The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Be It Enacted by the People of tn


 parties selecting their candida TOT -of1ce through primary elections shati be subject to the provisions or thls act except in case of vacancies as hefeln- : after provided. and each party shall pay the expense of its own primary election. except as herein other" lse provided. and all primary elections Tor the nomination of county. district ana state officers shall be held on the same day.
 Provided, however. nominations by petition of electors may continue 10 pc made as provided in Section Efii ol Kirbys 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 elee- tons may be called to fill Yacancies, and this law shall govern the same as far as applicable.
 Sec. 3. There shall be chosen al eash primary election delegates 10 the county convention. and the members of the County Central Committee To which each election precinct or clty ward is entitled, and Il shall .3's,, ps tte t.ie duty of the County Central Committee to place on the primary ballots the names Of all persons nominated Tor delegates and committeeman. mere shall be placed on the ballot as eaha1- dates for delegates and committeeman only such names as have been nomt- mated for such position by petition et not less than 10 qualified electors or
 
 secretary of the County Central com mittee on or before its meeting hetd as hereinafter provided for appointment of iudees and clerks Of the primary election: provided, if candidates Tor such positions have not been nominat- ed by petition of qualified electors as herein provided then the County cen t-al 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 hoHlha- tions have been made.
 Sec. 4 The judges and clerks or election shall be selected by the coun. ty Central Committee al an open ana public meeting of the committee, heid not earlier than one week before the primary election, ten days written no fice Of the time and place Of whlch shall be given each member by the chairman. vice chairman or secretary of the committee. and Tn addltioh thereto said chairman. vice chairman or secretary shall publish notice CT the time and place of holding said meet ing Tn some newspaper or general GIT culation in the county. and Whefe there is more than one court dlstfiet in the county, said notice shall De published in a newspaper Of general circulation in both districts. or Tn newspapers of general circulation in each district and if there is no news paper of general circulatloh III any county or in any district ot any tohh, fX
 district Of said county shall be given by printed handbilts. which the sald chairman vice chairman or secretary shall cause to be posted At public places in each township of such eoun- tv one of which shall he 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 It's open and
 The committee shall appoint an al- ternate for each judge and an alter nate for each clerk who shall serve i'm the place Of the judge or clerk appointed, should such judge or clerk fail to serve. apd if neither the Judge or clerk. nor his alternate, snail serve: then such vacancy in the selection Of judges and clerks shall he filled by the electors assembled at the voting pre- cinct at S;S0 m.
 See g. It shall he 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 aeleFates 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 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 VI U determined as hereinhefore 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 ineanor and upon conviction be pun ished 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 the judges In the preparation of his ballot who in the presence Of the eiector and in the presence of each other shall prepare his ballot for him as he wishes to vote, but before any such alector shall be re- ouired or permitted 10 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 judges in the presence or the other judges shall read to the etector the names of the respective candidates as they apnear upon the ballot. and tho eiector shall then state for which can dfdate he wishes to vote, #heEeupon 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 eleetor votes: and if he does not wish to vote for any candidate for that particular of1ce shall scratch the names Of all the candidates for that particular office of of said ballot
 No judge or clerk shall express any preference for any candidate or in 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 Sided.
 a1A shall ha ars Monday after the primary. hold a county convention composed of the delegates elected at such primary eiec- ton in each township and ward as
 Sec. $. The county convention shall at said time declare the result of said primary election and select delegates and alternstes 10 all conventions.
 No candidate for office or offcehold- CT. or deputy of an ofileeholder. shall be eligible to membership on County Central Committees or as a delegate 10 county or district conventions. or as judge or clerk of any primary elec- tion.
 shall be void. and the vacancy filled as other vacancies are herein provided to he nned Vacancies in the delegation to convention. arising from death. sbsence resignation or ineliEihfIfty shall be filled by the aiternates in the order of their selection and in ah- sence of alternates. by the remaining members of the delegation Vacancies sn the Central Committee shall be filled by the committee.
 Sec. g. The judges and clerks of the election shall make duplicate reg i-ter of the names of each and all the electors in the order in which they present their ballots. placing opposite each name its number in the manner prescribed in Sections 2S1t to 2S16, in- elusive, Of Kirbys Digest. The voting precincts shall be designated by the Election Commissioners appointed fol the last general election but the