The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11

Rules for Governing the Primary Election
In Anderson County:
RULE /. The Primary Election for Ander-
son County shall be held atsuch time as the
County Executive Committee shall desig-
nate, and at the usual place of meeting Of
each Club.
RULE 2. The Secretary of each Club shall
make out and furnish full list of all men,
bers of his Club to the managers of election,
who shall be three in number, appointed by
the Executive Committee of each local
Club, The local Executive Committee shall
be in session during the day and at the place
of tie Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add, in their discretion, any further
names to the Poll list ofpersons who desire
to join on the day of Election.
RULE 8. Each member of Club shall be
entitled to vote at the Club to which he be-
longs-and no other-in person or by
sealed vote, endorsed with his name thereon.
RULE 4. The Polls shall be open from 8
o'clock q. m. to o'clock p. m. When the
Polls are closed the managers shall at once
proceed to count the votes in public, and
make o full return to County Executive
Committee by II m. on the day after said
election. This return shall state specifically
the total number of votes cast, together with
the number of votes for each candidate, and
all the votes, together with the Poll lists,
shall be given to the County Executive COM
mittee at the same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Commit
tee shall meet at II a. m. on the day follow.
ing the Primary Election at Anderson G. H.
They shall receive the ballots and returns
from the several Clubs, aggregate such re-
turns, and declare theresult OF the Election.
If there be any contest from any Club the
said Executive Committee shall have power
20 hear, and shall at once decide, such con-
Fest, and such decision shall be binding and
final.
RULE 9. No person shall vote at such Pri-
mary Election, except he be o member OF
the Club at which he desires to vote.
RULE I. No candidate shall be voted for
in said Primary Election, and if voted for,
such votes shall not be counted, unless such
candidate shall, at the time of the election,
be member of some Democratic Club in
Anderson County, and pledge himself to
abide the result of the Primary Election
and support the nominees of the party.
RULE s. There shall be voted for at the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers: One Senator, four Representatives,
one Judge of Probate, three County COM
missioners, one School Commissioner, one
County Auditor, and one County Treasurer.
The person receiving the highest number of
votes cast for Senator, Judge of Probate and
School Commissioner, and the four receiv-
ing the highest number of votes cast for
Representatives, and the three receiving the
highest number of votes cast for County
Commissioners shall be declared by the
County Executive Committee the candl-
dates of the Democratic party for these re-
the highest number of votes cast for Treas
urer and Auditor respectively, shall be re-
commended by the Senator and Represen-
tatives to the Governor for appointment to
such Office.
RULE 9. In case any two candidates for
the same office shall receive the same and
highest number Of votes at the Primary
Election, then another election shall be held
at such time as the County Executive Com
mittee may designate, to determine which
Of the two candidates shall receivoShe nom-
ination for such Office, under the equations
hereinbefcre prescribed: Prorided, That, in
case either of the candidates who may tie
as aforesaid shall withdraw in favor of his
opponent, no second election shall be held.