The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-21
Democratic Primary Election Rules Of
Cleariield County.

Nleafneid county,
COUNTY COMMITTEE
L. The organization Of the County Com
mittee shall be and remain as now constituted .
that Is one member fur every borough and
township and "a Chairman, which Committee 4
shall be selected annually 10y the delegates, &
and their term of office shall begin at Jan
uary following their election.
OF THE DELEGATES AND CONVENTION
p The number of delegates TO which each
district is entitled is based upon the follow
ing rule, that Is to say Each eieeli"H Us
triCt i'm the county polling one hundred lIt-
m0cratie votes or less, shall b. entitled lolWo &
IeIcnates absolutely and Tor each additional
one hundred Democratic votes, or traction
greater than onc-hIlt thereof pOlled III said
district at the last preceding Governors
election an adjitiOra. delegate, and under
this rate the following allotment Of delegates
is now made for the year --.
ELECTION or AND DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN.
g. The delegate elections and County Con-
grutiuu shall be governed and conducted
strictly in accordance with the following
aruIes. and the Chairman of the County Com
mttee shall be annually elected by the County
Convention and shall be e1-ogiciO, the Pre-
Sident of all County Conventions.
TINE OF ELECTION.
l. The election for dclegltes 60 represent
the different districts in the annual Demo
cratic County Convention shall be held at
tine usual place of holding the general cleo
tiOus for each district, on -- beginning at
O'Clock p. M, and continuing until O'Clock,
p. m- of same day.
Who To HOLD ELECTIONS.
3 The deleaate elections shall be held by
AN election board, to consist of tine member
of the County Committee for such district,
and two other Democratic voters thereof
who shall be appointed or designated oy the
County Committee.
HOW 10 FILL VACANCIES.
In case amy of tie persons 50 constituting
the board shall Ga absent from the place OF
holding tine election for quarter Of an hour
after the time appointed by Rule First, for
the opening of the same, his or tleir place
or places shall bg filed by an election % be
conducted -irg r0es ly the Democratic voters
present at the time.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
e.. Every qualified voter of the district
who so the last general election voted the
Democratic Ticket, shall be entitled to a vote
at the delegate elections.
2JoDE on yoTUG.
g. The voting at all delegate elections
shall Dee by ballot upon which ballots shall
Dee written or printed the name or nantes Of
the delegate Oi delegates voted FOR, together
with any Instructions which tine voter may
desire tU give the delegate or delegates.
Each ballot To- Dee received from the person
voting the same by member of the election
board. gHt Hy him deposited iu q box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose,
TO which box or other receptacle uo person
but toe members of the election board shall
have accc7s-
or INSTRUCTIONS.
g. No instructions shall bg received or re-
cUguizei unless tile same be voted upon tHc
ballot as provided by Rule Seventh, nor
shall such Instructions, li voted upon the
ballot, Doe binding upon the delegate, unless
Oue-hdt or more of the ballots shall contain
Instructions concerning the same office.
Whenever hlii or more of the ballots shall
contain Instructions concerning any office,
the delegates elected at such election shall
be held to hc Instructed To support the can
didatc having the highest number of yU ties
for such office.
That when q candidate having received
the highest number of votes iu district is
stricken from the roll IN accordance will
fuic Thirteenth, 10 becomes the duty of tEI
delegates iu said district To- cast their vote
for tire candidate having received the mex
highest number OF votes in said district, Pro
riF.d that such candidate shall nave received
uuc-tourth the number of votes polled fv
the candidates.
CoSLUCTISG THE ELECTION, RETURNS AM
TLNsEs.
@. Each election board shall keep uu ac
curate list OF the names of uII persons yutiu:
ut SUCH elections which list of voters tu
grtugT with tUlI and complete return q
such election. containing uu accurate state
mcut ut tine persons elected delegates aut
Jll Instructions, voted, shall De certified Il
said board tu the County Convention, up0l
printed blanks Co he furnished by the County
Committee.
CoSTEsTINC SEATS or DELECA ATEs, FRAUD
ETC
TO. Whenever from amy district Guulifc
Democratic voters, In numbers equal 20 iiy
times the delegates which such IiStrics ina
Don tLr County Convention, shall complain g.
writing ui au undue election OF false rctur
of Delegates or of instructions, iH which com
V.Iiut thc alleged facts shall be specially se
forth and verified ty the Iltilayit ui one q
more persons, -ucu complainant shall hav
the eTiuIIt tu contest tHy seat Of STA. d L e s.t-
or the validity of such Instructions.
s COMMITTEE OBJ Five
Such complaint shall De heard by . CON
mittgc Of i,c delegates to be appointed b
the President OF the Convention, which salt
rumm3ttgU shall proceed 90 hear the partie.
their proofs and allegations. and as soon q
may De reported % the Convention what Gt
lcgutes are entitled to seats therein au
what Instructions are binding upon suCI Gt
lcgItgs. WEcreUp1u thc Convention ,ha
proceed Immediately, upon the call of Oh
yeas and uJys, 60 adopt on reject the repul
OF the Cuutc~lHg parties. In which call q
the yeas and nays the names of the delegate
whose seals uTy contested CA whose instru
tiuu are disputed, shall be omitted.
QJALIFlCAuuSs OF u-lTEs-sUBST
TITEs.
H. MI delegates must reside in the di
tIlei they represent. lrcase Of the inauilit
TO attend, Suh~titJtiuus may be made frol
citizens of the district
MUST OBEY INSTITUTIONS Ug BE EyI'ETI.EI
l.. Delegates must obey the instruction
given them 5y their respective districts. an
it violated D. shall b' tAt duty Of the Pic
idcut of thr Convention 90 east the vote q
such delegate or delegates in accurdau,
with the INSTRUCTIONS ami tile delegate
delegates So offending shall De forthwith 70,
pellfi from the Convention. and shall %,
bc eligible Co any office or place -f trust
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