Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-09
Gunntw Gleftions.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
Rules for Conducting the Election in York
County.

l. Thursday, the 10Th of September, 1880,
there shall be held at each election precinct in
York county, primary election for the nomi-
nations of persons for the several offices to be
filled and for members of the Legislature from
said county.
2. The polls shall be open at O'Clock, A.
NJ, and kept open, without intermission, until
o'clock, P. NJ, when they shall be closed.
3. At each election precinct there shall be
three managers Of election, to be appointed by
the Executive Committee, any two OF whom
shall constitute quorum.
4. The managers at each precinct shall fur
nish a ballot box, for the secure keeping OF
which they shall be responsible.
5. At the opening of the polls, the ballot
boxes shall be emptied of all contents, and eX-
hibited thus empty, to any person in attend
ance upon the polls The boxes shall then be
closed and locked or sealed, and shall so re-
main until the polls are closed.
6. The managers shall keep poll list and
tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint
clerk.
T. The ballots used shall be either printed OF
written, or partly printed and partly written,
and shall contain the names Of the persons
voted for, and the offices, in the same manner
as is prescribed by law in the case OF county
elections.
s. All Democrats, qualified by law to vote,
and who are known to have voted the entire
Democratic ticket in 1876 or 1878, shall be en-
titled to vote at this election. All who have
attained their majority since said election, or
who are known to be in full sympathy with the
Democratic party, shall be allowed to vote.
9. For the purpose of carrying out the re-
quirements of Section 3, the managers, or any
by-stander shall be entitled to challenge any
voter and put any questions to him which they
or he may deem relevant to the object in view,
and the managers shall determine his right to
vote by his answers or other proof, and may
accept or reject the vote thus offered.
10. On the close of the polls, the managers
shall proceed Immediately and continuously to
count the votes in the same manner and mode
and under the same regulations as are pre-
scribed by law for general elections.
II. When the votes shall have been counted,
the managers shall make out, in duplicate, re-
turns, showing the number of votes cast for
each person, who for, and total number of
votes cast and shall deposit one Of the returns
in the ballot box and file the other as one Of the
records. The returns shall be signed by the
managers, who shall likewise certify to the
correctness Of the same.
-. The ballot box containing the ballots,
the poll list and the certified returns of the
managers, together with any other papers they
may deem proper to include, shall, on the Sat-
urday following after such election, be for
warded, securely locked and sealed, to the Sec
retary of the County Executive Committee, at
Yorkville. Forthe purpose of this forwarding,
the managers shall select and appoint some dis
Greet and otherwise suitable person to act as
messenger, who shall, before he enters upon
the duties thereof, repeat in the presence of the
managers, the following declaration, ''I do
solemnly pledge my sacred honor, that will
faithfully perform all the duties incident to my
position as messenger of the primary election,
to the best Of my ability"
13. Whoever shall have received the greatest
number of all votes cast for the oificefor which
he is candidate, shall be declared to be the
Democratic nominee for such office. But if it
shall be found that the two or more candidates
receiving the highest number of votes have re-
ceived an equal number then there shall be a
second Primary election to be held on day
named by the Executive Committee, at which
election only the two or more candidates so re-
ceiving an equal number of votes shall be voted
for. This second Primary election shall be
held and the returns made under the same reg
ulations as in the first election. The person
receiving the highest number of votes shall be
the nominee of such office.
a.. 1t shall be the duty Of the County Exec
utive Committee to hear and determine all pro-
tested and contested Primary election cases ;
and notice of protest or contest must be filed
with the Chairman before the election is de-
clared, and the grounds of protest or contest,
in cases to be contested, must be submitted
the same day to the Committee, which must
then be in session to hear and determine all
such cases.
15 No person shall be eligible to election at
the Primary election, who shallnot pledge him
self beforehand, in writing, to the Executive
Committee, to abide by and support the result
of the election and that the names of all who
80 pledge themselves shall be publicly an
nounced by the Chairman of the Executive
Committee at least one week previous to the
election.
16. That all voters for the members of the
Legislature and County Commissioners, shall
be required to vote for the full number of per-
sons to be elected, under the penalty of throw
ing out so much of the incomplete ticket as re-
lates to these offices.
II. That only the names Of those who have
been ',sclared by the Executive Committee to
be candidates, shall be voted for in the Prima-
ry election.