The Little River news., 1916-08-19
Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:

tions and for other purposes. Be. It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. All organized polticatr parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections shall be subject to the provisions of this act. except in case Of vacancies aS herein after provided, and each party shall pay the expense of its own primary election. except as herein otherwise provided. and all primary elections for the nomination of county. district and state officers shall be held Gn the same
 Providcd. however. nominations by petition of electors may continue 10 be made as provided in Section 2a77 Of
 See. 4S ?. The primary elections of all political parties small be held on Inc last Tuesday in May PEeesaiH& 13e general election. Special primary eiee- lions may be called to fll vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec 3. There shaI! be ehosen at each primary election delegates l9 me county convention. and tire meH57", ; of the County Central Gohs@ltt"e i' which each election precinct or rlIs ward is entitled. and fl Sha' De |' duty of the County central Conn 2-ltl ..e to place on the primary balIoi# iln names Of all persons homthat @ @ delegates and cuiumttteemen. The.
 shall be placed on the halIot a. s&E.i- dates for delegates and comm i'.'-.'H VI only such names as have been uu.1t mated for such position h% peutsaA ", not less than 10 qualified eleetaHi or the precinct or ward. filed }5lth me secretary of the County tehtfat I5.- mittee on or before its niectng held as hereinaftcr provided for app';alm nf of judges and clerks of tho primary election: provided, if candidates TOT such positions have not been ts ='l.5+
 i., of 11i fled t4Ii z herein provided. then the Eouni Y h- tra1 Committee at its said meetin& Toy the selection of iHa2ea and shall select oandid2tss .,, for a4 as @ l+o- ,,- eincts and wards where no hfts5'i.- tion% have bren made.
 Sec. 1 The judges and cltI "' election shall be selected hN the aaHH f.. Central Committ"e at an G0=5 9'i puhlic !lnrtin- of the eommiftsa- h.3I not carli"1 than on" week before ne urinary election. tco daNs Wr1tifh TO- tiee of the time and place Of which =shs11- be given each member bY the chairman. vice chairman or secretary of th. committee. and in addition thereto said chairman. vice chalrmaIn n CT .ecret.l.y shall publish notice of the tfi.le and place of holding said meet ine- in some newspaper of general eIf- culation in the county, and "htre there is more than one court dlSIfIe in the county. said notice shall be rublishad in a newsnaper of general cire5Iation in both districts. or Tn rey~srsu,l'. of general circulation In e.eh district; and if there is no news papor of general circulation in any eouatv. or in any district of any eoun. tv the Hoti,'n for said county or saiu =atstrfet Of d county shall be given h.. printed ,audbiHs. which the said .Eeirnsn. vice chairman or secretary ,aa1I cHutr to hc posted at public r1a cc% in each tcWnshin of such cGun- t,- op. of which shall ke at tho place nrovi6vd fer posting n9oIle n9a,gf" g}dn at at ii. court h"u." or other placG at -l,ich the said County Central Con- nlitte., is called to hold its open and rEs ran2iltlo shall appoint an al- +cl1fatr for each judge and an alter natn fer each Cl"rlt who shall serve in tho plac" Of th" jud%e or cIefk anaeiat"d. should ~rch ind"e or .e elgrN ,,il fail 70 scrve. and if nsitner tho iudrc or clerk. nor his alternate. shall serve. then such vacancy in thn selection of iuae.o: end clor'1s shall be filled by the el.ctore assembled at the Votin@ pre-
 Sec. !. It shall he the duty of the secretary, of the co'omitto" to Orepare and have printed tho ballots for the primary .Icction and ;hc order in csndfdateS inrlu.ling persons nominat- ed fel, aon}Uittc'man and delegates to th- cou'}tv convention. shall appear on the ballots shull he determined by lot. at the public meeting of tho committee held to appoint iudgoS and cl"r1Ss. and if the secretary of the Co"inlfieH, or any othor person. shaf rIfnt or cause to be printed ballots with the names of the candidates appearin@ thereon in any othor or different order from that determined as horeinhefore provided: or either of them fhal ksowin@ly fail to comply with. or Fnowingly violate any other nrovSion of this section. he or they shall be guilty of rfsde- mcanor. and upon conviction he pun herein provided for in cases of mis- temeanor under this act.
 See 6 Anv clector who shall tell the judge that he can not read er write or that by reason of any phVStcat dis ability he is unable to mark his ballot may have the assistance of tho iulgeS in the preparation of his ballot who fn ths presence of the e1ector and in the nreSenCc of each other shall prepare Hs ballot for him as he wishes 10 vote but before any such elcctor shall ho re- quired or permitted to 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 eloctor the names of the reSncctive candidates a s they appear upon the ballot. and the e1ector shall then state for which can-I didate he wishes to vote. WhcFeuponl one of the judges, in the presence Of all, shall strike from the hallot all the candidates for that particular office except the one for which the elector votes: and If he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular sflce shall scratch the names of all the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in any manner whatsoever attempt 10 influ- ence any elector for whom he shall vote, and any judge or clerk viola ting any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty Of a misder1cHnor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro- vided.
 Sec. '. Each political party holding s primary election shall. on the first Monday after the primary, hold rounty convention composed of the delegates elected at such primary elec- fion is 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 to all conventions.
 No candidate for office, or officehold- er or deputy of an offceholder. shall be eligible to membership on County Central Committees or as a delegate to county or district conventions. or as q judge or clerk of any primary cleo ton.