Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-25
ron ACT No, I.
AGAINST ACT NO. ..


AN Act 10 Regulate Primary Elee-
tions and for other purposes''
Re II Enacted by the People Of the
State Of Arkansas;
Section I. All organized political
parties selecting their candidates for
once through primary elections shali
be subject TO the provisions OF TINS act
except la case OF vacancies as herein
after provided. and each party FhuHl
pay the expense Of ~ 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 OL electors may continue 70 Dc
made AZ provided In Section 2777 OF
Kirhy's DIGEST
See. 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 20 hll vacancies.
and this law shall govern the same as
See 1 There shall he chosen AZ each
primary election delegates 10 the
county convention. and the members
OF the County Central Committee tol
ward II entitled, and u SHAH be lhel
duty of the County Central Committee
20 place on the primary ballots the
names of all persons nominated TOT
Delegates and committeeman. Theie
shall be placed on the ballot a. candi-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names n have been noml-
mated for such position by petition OF
not less than 10 qualined electors OF
the precinct or ward, hled with the
serTctnrv of the County Central Com
mIttse on or before its meeting held a.
hereinafter provided for appointment
of Judges and clerks Of the primary
election; provided. n candidates Tor
such positions have not been nominat-
"a by petition of qualified electors as
herein provided, then tho County Gem
trail Committee at itE said meeting, TOT
the selection OF iudges ana CLERKS,
shall select candidates for Delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
cIncts and wards where no nomina-
tions have heen made.
Sec l. The judges and clerks or
election shall be selected by the 'oun.
" Central Committee at an open arc
publIc meeting Of the committee, held
not earlier than one week before inc
primary election. ten days Wfllten mo-
tice Of the time and place or which
shall he given each member by the
chairman. vice chairman or secretary
~ the committee, and In ADDITION
thereto said chairman. vice chairman
or secretary shall publish notice or ihe
time and place OF holding said meet
culation In the county and where
there is more than one court district
in the county, said notice shall he
published In ncwEnnpor OF Eencrnl
circulation In both d,siricls. or n
newspapers ~ general circulation IN
each district: and if there e. no news
papcr OF general circulation In any
county. or IN any district ~ any conn.
~. the notice FOR s0ld county or sAla
district or r1Id county shall be given
nv prTntsd handhI1's. which m" Hnid
chairman. vice chairman or secretary
shall cause fo Poo rns''H ~ NNhNH
places in each 'uwn1hIn or Enrh 'guh-
~ ono nf which HIull hn no the Mac"
rr0vfdah Tor posting puh'lc notices az
Tho court hnuHp or nthTr nlnr" ~
which the aaid County Central Conn
rnIii0c is rnrlnd 90 hold its open ana
the committee shru appoint an al
tcrratc for zach Judge and m alter
nate FOR each clerk who shall serve
In the p'nra ~ tho iUd~C or clerk
Amounted. should vuCh fudge or clerk
- rIcrE nor his alternate, shall serve,
'brp such v-ruuCv In thp r'lorii0n oil
iudges and rlrrta shpll he fll"d by ihcl
electors aov"rlhlod AZ the voting pre-
Sec. g. n hall No tho duty ~ the
rarrGfrrr Of 'le rDT1ml'tno 70 rrcpnreI
arH have prlnted tho bnllots fsr the
rrir00rv election. and the order In
. y
crnFIdatea. i~rludinr peroors non1lnat-
81 FOR committeeman and DELEGATES TO
fhn b0uufv convention. shan 0nDnnr Onl
the ha'ioiu ahnll be determined hv lot,
~ 'hc public meeting 0f the c0rnmitteel
bold 10 annoint Judges and clcr'a. anal
/ n the secretary OF tho committee. orl
I anv 0thrr nnry0n. ahnll nrint. or c1ugcl
! N no printed. ballots with the names
m tho c0ndIdn'"a appearing thereon In
. r0v other or diT"r0n' order from ihHtl
/ determined &c herrlnhcfOre provided.
0r elther Of fhom shall knowingly fHiiI
| 10 comply with. or knowingly Violate
any other nrovialon Of this section. he
or they shaIl be guilty ~ misde-
rnoaror and upon conviction he nun
| Ishod hv fne md imprisonment as
! herein provided FOR In cases Of mis-
demoanor under this act.
Sec. e. Anv elcCtor who shall tell
/ the iUdEn that he can not read Or write i
Or that by reason Of any physical dis
abilitv he is unable 10 mark his ballot. /
NAV have tho assistance Of the Judges
IN tho preparation Of his ballot. who In
! the presence of the clector and I'm the |
nrosorce of each other shall prepare
his ballot for him nF he wishes 10 vote. |
but before Hnv such olcCtOr shall he re- |
duired or permitted 10 tell for whom |
he wishes 10 vote nll Of the electors. |
including those In the booths. shan bel
required f0 withdraw from the DOliinEI
room Said ballot shall be prepared in |
! the following manner: One OF the |
/
| Judges. ahplI read 10 the clector the |
rnmcg Of the rePpectlvo ~ ndidatas as |
frov npnoar upon the ballot. ard the |
cIector shall then state for which can |
ddatc he wishes 10 vote. whereupon
ono NJ tho iudRoF In the presence of
all. ohqli strike from the ballot all the |
candidates for that particular of1ce |
except tho one for which the elcctor |
votes: and n he does not wish 10 vote
for anv candidate for that particular
once shall scratch the names OF altI
tho candidates for that particular offlceI
on NJ eaid ballot.
No iudre or clerk shnll express anvI
preference for any candidate or In any
manner Whatsoever nttcmnt 10 inhu.
ence anv clector for whom he shnlll
vote, and rnv JUDI" or clerk Viola tinEI
Pnv provision OF this section shall bel
deemed guilty OF a mlsdomennor nndl
ehoIl be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 7. Each political party holding
p primary election shall. on the FIRST
Monday after the primary hold n |
COUNT convention composed OF theI
delegates elected at such primary cleo |
tlon IN each township and ward as
hcroin provided for.
Sec. g. The county convention ahal1l
NJ said tirue declare tho rceult NJ soidl
primary election and select delegates |
and 0licrnntcs 70 all conventions.
No candidate for Office, or 0n1CchOId-I |
/ or or dDDufv Of an O0lpfhOldpr gha III