1 only such names as have been nofni 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 hslo as hereinafter provided for appointment
 of judges and clerks of the primary
 election; provided, if candidates for such positions have not been nomlnat-
 ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County Cen l Sral Committee at it's said meetinC. for the selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates Tor delesa.es and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomina- tions have b"en made. o,o,,.a =,
 Sec. 1. The judges and clerEs or e1aetio,, shall be selected by tho Conn- | t,- Central Tolnmittea at an open ana public ,r,aeting of the committee" held 1 not earlier than on" week hctore lhe urinary election. ten days written no 1 ti.e of the time and place of which 1 shall ba given each member by the 1 cha harman. vice chairman or secretary l of the committee. and In addltion thereto said chairman. vice chairman ar sacretary shall publish notice of the time and place of holding said meet l inG In some newspaper or general CIT
 taere is more than one court district | In the county. said notice snail pc published in newspaper Of genera circulation in both districts, +Ga, or m in eoch district: and if there is no news paper or general circulation In any countv or in any district of any coun, t.. the notira for said county or sa1d t,,strict of Il county shall be given bv printed ',andhlls, which the said fha ir.ran vice chairman or secretary places in each township of such coun- ty. one of which shall he st the place provided for posting public notices at the con,t ho"se or other n, place com al | mi.tao is called to hold It's open ana public meeting.
 rhe ao,nmi;tee shall appoint an all terrate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve in tN, rlace of the judge or clerk an,oiatod. should such judge or clerk or clerk nor his alternate, shall serve: then such vacancy in the selection or judges and clerks shall be filled by the elactors assembled at the voting pre- ''is: Sec. ,. 1t shaii be the duty of the ,~c~a.ar-, of the committee to prepare and have printed tho ballots for the primary election. and the order in xhicN the names of the respective candida .es. ircludine persons nominat- ed for cor1nitteema n and delegates 10 the ballots shall he determined by lot. | at the public meeting of tho committee held to arpoint judges and clerks. and if the secretary of the committee. or to be printed. ballots with the names of the candidates appearing thereon In any other or different order from that determined hereinbNfore provided: or either of tSera shall knowingly fail te comply with or knowingly violate any other provision of this section. he or they shall be guilty or a misde- meahor. and upon conviction he pun l ishsd by fine and Imprisonment as herein provided for in cases of mis- dsmeanor under this act.
 Sec G. Any. elector who shall tell tho judg. that he can not read or write | or that by reason of any physical dis ability he 1. unable to mark his ballot. may have the Assistance of the judges 1 in the preparation of his ballot. who Tn the presence of the elector and In the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes 10 vote. 1 but before any snch 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 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 l they appear upon the ballot. and the elector shall then state for which can l didate he wishes to vote, whcreupon one of the judges. in the presence of l l candidates for that particular office 1 except the one for which the elector 1 votes; and if he does not wish to vote l for any candidate for that particular office. Aall 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 doomed guilty of a misdemeanor and l dhll be punished as hereinafter pro- | SSded.
 Sec. '. Each political party holding q primary election shall. on the first Monday after the primary. hold l delegates elected at such primary cleo ton in each township and ward as | See {. The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select. delegates ana altsrnates to all conventions. l No candidate for office. or ofiicehold- | ar, or deputy of an of1ceholder. shall l ke eligible to membership on County l Central Committees or delerate , te county or district conventions, or as l