Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-06

myself on honor that I will faithfully perform
all the duties incident to my position as Man
ager of Primary Election"
VII.-Each Club shall provide suitable
ballot box, with lock, for the safe keeping
of which the managers, or one of them, Sc
lected by the others shall be responsible.
VIII.-Within ten days before the day
fixed for the primary election the Secretary
of each Local Club shall begin the prepara.
ton of a list of all the enrolled members OF
the Club, and three days before such primary
election he shall complete and close such list
and deliver the same before the election to
one of the duly chosen Managers of Primary
Election.
IX.-On the opening of the polls the ballot
box shall be emptied of all contents, and ex-
hbited, thus emptied, to those person in at:
tendance upon the polls. The boxes shall
then be closed and locked, and shall so re,
main until the polls are closed.
X.-The managers shall keep poll list
and tally list, and for this purpose may choose
a clerk from among their number.
XI.-The ballots used shall be either
printed or written, and shall contain the
names of the persons voted for, and the diff
ferent Offices, in the same manner as is pre-
scribed by law in the case Of State and County
Elections.
XII.-The qualification of voters shall, in
addition to membership in the Democratic
Club, be in all respects such as would qualify
the person to vote in the election for which
3 the nomination is to be made.
XIII-When for any cause, voter shall
be challenged, the Managers may accept or
reject the vote thus offered. In either case 1t
shall be the duty of the Managers to have
entered on the their poll list statement OF
the circumstances and of their action therein,
and also the names of the candidates voted
for, or offered to be voted for, by the party
challenged. The matter shall then be deci-
ded by the County Executive Committee,
whose decision shall be final.
XIV.-On the close of the polls the Man
ayers shall proceed, Immediately and continu'
ously, to count the votes, in the same manner
and under the same regulations as are pre-
scribed by law for general elections.
XV.-When the votes shall have been
counted, the Managers shall make out, in du-
plicate, returns, showing the number of votes
cast for each person voted for, the office tor
which he is voted for, and total number of
votes cast. One of these returns shall be de-
posted in the ballot box, and the other shall
be delivered to the Secretary of the Club, to
be by him filed with the records of the Club.
The returns shall be signed by all the Mana
gers, who shall, likewise, certify to the cor
rectness of the same.
XVI.-The ballot box, containing the bal
lots, the poll list and the certified return of the
managers together with any other papers
they may deem proper to include-shall be
forthwith forwarded, securely locked, to the
Secretary of the County Executive Commit
tee. For the purpose of this forwarding the
President shall select and appoint some dis
Greet and otherwise suitable person to act as
messenger.
XVII.-On the Tuesday next following the
day on which the primary election is held the
County Executive Committee shall meet at
the Court House, at IL o'clock, NJ. The Sec.
retary shall produce the certified returns from
the different Clubs, and shall open and pub
lish the same in the presence of the Commit
tee. The Committee shall then cause to be
aggregated the total vote of all the Clubs and
the vote for each candidate. They shall ,
without debate, determine all appeals, and
shall add or deduct all the votes allowed or
disallowed, as the case may be. The final
result shall then be summed up and declared.
XVIII.-If any person shall have received
majority of all the votes cast for the office
for which he is a candidate, he shall be de-
clared to be the nominee of the Democratic
party for such Office This declaration shall
be communicated to the President of each
Township Club, and shall be likewise pub
lished in some newspaper issued at the coun-
ty seat.
XIX.-If for any office it be found that
no candidate has received a majority as above
provided at the primary election, for such Of
fee, the County Executive Committee shall
forthwith communicate the result to the sew
eral Township Clubs. and, in like manner as
hereinbefore prescribed, order a second pri-
mary election. This second election shall be
held under the same regulations as the first.
XX.-At such second primary election on
ly the two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes at the former election shall
be voted for: Provided, That in cases where
more than one person are to be selected for
the same office, the Executive Committee
shall select. according to the number of votes
previously received, twice as many persons as
there are official positions to be filled.
XXI-At such second primary election
the two or more candidates thus announced
shall be voted for, all votes for other parties
being considered as scattering and not count.
ed. The returns of this election shall be
made in the same manner as is herenbefore
prescribed for the first.
XXII.-Should there be no choice at the
second election, the County Executive Com
mittee shall select the nominees from the two
or more candidates voted for in the Clubs at
the several elections.
XXIII.-The persons receiving the major.
ity of votes at this second election, or chosen
by the Executive Committee, shall be the
nominees of the Democratic party.
For the Yorkvle Enquirer
A FEW THOUGHTS FOR ga VOTER"
Fort MILL, S. c., June l, 1878.
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