The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-08-06
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
Governing Fttture Primary Elections
Of the Republican Party Of
Somerset County
OFFICERS.

Rule /. The principal officers of the Re
publican party of Somerset county shall b,
a chairman. and u chairman pro. lem. o
the county committee. and a county com
mittee. consisting OF n member iron
each election precinct in the county, an,
an executive committee of three.
RuL .. The -supernumerary officer:
shall be "A president and vice president %
conventions OF delegates, a delegate iron
each election precinct, a committee on con.
tested elections. consisting OF seven dele
gates, and six clerks of convention
Rule Q. The election officers shall be one
judge, two inspectors. and two clerks fol-
each election precinct.
Rule 4. There shall be supervisors OF
elections. not exceeding in number six fol-
each election precinct.
now OFFICERS TO DE ELECTED.
Rub5 The Republican voters shall
meet in their election districts, at the us
ual places of holding general elections, un-
less otherwise ordered by the chairman OF
the county committee the committeeman
shall open the polls of election at eight (S)
O'Clock a. m, unless some other hour is
specifically fixed by the chairman of the
county committee) and the votes then as
sembled or that may assemble within an
hour, shall choose two of their number to
act as inspectors and two 10 act as clerks OF
election; and they, with the committeeman
as Judge, shall constitute the election board
for the primary or nominating election to
be held that day, n they shall immedi-
ately organize said board, and after select
ing the supervisors OF elections, as provided
for in lule 10, shall give notice to the vo-
tiers present ard shall then proceed to hold
the election as required by these rules and
regulations.
Rulc G. The voters in the election pre-
cincts, in addition to voting for candidates
for nomination, shall also vote for and
elect a delegate for each of Their respective
districts.
RAE :. The delegates in convention
shall elect q president and vice president,
a committee on contested elections 70 con-
sist of seven delegates, six clerks OF con-
v~eniion, and an executive committee OF
three. The committee on contested cleo
tons shall be chosen from the delegates.
The president. vice president, clerks and
executive committee need not be chosen
from the delegates.
Rule s. After the final adjournment of
the convention of delegates, the president
shall be the chairman and the vice presi-
dent the chairman pro tenn. of the county
for the ensuing year.
Rule .. After the final adjournment of
the convention of delegates, the delegates
shall be the committeeman of their respec-
tive districts for the ensuing year.
Rele 10. Each candidate Tor nomination
at the primary election shall have the
privilege of designating in writing one vo-
ter in each election precinct to act as q su.
p~ervisor of election in his precinct. No
lice of such designation shall be given to
The committeeman in such district. When
The number of names so designated by the
various candidates shall exceed six in any
one election precinct. it hen shall become
he duty OF the election board to select by
drawing lots" SIX out OF the persons so
proposed by the candidates. who shall be
he supervisors OF election for said dis
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