Sharp County record., 1916-08-04

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parties selecting their candidates for
)fice through primary elections shaii
as De subject to the provisions OF thls act
Except in case of vacancies as herein,
y after provided, and each party shali
s-oay the expense of its own primary
slection, except as herein otherwise
provided, and all primary elections Tor
The nomination of county district ana
state officers shall be held on the same
7 day. .,..,.,. hy
petition OF electors may continue TO be
made as provided in Section 217 OF
Kirbys Digest,
Sec. Q. The primary elections of all
political parties shall be held on me me
last Tuesday in Sagto Nay Prereuing nrinary elece
tions may be called to fill vacancies.
and this law shall govern the same as
far as applicable: oh
Sec 8. There shall be chosen at each
primary election delegates 10 .ne
county convention, and the menloets
of the County Central Committee 10
which each election precinct or city
N ward is entitled, and it shall be the
duty of the County Central committee
to place on the primary ballots tne se
names of all persons nominated lot
delegates and committeeman. There
shall be placed on the ballot as candi-
x dates for delegates and committeeman
= only such names as have been noml.
mated for such position by pettlon o
not less than 10 qualified electors OF
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, II Gandldates a4t
such positions have not been nominal
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-
oincts and wards where no nomlha-
tions have heen made.
Sec. l. The judges and clerks OF
election shall be selected by the Coun.,
ty Central Committee at an open ana
subtle meeting Of the committee, held
not earlier than one week before the
primary election, ten days written mo-
tice of the time and place of which
shall be given each member by the
chairman vice chairman or secretary
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
cuiation In the. county, and wheree
thore 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 IN
each district; and II there is no news
county, or in any district OF any eoun;
ty. the notice for said county or said
district OF said county shall be given
by printed handbills which the said
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
shall cause to be posted at PUBIC
ty, one OF which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices a.
the court house or other place at
which the said County Central Com,
rnittee 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 Judge 90, or ,nSrS eisrN
or clerk, nor his alternate, shall serve.
then such vacancy In the selection or
Judges and clerks shall be Allied by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
cinct at $50 a, m; A.
secretary OF the committee TO prepare
and have printed the ballots for the
primary election, and the order IN
which the names OF the respective
candidates, including persons. nominat-
cd 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
II the secretary OF the committee, or
to be printed ballots with the names
OF tho candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined as hereinbefore provided,
or either OF them shall knowingly fail
any other provision Of this section, he
or they shall be guilty OF n mlsdes
mesnor and upon conviction be pun
ished by fne and imprisonment as
herein provided for In cases OF mis-
demeanor under this act.
Sec. G. Any elector who shall tell
the Judge that he can not rend or write
or that by reason or any physlcal ais
ability he Il unable TO mark his ballot,
may have the assistance OF the Judges
the presence OF the eleetor and IN the
presenoe 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 70 toy for whom
including those In the booths, shall be
required 10 withdraw from the polling
room. said ballot sholl be prepared In
the following manner one. or the
Judges, IN the presence OF the other
judess, ahall read TO the olector tho
names OF the respective candidates as
they appear upon the ballot and the
elector shall then state for which cam
didate ne wishes 70 vote, whefeupon
one OF the Judges In the presence on
all, shall strike from the ballot all the
candidates for that particular ONCE
except the one for which the eleotof
votes aud n he does not wish 10 vote
Tor any candidate for that PARTICULAR
ofiee, shall scratch the names OF all
the candidates for that particular once
ON OF said ballot,
No fudge or clerk shall express any
preferenee for any candidate or IN any
manner whatsoever attempt 70 ihhu.
enee any elector for whom he shall
vote, and any Judge or clerk violating
any provlsion OF this section shall be
deemed guilty Of mlsdemeonor and
shall be punished a. hereinafter pro-
Sec. 7, Each political party holding
primary election shall, on the nrst
Monday after the primary, hold a
county convention composed OF the
delegates elected az such primary elce.
tIon IN each township and ward as
herein provided for,
Sec. g. The county convention. shall
st ssjd time declare the result OF said
prinary election and select delegates