The Dermott news., 1916-08-17
Be It Enacted bv the People or the State of Arkansas:

except in case of vacancies as herein, after provided. and each party Sna,1 pay the expense of it's own prI,,st.s prll,,as election, except as herein otherwise provided and all primary eleStonS tor the nomination of county, district ana state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided. he, ever. nominations hy petition of elecs s,ra may continue 10 De made as provided ia Section 2''" or ktrbys Digest
 Sec 2 The primary elections Of aH political parties shall h" hr.l on .,IN last Tuesday in May Precedins ,,..f t9e general election Special primary ''''- ticns may be called te tlI Nacancies. and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable
 Sec 3. There shall he chosen at can primary election delegates to th" county convention and the members of the County Central Committee '" which each election precinct or CIV ward is entitled and tt shall De me duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots inc names of all persons nominated Tor delegates and eommitt"em'n. n'' snall be placed on the ballot as clt'I- dates for delegates and commit "rotn only such names as have been n"hl. hated for such position hv De''}on ". not less than TO qualified electors oi the precinct or ward hlrd w ,ln ,g' secretarv of the County Central Com r,fttee on or before it's meeting held a& Hereinafter provided for appointment Of fudgeq and clerks of the primary election: provided, if candidates TOT ,uch positions have not been nomiraf- .d hv na+itfan of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County Cen trsl Committce at it's said meeting. for shall select candidates for de'or1i"S and committeeman for all voting PrS- cfncts and wards where no nomin3- tions have been made.
 Sec 4 The judges and c'erfe of .hctton shall he selected bv the Coun- pub}ic meeting of the committee. held not earlier than one week before the primary election ten daN~' written no tice Of the time md place Of which shall be given each member ny the chairman vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and in addition thereto said chairman vice chairman or secretarv shall puh1ish nOtir" of inc t,me and place of holding said meet ing Tn some newspaper of general cir culattou In the county. and "h"rc there is more than one court dls' TT. in the county sat3 notice shall De published in d uesvsna per OC genera circulation in both districts. or n newspapers Of general circulation ta each district. and F thene is no ne" "s= paper Of general circulation in any county. or in any district of any coHa- tv the notice for said county or s9it district of sHid county sN7I he gwen by printed hardbiftv whtch rh" S7fd chairman vice chalrnan. or secretary shan cause to be posted at public piaces in each township of such c0un- tv one of which shall h" at th" place provided for posting public notices ot which the said County Central Com rnittee ts called to hold its open and public meeting
 The comnfttee snail apnoint m nl- ternate for each fHagN and m alter
 H,- Ha, in the place of tho tUdre or clerk eprointed. should such judge or c'ovl5 fan to serve and if neither th" 'ut~o or clerk nor hls aiteru7'e, shall e"rF e. then such vacancy fr tho selection Cf ,usg.s and clerks shall he fNcd by the electors assembled at the voting pre- oinct at S,Sn a. m
 Bee. x Y shall he tho duty of Inc secretarv or the committee 70 D-ppo rc and have printed the be a''ote for the nrir7prv election. and the ordcr i0 which the names or 'ho rc~p"r'ivc es rdidates. including peHeane ro0''H7t- cd for com rur1ittepTnaH ru4 '"'o~7t"s fH the county conV ert tiors shall appear or the ballots shall be doterr0Inod Nv frt st tho public meeting of tNc cnr7rrfttce held 70 appoint judges and "'r''- and if the secretary of #fhn comp fn''fr". or any other person eha v r~#ut or. rs'F-e 1o be printed ha1fote vi'h tNe names or the candidates anueariur thereon iu any other or different ar1cr from that determined as h"rctn'nf"~" Dr"vtded. or either Of them en0H Evnr.i ntr'v frtt 10 comply with nr krovviulr'v yfolate any other nr5V5sisr or fNts -rcfinr l#n or thev sHaH he guilty of mieae- t@h~d bv foe ard fwprj-ourfrot rs herein provided for tn cas's or rr5+- d.rreanor under thtE aat
 Sec 6 Any eirHro~ who ehoN '.fI or that rv reason ar any rrveiDo1 dis ability he is unab's 10 mark his h0 f1ot may have thc aeeastanCe 1f fho judges Tn the preparation of hir Noi'Nt who in the preeenee af tHe efecta~ and i0 the presence or eoch other shall prepare his ballot for htfa os hr wishes To vote. but before any such e1cC'Or shall be TO- uuircd or permitted 70 tcl' for whom including those tn the booths shall ho reoutred to wfthdr9w from thc polling room Said hallet shall bo prepared in the following manner. One of the Judges, shall read to thr e1ector the names of the Irrespective. candidates as they appear mon fne ballot. and tho .lector shall then state for which con dfdnte he wishes tn vote WheroupCn one of the iudges Tn the presence of all shall strike from the ballot an the candidates for that parficular office .xcent inc one for which inc sI.rtor votes; and if he does not wish to vote Tor any candidate for thnt particuf7 F ofrce. shall scratch the names Of all the candidates for that particular office or of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attpmpt to infu- srce any elector for whom he sha vote. and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro vided
 Sec. !. Each political party holding . 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
 Sec & The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and alternates to all conventions,
 No candidate for office. or offlcehold- CT, or deputy of an offlceholder. shall be eligible to membership on County Central Committees or as a delegate to county or district conventions, or as a judge or clerk of any primary cleo ton.
 The selection of ineligible persons shall he void, and the vacancy filled as other vacancies are herein provided to De nled. Vacancies in the delegation Co a convention, arising from death, absence, resignation or ineligihility. shall be eued by the aiternates in the