The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11
Haleo for Governing tie Primary Eioetio
Ia Anderson County.

Rsaloo for Governing tie Primary Election
Ia Anderson County,
RULE I. The Primary Election for Ander-
son County shall be held OF such time as the
County Executive Committee shall iesig.
nate, and at the usual place OF meeting OF
each Club. Is III Il. IS. Z
Rule 2. The Secretary Of each Club shall
mako out and furnish full list of all nem-
bers Of his Club to tho managers of election,
who shall be three in number, appointed by
the Executive ConIitieo OF eaci io1a;
Club, Ihe local Executive Committee shall
be in session during the day and ct the place
Of the Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add. in their discretion, any further
ITO the Poll list Of persons who desire
to join on the day of Election.
RUE 8. Escl, member 0f s .Gi;;b shat: sc
entitled to vote at the Club to which he be.
longs-nnd M other-in person or by q
sealed vote, endorsed with his name thereon.
RULE 4. The Polls shall be open from 8
o'clock o. m. to I o'clock p. m. When .he
Polls are closed the managers shall ct once
proceed to count the votes in public, and
make q full return TO County Executive
Committee by IL IN. on the day after said
election. This return shall state specifically
the total number of votes cast i,gether with
the number Of v0tes for each candidate, and
all the votes, together with the Poll lists,
shall be given to the County Executive Com
mitteo at the Same time.
RULE 8. The County Executive Commit.
tee shall meet ct II o. M. on the Gay follow.
ing the Primary Election at Anderson G. H.
They shall receive the ballots and returns
from the several Clubs, aggregate sucl, re.
turns, and declare the result of the Election.
If there be any contest from any Club the
said Executive Committee shall have power
to hear, aud shall at once decide, such con-
test, and such DECISION shall be binding and
final. ii.s
RULE 0. No person shall vote at such Pri-.
mary Election, except he be member OF
the Club at VI sich he desires - vote.
RULE Z. no candidate 81 III bo voted for
in said Primary Election, and If voted for,
such votes shall not be counted, unless Bucl,
candidate Shall, OF the time of the election,
be Q member Of some Democratic Club In
Aiiderson County, and pledge himself to
abide tho result OF the Primary Election
and support the nominees of the party.
RUE 8. 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, ono 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 reeeiy.
ing the hissdest number of votes cast for,
Representatives, and the thres receiving the
highest number OF votes cast for County.
Commissioners shall be declared by the
Eos::-seT E-e-..Ai:-s >.:e-eet1t><s AZ. e--..1i
oates OF the Democratic party for these ne.
spective Offices; and tho persons receiving
the highest number of :otes cast for Treas.
urer and Auditor respectively, shall be re-
commended by the Senator and Represen-
tatiyes % the Governor fer appointment TO
Rule D. In case any two candidates for
the eame Office shall receive tie Same aud
highest number OF votes at the Primary
Election, then another election shall be held
ct such timo as the County Executive Conn
mittee may designate, 20 determine which
OF the two candidates el:ail receive the nom
inaGon for such office, under the regulations
hereinbefore prescribed Protieied, That, IN
case either Of the candidates who may tie
as aforesaid shall withdraw in fhvor OF his
opponent, no second election shall be held.
I'D K.