The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-07-09
Rules for the Primary Election,

Rules for the Primary Election.
l. On the oath day of august. 1880 there
shall be held at each voting precinct in Union
County primary election for the nomination
OF Candidates for County officers and Members
of the Hesse OF Representatives.
H. The polls shall be opened at o'clock, A.
NJ. and Rcpr open, without intcrmission, until
o'clock, T. NJ, when they shall he closed.
I'LL. At each precinct there shall be three man
ayers of election, to be appointed by the County
Executive Committee
lV. The managers of each precinct shall fur
nish n ballot box, for the secure keeping of
which they shall be responsible. Immediately
before opening the polls the managers and their
clerk shall subscribe the following pledge 81
do solemnly pledge nay sacred honor that will
faithfully perform oil the duties incident TO my
position as manager (or clerk) of this primary
election to the best of my ability"
V. At the opening of tho polls the ballot
boxes shall be emptied of all contents and exhib-
tied thus emptied to any persons in attendance
upon the polls. The boxes shall then be closed
and locked. or sealed, and shall so remain until
the pels are closed.
vi. The managers shall keep poll list and a
tmi'y hs'' ana Tor this purpose shall appoint a
Clerk.
VII. No person shall be eligible to election al
the primary election who shall not pledge him
self beforehand, in writing, 10 the Chairman of
the Executive Committee; TO abide by the result
of the election and support the nominees.
VIII. The ballots used shall be either printed
or written, or partly printed and partly written.
and shall contain the names of the PERSONS voted
Tor, anu the offices, in the same manner as is
prescribed by law in the case of County cleo
tions.
IN AT such primary election, all persons eli
g'oie to vote ut the noxt election of County Off
GERS shall be allowed to vote who can satisfy the
managers by the vouohing of known Democrats
or otherwise, that they are Democrats, and that
ihcy propose to vote in good faith provided,
that no person who has here. oforo voted a Re-
publican ticket sliall be allowed to vote unless
he voted the Democratic ticket at the last gene.
ral election.
\. For the purpose of Carrying out the re-
quiremcnt Of Section TX, the managers, or
any one of them, or any by .stander shall be au-
thorized to challenge any voter, aud put any
questions TO him which they or ho may deem
shaII uerermIne MS rIgnI to vutc by. nrs uuswrrs
or other proof, and accept or reject the vote
thus offered.
~. On the close of the polls the managers
snail proceed Immediately and continuously to
count tho votes in the same manner and under
Inc same regulations as are prescribed by law
for general elections.
, XII. When the votes shall have been connted
the managers shall make out, in duplicate re.
turns showing the numter Of votes cast for each
person voted for, and the total number of votes
cast, and shall deposit one of the returns in the
ballot box, and file the other as one OF the re-
cords OF the club. The returns shall be signed
10y all the managers, who shall likewise certify
TO the correctness of the same.
ALL: Inc 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 within three
days after such election, be forwarded, securely
iocKe'' or sealed, to the Secretary Of the County
executive Committee. For the purpose, of this
forwarding, abe managers shall select and ~
point sems disereet md Qthervisss Spjt6hls =
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sfas kxssatise CSsnmi aaee shan meet On
Friday after the election. and the secretary hay
ing In its presence opened the boxes and tabu-
iated the returns, shall publish the aggreate re-
turns IN the presence of the committee in open
session.
AV. II any person. shall have received ma
Jority OF all the votes for the Office for which lie
is candidate he shall be declared the nominee
OF the Democratic party for such office.
Av!. III for any Office it be found that no
candidate has received minority of all the
votes cast at the primary election for such Office
the County Executive Committee shall forthwith
order second primary election TO be held on
the second Tuesday after tho meeting of the
committee. This second election shall be held
under the same regulation as the first
XVII. At such second primary election only
the two candidates receiving the highest num-
ber of votes Mt the former election shall be voted
tor: Iropided That in cases where more than
one person is TO be selected for the same Office
the Executive Committee shall select according
10 the number of votes previously received twice
as many persons as there are official positions to
be filed.
XVIII. At such second primary election the
Two or more candidates thus announced shall be |
voted for; all votes for other parties being con-
sidered rs scattering, and not counted. The re- |
turns OF this election shall be made In the same |
manner rs hereinbefore prescribed for the first |
MN Should there be no choice at the second |
election, the County Executive C,mmiitee shall
order third election to be held at such time as
they may designate, under the same regulations
as the FIRST.
NX. The persons receiving the majority Of
votes nj the second or third election shall be |
Inc nominees of the Democratic party.
AAl il shall be the duty of the County Ex- |
ecrtiVe Committee to hear and determine all |
protests and contested primary election cases, |
and notice of protest must be filed with the
Chairman before the election is declared and |
the grounds of protest in cases to be contested
must he submitted the same day to the commit
tee, which must then be in session to hear and
determine all such cases.
by order Of the Executive Committee.
w. MUNRO, Chairman.
j. L. MULLISAx, Sec'y.
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