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

section |. All bi EtlllAE+' v parties selecting their candi didateS ,II 10, office through primary elections Sha.' be subject to the provisions or tllS a,'' except in case of vacancies as hettlh, after provided and each party Shat pay the expense of it's own pr'n,3iE election. except as herein otheIN tNS provided, and all primary eIecti9 5 ioI the nomination Of county, d'Slt 'e' ~ a.I state officers shall be held on the Satiio day.
 Provided. however, nominations ey petition of cleo Slrs may continue 10 pc made as provided in Section 2I'' or Kirby's Digest.
 Sec The primary elections or aI political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding lhe general election Special primary eIee- tons may be called to fill vacancies. and this law shall govern the same aS
 Sec I Tbera shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention. and the menoe of the County Central Commlttee <" which each election precinct or cl1N ward Is entitled. and tt shall he lhe duty of the County Central CommlttFe to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nomlnaiegr, g,, ,rt, sqs shall be placed on the ballot as cau3l- dates for delegates and committeeath only such names as have been nHth'. rated for such position hy petition CT not Iess than 10 qualifed electors Of the precinct or ward, filed with m" secretary of the County Sentfa 9fR- rlfttee on or before its meeting held aS berefreftNr provided for appointment of fudsas and clerks of the primary ,lections= provided. if candidates Tor such positions have not heen N9hhht'- cd by petition of qualified electors aS hersir provided. then the County Con t~ai Comp1fttee at ifs said mccttu@. 5ar inc ,elaction of tu3ges and clerks. rbaU select candidates for dele&ate7 and committeemen for all yotinE Pfs- .incts and wards where m h2thltla- lions nave been made
 Sec I Tho judges and clerks ef rlectic,t shall be selected hV the Fonn- W Central Committee at aN open and buhfir meeting of inc committee. held prfnarx election ten davss written no flee of she ffwe and place of which shall h- given each member bN the chairman. viae chairman or secretary thereto -aid enairr'au. vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice or the time ant place of holding said meet inc in some newspaper of general cir cu1ati0n Tn tbe county. and whore there ia mora than one court district in the county. said notice shall he puh1ishes in a newspaper of general circulation in hnth districts. CT In -e,vspap-rs of general circulation In each district and r the~e is na news paper Of general circulation in any county. or in any diafH'rt ef any SNaa- tv tho notice for said county or said 4IgtrIr- of eeHf county vhaU be given bv printed han3bff'r. which tfn said chairman. viee ehalrnAan or secretary Jhau cause 10 he nestod 7t public n'aras in each township of such couu- iv. one Of which shall be et the place provided for posting public notices at the court FoDeo or nther plocr at which the said County Certr1l Com tnfttee fs ra9od to hold it's open and eublic meeting
 The committee snail onnoiot an al sernate for each Judge md m alter nate for each clerk who shall serve Ir +re p1are oe fre futre or clerk fan to serve md tf neither tho iudTe or clerk. nor his alternate. shnil qcrVe then such vaca rCv IO fhe srI'etton ar tu1was and clnrlls shall be filled hy Inc oinct at s90 n m.
 Sec 5. Tt shall he inc duty or tho secretary ot the committee 10 prepare and have rrintcd the ha iiets for the which the nawes If the respective candidates trsIHAfpg Rersone NaWirat- ed for committeeman and de1erates to tho county convention. ehal 9ppear on the ballots shall he determined by lat at tho public meeting of the committee held 10 appoint judges and rlorlts and ff tha sec~etsrv of tho committee. or any o+har rerenr eran print pr cause
 
 of tbo Candidates apDegrivar thereon Tn onv other or ai1ereut zorlar from thaf Aefcrruined 2 horoiUhefOrc provided or either 0f tNau ehaN l1r0win faf1 to comply with or lsrowiuc'v violate any other provi-lan If this section. he or thev eha}l he ruiitv af mizde- rnearor. and Gpou conviction he puu- tshod hv fire and Imprisonment as herein provided far fH cases of mts= derneannr under this act
 Sac 6 Nny etector who shall feU the iudEe that he c0n not road or write or that hv reason af any rhvsical 1is- ability he is unable to mark his ballot may have the o@sistance of thc fVdgre in the preDo ration of his ballot who in the presence af rbe e}eetor and in tho presence or each other shall prepare his ha1lot for hfr qs he wiehrs to vote but before orr .uah olcctor shall he re- quircd or permitted to tell for whom Including those tn the booths. shall he recufrc7 to vfthar7w from thc polling room Said hallat shall he prepared in the following rHn0er. Ono. of the Judges shah rrHd fn inc elector the names or tNe rr-nect{ve candidates as fh eV pnpeHr Hpao The holiot and the elector sh7N .'n state for which c1n- one or fhu Ff.f~ee. in tho presence of all shah strike from the ballot all the candida es far that partieH'ar office votes. and fr h, aaos not wish to vote fer any candidate for that particular office shall scratch thc names 0f aU the condi lates for that particular office off of sgii ballot.
 No iuder or clerk sha'l express any preferenea for any candidate or in 1rs.
 manner whatsoever atewnt to in1u- ence nuv e1eetor for whom he shaN vote. nnd any iudeo or clerk vio1a ttn~ any provision of thIs section shall bo deemed guilty of rdsdemrnDer and shall be punished ae hereinafter pro vidcd
 Sec Each political party holding primary election shall, on the 6rst Monday aftar the primary. hold county convention composed of tho delegates elected at such primary cleo tion iu each township and ward as herein provided for.
 Sec. S. The county convention shall at said time declare the result If said primary election and select delegates and alternates to all conventions.
 No candidate for office. or oGleehold- CT or deputy of an ofilccholder shall he eligible 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 ton.