The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26
Tile Rules for Governing the Primary
Election in Anderson County.

RULE 1. The Primary Election for An
derson County shall be held ON the lSth
day Of October, at the usual place OF
meeting Of each Club.
RuLE2 The Secretary OF each Club
shall make out and furnish full list OF
all members of his Club to the managers
of election, who shall be three in mum.
ber, appointed by the Executive Com
mittee eff each local Club. The local
Executive Committee shall be in session
during the day and at the place of the
Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add, in their discretion, any
further names to the Poll list of persons
who desire to join on the day Of election.
RULE 3. Each member Of the Club
shall be entitled to vote at the Club to
" hich he belongs-and no other-in per-
son or by sealed vote, endorsed with
his name thereon.
RULE 4. The Polls shall be open from
s o'clock a. M. to 4 o'clock p- m. When
the Polls are closed the managers shall
at once proceed to count the votes In
public, and make full return to County
Executive Committee by Il 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 Committee at
the Same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Com
mittee shall meet at II a. m. on the day
following the Primary Election at An
derson C. II. They shall receive the bal
lots and returns from the several Clubs,
aggregate such returns, and declare the
result of the Election. If there be any
contest from any Club the said E1ecu-
tive Committee shall have power to hear,
and shall at once decide, such contest; ;
and such decision shall be binding and
final.
RULE 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be men,
ber Of the Club at which he desires to
vote.
RULE7. No candidate shall bo voted
for in said Primary Election, and if voted
for such votes shall not be counted, un-
less such candidate shall, al the time OF
the election, be member Of some DEM
ocratic Club in Anderson County, and
pledge himself to abide the result Of the
Primary Election and support the nomi-
nees Of the party.
RULE s. There shall be voted for at the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers: One Senator, four Representa-
tives, one Judge of Probate, three Coun-
ty Commissioners, one School Commits
sioner, one County Auditor, and one
County Treasurer. The person receiv-
ing the highest number Of votes cast for
Senator, Judge Of Probate and School
Commissioner, and the four receiving
the highest number Of votes cast for
Representatives, and the three receiving
the highest number of votes cast for
County Commissioners shall De declared
by the County Executive CoNmittee the
candidates of the Democratic party for
these respective Offices; and the persons
receiving the highest number Of votes
cast for Treasurer and Auditor respec-
lively, shall be recommended by the
Senator and Representatives to the Gov
ernor 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 Pri-
mary Election, then another election
shall be held at such time as the County
Executive Committee may designate, to
determine which of the two candidates
shall receive the nomination for such
office, under the regulations hereinbefore
prescribed: Provided, That in case either
of the candidates who may tie as afore-
said shall withdraw in favor Of his oppo-
nent no second election shall be held.