The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04
Be It Enacted by the People Of the
 State of Arkansas:

Be It Enacted by the People or the l State of Arkansas
 Section | All organized political parties selecting their candidates ,Ii 1T l office through primary electlons s,.ati at | be subject to the provisions or 'iils ,o;,,' I l except in case of vacancIes a +n sha1I after provided, and each party sna,, | pay the expense of its own primary l election, except as herein otneIw ss rsr 7. provided, and all primary eiectIonts eieat and the nomination of county, o,, u,s tbe same | Provided, however, nominations py | petition of electors may contlnuae, a,1o ,o Rishy.s Rnde as nIgsst proyided h. Se'''0" .
 Sec. 3. The primary elections or a all Il political parties shall be heid Ii, on tbe the last Tuesday in May precealngs, e,ece tn tions may be called to fill vacancles. Z and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable: + each Sec. 3. There shall pc cnoseh a' 4ba county convention, and the mempeto mem te l of the County Central Committee | which each election precinct or c1ss ward Is entitled, and It shail Ga,ny',ittee p l to place on the primary ballots tne se names of all persons nomlnateaT T, re | delegates and committeeman Inene l shalf be placed on the ballot as canoi- | Sates Tor delegates and committeeman oniv such names as have been nomi.. hated for such position by petition ot l not less than 10 qualified elecuols .ha secretary sec of the County Central Com l mfttee on or before it's meeting heiu as hereinafter provided Tor appolni.rne,, nv of judges and clerks or the pra,natr tny election: provided if candidates TOT s,,ch nnsitions have not been nominat- l ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided, then the County cen | tral Committee at its salo rlee'iiS, 1orks io the selection of Judges and clerks, KS | shall select candidates for delegases and committeeman for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no nonifia- tions have been made. . ,arLs of
 Sec. 4. The judges and clerEs E, ol election shall be selected by the Coun l ty Central Committee at an open 1d and | public meeting of the committed, heio not earlier than one dees week writfen natfe mo- e | flee of the time and place or WhIcn shall be given each member by the chairman vice chairman or secI9.aoS s,ta l thereto said chairman, vice chairman la or secretary shall publish notice or the lime and place of holding said meet 1 ing in some newspaper Of general GIT ts e-e-N,s more than one court district i in the county. said notice shall pc published in newspaper or genera , circulation in both districts, .sd or i,l in
 
 | each district: and if there is no news naper of general circulation In any | county, or in any district Of any coun, ty, the. notice for said cpunty % h or e,iyen Sasu by printed handbills, which the salu chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall cause to be posted at pupilc places in each township of such couh- | ~ one of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices at the court house or other place at | which the said County Central Com- n,ittee is called to hold it's open and public meeting.
 The committee shall appoint an al- ternate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve serve In the place of the judge or clerk appointed, should such judge or clerk fail to serve. and if neither the judge or clerk, nor his alternate. shall serve, then such vacancy Tn the s, sHieetloi' l2l .b oa | electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at 8:30 a. m.
 Sec 5. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the eommittee ., to prepahre eae ar primary election, and the order in which the names of the respective candidates, including persons nominat- 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 | any other person, shall print. or cause to be printed, ballots with the names of the candidates appearing thereon m m any other or different order from that determined as hereinbefore provided or either of them shall knowingly fail to comply with. or Knowingly violate any other provision of this section. he or they shall be guilty of a, misde- | meanor and upon conviction be pun ished by fine and Imprisonment as herein provided for in cases of mis- demeanor under this act.
 Sec. 6 Any elector who s. i shall t; tel ! or that by reason of any physical dis ability he Is unable to mark his ballot may have the assistance of the judges the presence of the elector and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote l but before any such elector shall be re- auired 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 l judges, In the presence of the other | judges, shall read to the elector the | names of Retrospective candidates as eiector shall then state for which can didate he wishes to vote. whereupor one of the judges, in the presence of all. shall strike from the ballot all the | except the one for which the electoI votes; and If he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular office. shall scratch the names of al the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or Tn any manner whatsoever attempt to innu, ence any elector for whom he shal vote. and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall bt deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro | vided,
 Sec '. Each political party holding a primary election shall on the frs Monday after the primary, hold 2 county convention ats composed s,,nL as, of tho ton In each township and ward al herein provided for.
 Sec. 8. The county convention shal at said time declare the result of sait primary election and select delegate. and alternates to all cenyeations,
 No candidate for afite. or officehold
 ar. or deputy of ar. officeholder. shal be eligible to membership oh Count, to county CT district conventions. or q! judge or clerk of any primary cleo ton
 The selection of ineligible persons
 shall be void. and the vacancy filled a
 other vacancies are herein provided |, be filed Vacancies in the delegation to a convention. arising from death absence. resienation or ineligibility
 shall be filled by the alternates in th,
 order of their selection. and in ab
 sence of alternates, by the rcmainint
 members of the delegation. Vacancie
 in the Central Committee shall be fille'
 Sec Q The Judges and clerks of tn
 election shall make duplicate reg
 ister of the names of each and all tn
 electors in the order in which thel l ODDOgft