The Harrison times., 1916-08-26
FOR ACT NO, 1.
AGAINST ACT NO. 1.
Ne II Enacted by the People Oh INV
State OF Arkansas:

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Section 1. All organized ponuceI
parties selecting their Candidates lv
sfice through primary elections sna.'
Be subject 10 the provisions or THIS act
except in case Of vacancies as herein,
after provided. and each party shall
nay the expense of its own primary
election. except as herein othei" s,s ,oe
provided. and all primary electlohs To-
the nomination OF county, district h hnu
state ofIicers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided. however, nominations by
petition OF electors may continue 70 pe
made as provided in Section zdi' oi
K.rby's Digest
Sec. 2. The primary elections OF an
political parties shall be heId on te the
last Tuesday in May preceding tne
general election. Special primary elec-
fions may be called to NIL Vacancles,
and this law shall govern the saiiie o'
sec & There shall be chosen at each
erImery election delegates TO the
county convention, and the meihpeis
Of the County Central Committee 70
which each election precinct ~
ward is entitled. and II shall De the
Suty OF the County Central Committee
40 nlsce on the primary ballots the
names OF all persons nominated lot
6ei.setes and committeeman. There
shalI be placed on the ballot as cahul-
Hate. for delegates and commltteeHltn
pnly such names as have been noihl
mated for such position by petltloh ot
not less than 10 qualified electors OF
Ms. nrecinct or ward. filed with the
secretary OF the County Central com
r,ittee on or before its meeting held as
Hereinafter provided for appointment
of Judges and clerks OF the primary
sIection: provided. II candidates lot
such positions have not been nominal
al NV netition Of qualified electors as
herein provided, then the County Cen
traI Committee at its said meeting, Tor
the selection OF Judges and clerks
shall select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
rincts and wards where no noniha-
lions have been made.
Sec. 4. The judges and CLERKS or
election shall be selected by the Coun,
ty Central Committee at an open an9
public meeting OF the committee, helu
not earlier than one week before the
primary election. ten days written no.
flee of the time and place or whlch
shall be given each member by the
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
Of the committee, and In addltion
th.reto 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
oulation in the county, and where
there Is more than one court dlstrict
in the county, said notice shall oe
published In n newspaper or genera
circulation in both districts, or IN
newspapers OF general circulation In
each district: and II there Is no news
paper OF general circulation in any
county. or in any district OF any coun-
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 public
plaoes in each township OF such coun-
{y. one OF which shall be at the 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 shall appoint an al
ternate for each Judge and an alter
mate for each clerk who shall serve
in tho place OF the Judge or clerk
nppointed. should such Judge or clerk
fail 10 serve and n neither the judge
or clerk, nor his alternate. shall serve,
then such vacancy In the selection OF
1udxes and clerks shall be filled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
sinct at $3.50 a. m.
fec. 8. II shall be the duty OF the
and have printed the ballots for the
primary election, and the order In
which the names OF the respective
sendidates. including persons nominat-
ed 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
N the secretary OF the committee. or
any other person, shall print, or cause
10 be- printed ballots with the names
Of the candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined as hereinbefore provided
or either OF them shall knowingly fail
10 comply with or knowingly violate
sny other provision OF this section, he
or they shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor, and upon conviction be pun
ished bv fine and imprisonment as
herein provided FOR in cases OF mis-
dsmeanor under this act
Sec &. Any elec'or who shall tell
the Judge that ne can not read or write
or tnat by reason OF any physical dis
ability he is unable TO mark his ballot.
may have the assistance Of the Judges
in the preparation If his ballot, who in
the presence OF the elector and In the
presence OF each other shall prepare
his ballot for him as he wishes TO vote.
but before any such elhctor shall be re-
uuired or permitted 20 tell for whom
ne wishes 20 vote. III Of the electors
Including those In he booths. shall he
required 70 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 20 the elector the
names OF the respective candidates as
they arpear upon the ballot, and the
elector shall then state FOR which can
Sidate he wishes 20 vote qyhereupon
one OF the judges, IN the presence OF
all. shah strike from the ballot all the
candidates FOR that particular Office
Sxcept the one for which the elector
Tor any candidate for that particular
once, shall scratch the names OF all
the candidates for that particular office
cT OF said ballot,
No judge or clerk shall express any
preference for any rGnd date or I'm any
manner whatsoever attempt 10 infu-
ence INV elector FOR whom he shall
vote, and any Judge or clerk violating
any provision OF this section shall be
deerned guilty OF a mlsdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided
See 7 Each political party holding
O primary election shall. on the first
Monday after the primary, hold
county convention composed OF the
delegates elected at such primary cleo
tion 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 10 all conventions
No candidate for ONCE, or offlcehold-
er, or deputy OF an offlceholder, shar
be eligible TO membership on County
Central Committees or as a delegate