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TIE PRIMARY EhEprIONs

TIE PRIMARY EhEprxONs
Tho Regulations Governing 1t In tho ID smo-
| cratic Party Of Iairnold.
| IA tho Democratic primary will be
DO coming off before many weeks, We
publish the rules adopted by tic Cohn-
ts Executive Committee, RS follows:
| !. Within a reasonable time before
the day, fixed by law for any general
or special election, 1t shall be tic duty
or tho County Executive Committed.
through its Chairman, TO notify tho
1Fcslaoht, or other presiding officer, of
each township club to hold prin,ary
election Tor the nomination Of persons
1or the several offices to be filled.
Z: immediately upon tho receipt Of
such notification, the president ofcach
township club shall, by means of
couricrs or In such other manner as l,o
may deem suitable, notify every mem
Der OF the time aud place of such clcc-
ton, as set forth 81 the notification
from tho County Executive Commit
tee.
3. On the day appointed for the pri-
mary election each club shall assem-
Die att the time and place specified, dnd
shall be called to order by its proper
officer.
4: Within thirty minutes aftcr tho
club is called to order. the polls for
the primary election shall opcn: Pro-
rtded, That suoh polls shall all open
at ~ o'clock, m., precisely, and close
at +, p. MI, precisely.
D. At each club poll there shall bc
thrce managers of election, selected as
ioliows: One appointed by.ife County
EXccntivc Committee, one appointed
by the president of tho township club,
ana one elected by the township club;
The election of managcf may be held
any time, according to the convenience
o! the township club: PyoritIed,
Ihat any Vacancy occurring in, the
BOARD OF election managers shall be
filled by the club.
u. Bciorc entering upon their du-
hcIS, the poll managers shpll scvcrally
subscribe TO the following pledge: III
Solcmnly pledge myself, on honor, that
| will faithfully pclornI all the duties
incident to my position as munayct Of
primary election"
Z. The County Executive Commit
tee shall furnish each township club
with suitable bal lot box, with a lock,
Tor the safe keeping OF Which tho
president OF the club shall be rcspon-
siblr.
s. Within ten days before the day
hNeu Tor the primary election, the
secretary OF each local club shall be-
2ln the preparation Of an alphabetical
list or all the enrolled members 1T the
club and three days before such Dri-
~ In l,,,1f
close such list Nnd deliver the same to
one of the duly chosen managers Of
pr'mary election;
.. On the opening Of tho polls the
ballot boxes shall be empticd of nll
contents, and exhibited. thus cmpticd.
70 those persons in attendance uDoh
the polls. The boxes shall thcn bic
closed and locked, and shall SO remain
until the polls are closed.
10. The managers shall keep u poll
list and tally list, and for this bur
pose may choose Il clerk from among
their numbcr.
| |. The ballots used shall DO ejthcr
printed or written, alra shall contain
the names Of the persons voted for,
and the different Offices. in the same
manner rs is prescribed by law in the
case ol State and county elections.
II. Before being permitted to cast
q vote, each person shall take in 9nnd
falth the following pledge: II solemn
~ affirm that | am cn!itlcd to vote at
general elections under the laws OF the
State or South Carolina; that ,alN
duly enrolled member of this Demo-
cratic club; that | have not voted at
this election; and that | will abide bv
shd sustain all nominations made bv
tnc Dcnocratic party, whether for
fcdcral State or county officers" a
refusal to take this pledge or any
part of the same Shall bc Il good ground
OF challenge and rejection.
l3. W hen. for any cause. a voter
snail be challenged, the managers may
accept or reject the vote thus offered.
IN either case it shall be the duty ofthc
managers TO have entered on their poll
list statement Of the circumstances
and Of their action therein, and also the
names Of the candidates voted for, or
offered to be voted for, BY the party
challenged. The matter Shall then be
decided by the County Executive Com
mite, whose decision shall be final.
II. On the close Of the polls the
managers shall proceed, immediately
and continuously, to count the votes, |
III thc$amc manner and under the |
same regulations as are prescribed bv
law for general elections.
10. When the votes shall have been !
counted, the managers Shall make out
III duplicate, returns showing tho |
number of votes cast for each person
voted for, the office for which he is
voted for, and the total number ofI
votes cast. One Of these returns shall
be deposited in the ballot box, and tho
other shall be dcliverct' to the sccrc- |
tary of tho club, TO be by him filed
with the records Of tho club. The
returns shall be signed by all the
managers, who shall likewise certify
TO the correctness ofthc same.
IL. The ballot box containing the
ballots, the poll list and the certified
return ofthc managcrs-togcther with
amy other papers they may dccm prop
cr to include shall be forthwith for.
wardcd, securely locked, to the sccrc-
tHry of the County Eycc,ltivc Conn