The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-24
FOR ACT NO. l.
 AGAINST ACT NO. l.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:


 State of Arkansas:
 Section L All organized political 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 on the same day
 Provided. however. nominations by petition of electors may continue to be made as provided in Section 277 of Kirby's Digest.
 Sec. 2. The primary elections of all political parties shall be held on the last Tuesday in May preceding the general election. Special primary cleo tions may be called to i'll vacancies. and this law shall govern the same as far 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 be the duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated for delegates and committeeman There shall be placed on the ballot as candi- 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 or the precinct or ward. filed with the secretary of the County Central Com mittee on or before its meeting held as hereinafter provided for appointment of judges and clerks of the primary election; provided. if candidates for such positions have not been nominat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided, then the County Cen tral Committee at it's said meeting, Tor -In Invtr the selection of judges ana clerkS, KS shall select candidates for delegates and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nomlna tions have been made
 Sec 4 The judges and clerks or 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 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 or secretary shall publish notice of the time and place of holding said meet ing in some newspaper Of general GIT eulation in the county, and where there Is more than one court distrlct in the county. said notice shall De published in newspaper or genera circulation in both districts. or ih newspapers of general circulation III AACh paper of general circulation in any county or in any district or any coun. ty, the notice for said county or saiu district of said county shall be given by printed handbills. which the said chairman, vice chairman or secretarN shall cause to be posted at puph' places in each township Of such coun ty. one of which shall be at the pIae' provided for posting public notices the court house or other place "f which the said County Central Com nittee is called to hold it's open an public meeting. ternat. for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall scrV In the placA of the tudee or "l"r appointed. should such judge or "ler' .r clerk nor his altsrppte. shall s"rN' then such vacancy in the selection judges and clerks shHN be Hlled bN m .lector7 assembled at the voting rr*
 Rec. S. It shall be the duty of th" secretary of the e nmittee to nrepAr and have printed th" ballots for th urinary eiect'on. and the order '' which the rr'osr of the r"sprctiN candidates includiu" pnrS0nS norinGf od for committ' mon and delegates the county conN r"'icn ~hall anp"ar C. the hp IlNts shall he determined hH 'o at the public rleetir= of tue c""mt't' . Nald to s'...iut in" "s and clerks "r v the aP,ro' ar'- nf 'he committee. e nfh '. to he n~j..' . hp1lote wit. ~. ""r" of the candidates appearing thereon i' any other or different order from ths determined as hcretuheforc rroVtdN or either of th"m ehall RnoN'nEl Ia 10 comply with. or kOoWiURlN violat any other urovision of this section. N or they shpll he guilty of B uISd' nearor. and upon conviction he nui tshed hv fue and imnrisonmcnf herein provided for in cases of mis under fhi1 act
 Sec F Nrv elector who shall t"' the iudre tl,.t he cNo not road or writ CT that hN reason of gUN phvr'cal di. ability he is unable to mark his hal0 rus,- havc the assistance Of the iudg' in the preparation of his ballot. who the presence of the eleCtor and in ~ . pre-encc cf each other shall prepar his ballot for him ss he wishes to Vot but before any such olcct0r shall he rc ouired or permitted 10 tell for who' he wishes '" vote. o1l of the elector including those in the booths. shall reouired to withdraw from the polliu room Soid ballot shan he prepared the following Wsnn't: One 0f VI iudgPs in the preseue" of th" oth' judges shall read to tho cleCfor tN rames of the respeCtiv" rrrdtdAt"e thev appear upon the ballot. and tl elector shall then state for which ear dldstc he wishes to vote. whorsupu one nr the iudgce. Tn the presence = pIl shall strike from the ballot all rh .~~d'Astcs fo" that particular onl' sNCept tho ono fo" Nf.f. elect, votes. and ir rc doro rot wish to vot for any candidate tor that rartioula off1ce shrN scratch trc names Of H' the candidates for that particular ofnc off of 70 id ballot.
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