The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-08-25
BE It Enacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas:


State of Arkansas:
Section 1. All organized political
parties selecting their candidates Tor
Office through primary elections shaii
be subject to the provisions OF thls act
except In case of vacancies as hereln,
after provided, and each party snail
nav the expense of its own primary
election, except as herein otherwise
provided. and all primary elections TOT
the nomination of county, district anu
state officers shall be held on the same
day. .z.. -.
Provided. however. nominations by
petition of electors may continue 70 De
made as provided in Section 2777 or
Kirhys Digest.
Sec 2 The primary elections of all
political parties shall be held on IN e
last Tuesday in May preceding the
general election. Special primary cleo
lions may be called to fill vacancies,
and this law shall govern the same as
far as applicable.
Sec g. There shall be chosen at each
primary election delegates to the
county convention, and the members
of the County Central Committee 10
which each election precinct or CITY
ward is entitled. and it shall be the
duty of the County Central Committee
10 place on the primary ballots the
names of all persons nominated TOT
delegates and committeeman. mere
shall be placed on the ballot as candl-
dates for delegates and committeeman
mated for such position by petition OF
not less than 10 qualified electors OF
the precinct or ward, hied with the
eecrtferv of the County Central Com
mittee on or before its meeting held n s
hereinafter provided for appointment
of Judges and clerks of the primary
election: provided. II candidates Tor
such positions have not been nonrinat-
ed by petition of qualified electors as
herein provided. then the County Cen
trail Committee at it's said meeting, for
the selection of judges and clerks,
shall select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
cinets and wards where no nomina-
tons have been made.
Sec. 1. The judges ana clerks OF
election shall be selected by the Coun.
" Central Committee at an open and
public meeting Of the committee. held
not earlier than one week before the
primary election. ten days written mo-
iice Of the time and place of when
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 or the
time and place of holding said meet
Ing In some newspaper of general cir
ruiatfon in the county. and where
there IS more than one court d1strict
In the county. said notice shall pc
published in newspaper OF genera
circulation in both districts. or in
newspa pers of general circulation IN
eaeh district and If there IS no news
paper of general circulation IN any
rountv. or in any district of any coun-
ty the notice for said county or said
district af said county shall he given
bv printed handhills. which the said
chairman. vice chairman or secretary
shau cause to he posted at public
places in each township of such coun-
w one of which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices al
the court house or other place at
nySN-
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
fail 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 filled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
rinct at $40 a. m.
Sec. 5. It shall he the duty OF the
secretarv OF the committee to prepare
and have printed the ballots for the
primary election and the order in
which the names OF the respective
candidates. including persons nominal
ed for committeeman and delegates to
the county convention, shall appear on
the ballots shall be determined by lot.
Mt the public meeting of the committee
held to appoint Judges and clerks. and
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 as hereinbefere provided
or either or them shall knowingly fail
to comply with. or knowingly violate
any other provision Of this section, he
or they shall be guilty of misde
ished by fine and imprisonment as
herein provided for in cases Of mis-
demeannr under this act
Sec. 6. Any elector 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
NAV have the assistance Of the Judges
In the preparation of 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 10 vote
but before any such eiector shall be re-
auired or permitted to tell for whom
he wishes to vote. all of the electors.
including those in the booths. shall he
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 9th er
Judges, shall read 10 the elector the
names of the respective candidates as
thew appear upon the ballot and the
elector shall then state for which can
dtdate he wishes TO vote. whereupon
one OF the Judges. in the presence OF
all shall strike from the ballot all the
candidates for that particular office
except the one for which the eiector
votes: and If he does not wish TO vote
for any candidate for that particular
office, shall scratch the ma mes Of all
the candidates for that particular Office
of of said ballot.
No Judge or clerk shall express any
preference for any candidate or i'm any
manner whatsoever attempt to inhu-
ence anv elector for whom he shall
vote, and any judge or clerk violating
snv provision of this section shall he
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
videa.
Sec. :. Each nolitical party holding
primary election shall on the first
Monday after the primary. hold a
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 ~ said
primary election and select delegates
and alternates 70 all conventions
No candidate for office. or officehold-
err or deputy Of an oficeholder shall
be eligible to membership on County
Central Committees or as a delegate
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