The Little River news., 1916-08-05
FOR ACT NO. |.
 AGAINST ACT NO. 1.

FOR ACT NO. l.
 AGAINST ACT NO. |.
 "An Act to Regulate Primary Elcc- tions and for other purposes
 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. All organized political parties selecting their candidates for office through primary elections snail be subject to the provisions of this act, except in case of vacancies as herein. after provided. and each party shall election, except as herein otherwise provided and all primary elections TOT 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 2777 or 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 vacancles. and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec 3 There shall be chosen at each s primary election delegates 10 hars en of the County Central Committee to which each election precinct or clty ward is entitled. and it shall De tne 
 to place on the primary ballots the names of all persons nominated TOT delegates and committeeman. mere shall be placed on the ballot as canu, dates for delegates and committeeman only such names have been noml. mated for such position by petltlon ot Q, not less than 10 oualihsd electors oa 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 election; provided. if candidates for such positions have not been hoslnat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided. then the County cen , tral Committee at its said meeting. TOT the selection of judges and clerks. shall select candidates for delegates and conmitte for all voting pre- cincts and wards where no non1na- tions have hs.en made.
 Sec. 1. The jud-es and clerks Of election shall be selected by the Houn, ty Central CommittH" at an open anH 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 chairman vice chairman or secretary of the committees. and in addltloH thereto said chairman. vice chairman or secretary, shall publish not1cs or at ane ing in some newspaper of general cir culation in the county. and where there is more than one court dlstrlct in the county, said notice shall pc published in a newspaper of general cjrculatioa in both districts. or Tn newspape-s of general circulation In paper of general circulation In any county pr in any district or any coun, tv. the notia" for said county or saiu district of ' county shaii De sNen by printed tondhills. which the salo chairman. vie chairman or secretary shall cause 10 be posted at pubic places in each township or such coun- tv. on. of which shall be at the place provided for posting public notices at the court hot'sa or other place at which the said County Central Com. mttee is called to hold its open and
 The conmittoa shall appoint an al- ternate for nach judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve serve appointed. should such judge or clerk fail 10 serve, and if neither the judge or clerk nor his alternate, shall serve: then such vacancy in the selection or iudxe. and cIort<s shall he filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at S:o n. r,.
 Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty or the and have printed tho ballots for th" primary election. and the order in which the nnr,es of the respective candidates. ircludine persons nominat- ed for committeeman and delegates to the county convention. shall appear on the ballots shall he determined by lot. at the public meeting of the committee held to appoint judges and clerks. ana if 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 hereinhefore provided. or either of thAm shall knowingly fall any other provision of this section. he or they shall be guilty Of misde- meanor. and upon conviction be pun 'shed by fine and imprisonment as herein provided for in cases of mis- demeanor under this act
 Sec G. 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 may have the asSistance of tlre- judges in tho preparation of his ballot. who Tn the presence of the e1ector and in the presence of each other shall prepare hi. ballot for him as he wishes to vote but before any such elector shall be re- auirsd or permitted to tell for. whom including those in the booths. shall be required to withdraw from the polling room. Said ballot shall be prepared in tn. following manner: manner C, one s,s or o.tae the Judges shall read to the electOv the names of the respective candidates as they appear upon the ballot, and the didate 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 ofhce except the one for which the elector votes; and if he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular office, shall scratch the names of all the candidates for that particular office off of said ballot.
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in auG manner whatsoever atteppt tn infu1 ence any elector for whom he shall vote. and any judge or clerk violating any provision of this section shall be Aaemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro- vided.
 See. '. Each political party holding . primary election shall. on the first Monday after the primary, hold county convention composed Of the delegates elected at such primary cleo ton in each township and ward as herein provided for.
 Sec S. The county convention shall | at said time declare the result of said | primary election and select d"'erates | ana alternates to all conventions. No candidate for office. or oflcehold- l CT. or deputy of an ofTicoholder shah | be eIieibre to membership on County Sa,tra1 Committees delegate