Sharp County record., 1916-08-18

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing Act proposed by initiative
petition was filed in my Office as re-
quired by law, and that the same VIII
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state Of Arkansas at the next
general election. to be held on Tues
day. November 7, 1916, FOR adoption or
rejection.
FOR ACT NO. 1.
AGAINST ACT NO. 1.
IAN Act to Regulate Primary Elec-
lions and for other purposes"
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State Of Arkansas:
Section /. All organized political
parties selecting their candidates for
ONCE through primary elections shall
be subject to the provisions of this act,
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 elections for
the nomination of county, district ana
state officers shall be held on the same
day.
Provided, however, nominations by
petition OF electors may continue TO De
made as provided in Section 2777 or
kirbys Digest.
Sec O. 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 fill vacancies.
and this law shall govern the same as
FAR as applicable.
Sec. 8. 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 1t 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 noml-
mated for such position by petition OF
net less than 10 qualified electors OF
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. II candidates Tor
such positions have not been nominal
ed by petition Of qualified electors as
herein provided, then the County Cen
tral Committee at It's said meeting, for
the selection Of Judges and clerks,
shall select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
oincts and wards whore no nomina-
tions have been made.
Sec. 1. The judges and clerks OF
election shall be selected by the Coun--
ty Central Committee at an open and
oublic 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 cir
culation In the county, and where
there is more than one court district
In the county, said notice shall be
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
BY printed handbills, which the said
chairman, vice chairman or secretary
shall cause to be posted at public
places In each township OF such coun-
ty, one Of which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices at
the court mouse OF OlntT pldtt ~
which the said County Central Com
mittee Is called to hold Its open and
public meeting.
The committee shall appoint an al
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
fall to serve, and II neither the Judge
or clerk, nor his alternate, shall serve.
then such vacancy In the selection OF
Judges and clerks shall be hlled by tho
electors assembled at the voting pre-
cinet at $3.50 q. m.
and have printed the ballots for the
primary election, and the order In
which the names OF the respective
candidates. including persons nominat-
cd 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
II the secretary OF the committee, or
any other person, shall print. or cause
TO be printed, ballots with the names
Of the candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined "a here lnbeforc provided.
or either OF them shall knowingly fail
10 comply with, or knowingly violate
any other provision OF this section, he
or they shall be guilty OF n misde-
meanor, and upon conviction be pun
ished by hne and imprisonment ms
herein provided for In cases OF mis-
demeanor under this act,
Sec. 9, Any oleetor 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 eleotor and In the
presence OF each other shall prepare
his ballot for him as he wishes 10 vote,
but before any sueh eleetor shall be rec
auired or permitted 20 tell for. whom
ne wishes 20 vote, all OF the electors,
including those In the booths, shall be
required 10 withdraw from the polling
room said ballot shall be prepared In
the following manncri One. OF the
judges, IN the presence OF the other
Judges, shall read 10 tho oleotor the
names OF the respective candidates ns
they appear upon the ballot, and tho
eieotor shall then state for which can
didste he wishes 10 vote, whoreupon
one OF the Judges, In the presence Of
all, shall strike from tho ballot all the
candidates for that particular oillee
except the one for which the eloetor
votes; and n he does not wlsh 10 vote
for any candidate for that particular
once, shall scratch the names OF all
the candidates for that particular ofilee
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