The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-17
Sc It Enacted by the People of the Haa1e of ArhAneaa:


 nsat< of Arkansas:
 Section I. Al organized political R4xSie4 selecting their candidates TOT ofeee through primary elections tbhi ee subject to the provisions or tnin ac1 nzeepf in caSe of vacancies ae hereln- aftsr provided. and each party shan HAx the expense of it's own primary aisctton, except as herein otherwise provided and an primary elsssldns ans no gtste ofseers shall be held on the same
 Provided. however. nominations by petftion of electors may continue 70 pe pnade as provided in Section 27f7 or
 See. q Tns primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the general election. Special primary elec- lions may be called to hll vacancies and this law shall govern the same as
 ree There shali be chosen at each primary election delegates 70 me county convention. and the members sf the County Central Committee 70 which each election preeinct CT cits &uty of the County Central Committee Co place on the primary ballots tne nan1es of All persons nominatea TOT deieEatee and committeeman. Insre sAali he placed on the ballot as candi- dates for delegates and committeeman cuiy such names as have been notniss mated for such position by petition os not less than 10 qualified electors oi ths precinct or ward, filed with the s.srstRry Of the County Central Com- mittee on or before its meeting held ns kereinefter provided for nppoin,mens election: provided. if candidates for such positions have not been nominat- eh by petition of uusliied electors Hs sr~i roynmittee al .ts said meeting, for the reIeotion of judges and clerks, shall select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting pre- oincfs and wards where no nomine- ktons have been made.
 Sec. q The judges and clerks Of election shall be selected by the Soun- ty Central Committee at an open ana puhiic meeting of the committee, held not earlier than one week before the rrirnarv election, ten days written nos tiee Of the time and place or whtcn shall be given each member ny srs Of the committee, and m aodltlon thereto said chairman, vice chairman or secretary shall publieh notice of the time. and place of hoiains ss,n ,nss.- r,r- culation in the county, and .where there is more than one court aistr,c, in the county, said notice snail pc csreulafion in both districts. or In n<wrpapers of general circulation Tn snch district; and if there is no news paper Of general e,rsuiat,on @ in % any ty. the notice for said county or said Sistrict of said county shall be given bv printed hnndhills. which the said chairman. vice chairman or seeretsa,us nlacee in each township of such coun- kv. one of which shall be at the place provided for boating public notices at which the said County Central Com- miftse is called to hold its open and public meeting.
 The committee shall appoint an ai- ternate for each judge and an. alter nate for each clerk who shall serve sn the place of the judge or clerk appointed. should such Judge or clerk tail to serve. and 1T neither ss ans e 5onse fhen such vacancy in the selection of Sudres and clerks shall be fiiied by the electors assemhied st the voting pre- e'rss rsc. + ft shaii hiiii be the duty of the secretary of the committee to prepare and have printed the ballots for the primary election, and the order in candidates. including perrous nominat- e6 for committeeman and delegates 10 the county convention, shall appear on tAe ballots shall he determined by lot, st the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks. and n the secretary of the committed, or kny ether person. shall print. or cause DTtntEUs sf the candidates appearing thereon in Anv other or different order from that 2~termined as hereinhefore provided, or either of them shall knowingly fail ko comply with or knowingly violate say other rr,, dsion of this section, he or they shall be guilty of a misde- neanor. and upon conviction be pun
 pyovded py for in eases of miss ferneanor under this act.
 Sec 6. Any eiector who shall tell the judge that he can not read or write CT that by reason of any physical dis ability he is unable to mark his ballot. nay have the assistance of the judges h the preparation of his ballot who in Ae presence or the slsctsr and in the kis ballot for him as he wishes 10 vote. kut before any such elector shah be re- auired or permitted to tell for whom Re wishes 10 vote. all of the electors. Including thcse In the booths. shall be yeouired to withdraw from the polling room Said ballot shall be prepared In the following manner: One of the Judges. shall read to the elector the names of the respective candidates as thev appear upon the ballot and the eieetor shall then state for which can didate he wishes 10 vote. whereupon one of the iudges. In the presence Of all. shall strike from the ballot all inc candidates for that particular office except the one for which the eiectcr votes. and if he does not wish to vote for any candidate fer that particular once shall scratch the names Of all the candidates for that particular ofice eff of said ballot
 Ne judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or Tn any manner whatsoever attempt to inru- snce any eiector fov whom he shall vote. and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall he deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and shah be punished as hereinafter pro vfded
 Sec, 2. Each political party holding Monday after the primary. hold a county convention composed of the he1egates elected at such primary elec- ton in each township and ward as herein provided for
 Sec. z. The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delerates and affcrnates to all conventions
 No candidate for office or cficehold- CT or deputy of an oficeho1der. shall Central Committees or as SeIerate to county or district conventions. or as . fudge or clerk Of any primary elec- ton
 shall be void. and the vacancy filed as other vacancies are herein provided to he filed Vacancies in the de1egation to convention. arising from death absence, resignation or ineiigihility, shall be filled by the alternafes in the order of their selection. and in ab- sence of alteruafeE, by the remaining members of the delegation Vacancies tn the Central Committee shall be ffied by the committee.
 election shall make a duplicate reg frter of the names of each and afi the electors in the order in which they present their ballots, placing opposite