The Monticellonian., 1916-08-10
ACT No. 1

rejection.
 FOR ACT NO. |
 AGAINST ACT NO. I.
 aAn Act to Regulate Primary Elec- ttons and for other purposes.
 Be II Enacted hy the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section + All organized political parties selecting their candidates TOT office through primary elections sha!l be subject to the provisions of this act' except fin case Of vacancies as herein, 2, after provided. and each party shalI pay the expense of it's own print RlI1st ts i,a election. except as herein otherwise provided and all primary elections Tor the nomination of county, district ana state officers shall be held on the same daE-
 Provided. however. nominations by petition of electors may continue 10 De made as provided in Section 2ft4 or kffby.s Digest.
 Sec. 2. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding ,aae 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. 3. There shall be chosen at each primary election delegates to the county convention, and the members of the County Central Committee to which each election precinct or citY ward Is entitled and it shall he the duty Of the County Central Committee Tee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated I, Tor delegates and committeeman. fhefe shall be placed on the ballot as candf- dates for delegates and committeeman only such names as have been nomi- mated for such position by petition or not less than 10 qualified electors 70 or the secretary Of the County Central om- mfttee on or before it's meeting held as hereinafter provided for anpe4htmeht of judges and clerks of the primary election; provided if candidates for such positions have not heen nomihat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County cen traI Committee at it's 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 nom1na- tions have been made.
 Sec. 4 The judges and clerks of election shall be selected by the Coun= ty Central Committee at an open and public 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 bN the chairman. vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and in addition thereto Satd fhHtffHhfi+ NIGt ttEfif Atis9tA 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 tu each district; and if there Is no news paper of general circulation in any county. or in any district of any eoun- tv. the eotiee for said county or said district Of said county shall be given by printed hanahilla. which the safa chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall cause ta he posted at public places in each township of such conn= tv. one of which shall he at tho place provided for posting public notices at the court house or other place at which the said County Central Com mittee is called to hold it's open and public meeting
 The committee small appoint an all 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 or clerk fail to serve and if neither the judge or clerk. nor his alternate. shall serve. then such vacancy in the selection of Judges and clerks shall be filed by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinet at S:3A q. Iii.
 Sec. 5, II shall be the duty ef the 
 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 If 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 as heretnhefore provided or either Of them shall knowingly fail to comply with or knowingly violate any other provision of this section he CT they shall he guilty of misae- neanor. and upon conviction he pun ished by fne and imprisonment as herein provided for in cases Of mis- demeanor under this act
 Sec. (. Any e1ector who shall tell the judge that he can not read CT write or that hv reason of any phvsical dis ability he ts unable to mark his ballot i may have the assistance of the judges in the preparatiOn of his ballot who in the presence of the elector and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him q g he wishes to vote but before any such eleetar shall be re- ouired or permitted 10 tell for whom he wishes 10 vote. all of the electors. including those in the booths shall he required to withdraw from the polling room. Said ballet shall be prepared in the following manner. One of the judges. in the presence of the other Judges. shall read to the elector the names of the respective candidates as thev appear upon the ballot and the electar shall then state for which eqn- didate he wishes to vote where1lnan one of the judges. in the presence Of all. shall strike from the ballot all the candidates for that particular office except the one for which the e1ector votes, and if he does not wish .-s vote for any candidate for that particular office. shall scratch the names of ali the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot
 Nc judge or clerk shall exnress any rreference for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attempt to infu- ence any eleeter for whom he shall vote and any judge CT clerk violating any provision of this section shall b. deemed guilty ef misdemeanof and shall be punished as hereinafter pro Vided
 See | Each political party holding 2 primary election shall on the first Monday after the primary, hold county convention composed of the delegates elected at such primary elec- tion In each township and ward as herein provided for.
 Sec s. The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and alternates te all conventions.
 No candidate for office CT ofleehold- CT, or deputF Of au officebolder shall be eifsih}e te membership on County to county or district conventions or as judge or cinrk of any primary cleo tion
 shga hr void and the vacancy filled as other vacancies are herein provided to he filed. Vacancies h the delegation to convention. arising from death ahss nee resignation CT fnel{pfbfifty FaFE ffs 1x~ la sa1Hl I,