Sharp County record., 1916-08-11
Be It Enacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas:

parties selecting their CANDIDATES loI
office through primary elections shail
be subject to the provisions of this act,
except in case of vacancies as hereln-
after provided. and each party shall
pav the expense of its own primary
election, except as herein otherwise
provided, and all primary elections foT
the nomination of county, district ana
state officers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided, however. nominations by
petition Of electors may continue TO be
made as provided in Section PITT or
Kirbys Digest .,
Sec. 2. The primary elections of all
political parties shall be held on the
last Tuesday in May preceding the
general election. Special primary eIec-
tions 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 10 the
county convention, and the members
of the County Central Committee 10
which each election precinct or CITY
ward is entitled, and 1t snail De 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-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names as have been noml.
mated for such position by petition OF
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, If candidates FOR
such positions have not been nominat-
ed by petition OF qualified electors as
thnn tha County Gem
trail 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. 4. The judges and clerks or
election shall be selected by the Coun-
ty Central Committee at an open and
subtle meeting of the committee, held
not earlier than one week before the
primary election, ten days written no
tice of the time and place OF which
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 In
zach district; and II there Is no news
paper OF general circulation In any
county, or in any district of any coun-.
tv, the notice for said county or SAID
district OF said county shall be given
by printed handbills, which the sa,u
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
shall cause to be posted at public
places in each township OF such coun-
ty. one OF which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices al
the court house or other place at
which the said County Central Com.
mittee Is called to hold It's open ana
public meeting.
The committee shall appoint an al
tornate 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 or clerk
fall TO serve, and II neither the judge
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-
clnct at $3.50 a. m.
Sec. s. II 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
which the names Of the respective
candidates, including persons. nominal
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
any other person, shall print, or cause
TO be printed, ballots with the names
OF the candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined az horeinbeforc provided
or either Of them shall knowingly fail
TO comply with, or knowingly violate
any other provision OF this section, he
or they shall be guilty OF q. msdc-
meanor, and upon conviction be pun
ighed by hne and imprisonment As
herein provided for In cases OF mis-
demeanor under this act,
Sec. g. Any eleotor who shall tell
the Judge that he can not read or write
or that by reason OF any physical dis
ability he IL unable 10 mark his ballot,
may have the assistance OF the Judges
IN the preparation OF his ballot, who In
the presence OF the electot and In the
presence OF each other ahall prepare
his ballot for him Ms he wishes 20 vote,
but before any such elector shall be re-
aulred or permitted 20 tell for whom
he wishes 20 vote, all Of the electors,
including those IN the booths, shall be
required TO withdraw from the polling
room, said ballot shall be prepared In
The following manners one OF the
Judges, In the presence or the other
Judges, shall read 60 the elector the
names Of the respective candidates ms
they appear upon the ballot md the
eloetor shall then state for which ean'
dIdate he Wishes 10 vote whcreupon
one OF the Judges, In the preHence OF
ali, shall strike from the ballot all tho
candidates for that particular onlee
eXeept the one for which the elector
votes, and If he does not Wish 90 vote
for any candidate for that particular
once, shall scratch the names of all
tho candidates for that particular onoo
on of said ballot
No Judge or clerk shall express any
preference for any candidate or IN any
manner whatsoever attempt 10 in1u5
Anee any eiector for whom he shall
vote. and any Judge or clerk violating
pny provision OF this section shall be
deemed guilty OF n mlsdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
Vlded,
Soc, 7, Each political party holding
. primary election shall on the FIRST
Monday after the primary hold q
county convention composed OF the
delegates elected AZ such primary eleea
tlon In each township and ward as
herein provided for
SEQ g. The county convention shall
nt said time declare the result or said
nrlmarv election and select delegates
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