The Harrison times., 1916-08-05
BE II Enacted by the People OF tn
State OF Arkansas:

BE II Enacted by the People OF INC
State OF Arkansas:
Section 1. All organized poltisaI
parties selecting their candidates ~,
once through primary elections ant
be subject to the provisions OF tnls
except in case OF vacancies as IN
after provided. and each party shai,
pay the expense OF its own primary
election. except as herein other"ise
provided. and all primary elections los
the nomination of county, dlstIlct @ anu
state officers shall be held on the sahie
day.
Provided. however, nominations py
petition OF electors may continue 70
made as provided in Section E'' oi
Kirby's Digest. =,
Sec. 2. The primary elections or an
political parties shall be held on .he
last Tuesday in May precedlhE -
tions may be called to NIL Vacanc'es,
and this law shall govern the same as
far as applicable. oooh
Sec. 3. There shall be chosen at each
primary election delegates 10 tne tne
county convention, and the members
OF the County Central Committee ~
which each election precinct or cltS
ward is entitled, and II shail ue ,,tae t
duty OF the County Central committee
to place on the primary ballots the
names of all persons nominateG IoI
delegates and committeeman. lhere
shall be placed on the ballot as canui-
dates for delegates and committeeman
only such names as have peer, NUM-
mated for such position by petltloh ot
not less than 10 qualified electors Ua
the precinct or ward, fled with the
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 LOT
such positions have not been nominal
ed bv petition of qualified electors as
herein provided, then the County zen
tral Committee at its said meeting Ior
tba selecfion of Judges and clerks,
shalt select candidates for delegates
and committeeman for all voting pre-
cincts and wards where no nomlna-
tions have been made.
Sec. The judges and clerks OF
election shall be selected by the Coun.
Nv Central Committee at an open ana
public meeting of the committee helo
not earlier than one week beiore the
primary election. ten days written no
tice OF the time and place of which
shall be given each member py 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
culation in the county, and where
there is more than one court dlS,rico
in the county, said notice snail De
published in a newspaper OF genera
circulation in both districts. or IN
newspapers Of general circulation IN
each district: and If 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
district OF said county snail oe given
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-
" one of which shall be at the place
provided for posting public notices al
the court house or other place at
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
fail to serve, and n neither the judge
or clerk, nor his alternate, shall serve,
then such vacancy in the selection OF
5udges and clerks shall be filled by the
electors assembled at the voting pre-
cinct at $3.50 a. m.
Sec. &. II shall be the duty Of the
secretary 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 nominat-
ed 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
~ the secretary OF the committee. or
any other person. shall print. or cause
10 be printed. ballots with the names
OF the candidates appearing thereon In
any other or different order from that
determined as hereinhefore 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 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 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 allot,
NAV have the assistance Of the Judges
in the preparation OF his ballot. who In
the presence OF the elector and I'm the
presence OF each other shall prepare
his ballot for him as he wishes 10 vote,
but before anv such elector shall be re-
uulred 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
judreS, in the presence OF the other
judges. shall read to the olector the
names OF the respective candidates as
thev appear upon the ballot. and the
elector shall then state for which can
dldate 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 elector
votes: and II he does not wish TO vote
Tor any candidate for that particular
ONCE. shall scratch the names OF all
TIE candidates for that particular office
of OF said ballot
No iudge or clerk shall express any
preference FOR any candidate or I'm any
manner whatsoever attempt TO infu-
ence any elector for whom he shall
vote, and any Judge or clerk violating
any provision Of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 7. Each political 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 s. The county convention shall
ut said time declare the result OF said
primary election and select delegates
and alternates 10 all conventions
No candidate for Office or ofilcehold-
er. or deputy OF an ofllceholder, shall
be eligible TO membership on County
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