The Springdale news., 1916-08-04
Be It Enacted by the People of the Cfata of Ark


 Be It Enacted by the People Of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. All organized political parties selecting their candidates Tor office through primary elections snail be subject to the provisions or thls aet' except in case of vacancies as hereln- after provided, and each party shall pay the expense of its own primary election except as herein otherwise provided. and all primary eiectlons .,a TOT the nomination of county. district and state officers shall be held on the same day
 Provided, however. nominations by petition of electors may continue 10 ns made as provided in Section 2177 or Kirhy's Digest.
 Sec. ?. The primary elections of III political parties shall be held on the general election. Special primary cleo lions may be called to fill Yaeancles. and this law shall govern the same as far applicable.
 Sec. 3. There shall De ehoseh at easa tsa primary election delegates to the county convention, and the members of the County Central Committee To which each election precinct or clts ward is entitled, and It shatt De tie " duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated Tor delegates and committeeman. mere placed dates for delegates and committeeman only such names as have been noml. hated for such position by petition oi not less than 10 qualified electors oi the precinct or ward, hled "Ith tne seertfary of the County Central com mittee on or before it's meeting held as hereinafter provided for appointment of judges and clerks of the primary election: provided, if candidates Tor such positions have not been norinat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided then the County Cen tral Committee at its said mees1hE, TOT the selection of judges and clerks, shall select candidates for defegates and committeeman for all voting pre- cinets and wards where no nomlna- tions have heen made.
 Sec. f. The judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the Ccun- 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 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 pr secretary shall publish notice of the time and place of holding said meet ing In some newspaper of general clr- euiatien in the county, ana Whefe there is more than one court district In the county said notice shall be published in newspaper of general circulation in both districts. or In newspapers of general circulation Tn each district; and if there Is no news paper of general circulation In any county. or in any district of any coun- fv. the notice for said county or said district of said county shall he given by printed. handhi1ls. which the said chairman vice chairman or secretary shall cause to be posted at public places in each township of such eoun- ty one of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices al fNe court house or other place at which the said County Central Com mittee is called to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee shall 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 pr clerk nor his alternate. shall serve. then such vacancy in the selection of Judges and clerks shall be filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- -.cinct at 30 a.
 Sec 5. It shall he 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 nominat- ed for committeeman and delegates to the county convention. shall appear on the ballots shall be determined hy lot. at the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks. and If the secretary of the committee, or nnv other person shall print. or cause to be printed. ballots with the names of the candidates appearing thereon in anv oth CT or different order from that determined as hereinhefore provided pr 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 a m sde- meanor and upon conviction be pun ished by fine and imprisonment IS herein provided for in cases of mis- demeanor under this act.
 Sec 6. Any elector who shall tell the judge that he can not read or write or that by reason of any physical dis ability he is unable to mark his ballot. may have the assistance of the judges In the preparation of his ballot. who in the presence of the eleetor and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote. but before any such elector shall be re- uuired or permitted 10 tell for whom he wishes to 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 manner; One of the judges. in the presence of the other Judges, shall read to the eleetor the names of the respective candidates as they appear upon the ballot and the eIector shall then state for which can didate he wishes to vote. whereupon 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 eIector votes: and if he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular office. shall scratch the names of all the candidates for that particular office of Of said ballot.
 No judge CT clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attempt to infu- ence any elector for whom he shall vote and any judre or clerk viola ting any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro- vided.
 Sec. [. Each political party holding a 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. 8. 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 officehold- CT. or deputy of an offcaholder shall be eligible to membership on County