Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-08-26
Neither name obtaining the requisite TWO
irds vote. it was ordered to take a
SECOND BALLO

The second ballot resulted without an elec-
tion, and the hour being P. M, it was moved
to suspend balloting for the present, and that
the chair appoint a committee of one from
each township to report rules for the govern
ment of the primary election. The motion
prevailed and the chair appointed as said COM
mittee-
Messrs. Cad. Jones, J. A. Watson, .. J..
Gwin, w. J. White, J. W. Marshall, D. G.
Mckinney, Thos. P. Whitesides, w. j. Nc
Gill, A. A. Barron, E. A. Crawford, J. l..
Starr w. P. Good, w. M. Faulkner, Zimri
Carroll and w. Waddy Thomson.
The Convention then took recess until
430 P. NJ.
The Convention met at 4.30 P. NJ, when
Col. Jones, from the committee to draft rules
for the government of primary elections, re-
ported by reading the rules agreed upon in
committee The report of the committee was
received, and
Mr.. Chambers moved that the rules as re-
ported be read and acted upon seriatim. The
motion carried, and the rules, as amended and
adopted by the Convention, are as follows: \
l. On Thursday, the 10th of September,
1880, there shall he held at each election pre-
cinct in York county, primary election for
the nominations of persons for the several
offices to be filled and for members of the Leg
islature from said county.
2. The polls shall he open at s 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
10y the Executive Committee.
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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 persons in attend
ance upon the polls. The boxes shall then be
closed and locked OF sealed, and shall SO re-
main until the polls are closed.
6. The managers shall keep poll list and a
tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint
clerk.
I. The ballots used shall be either printed or
written, or partly printed and partly written,
and shall contain the names OF the persons
voted for, and the offices, in the same man.
ner as is prescribed by law in the case OF coun-
ty 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
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attained their majority since said election, or
who are known to he in full sympathy with the
Democratic party, shall also he allowed to
vote.
8. For the purpose of carrying out the re-
quirements of Section s, the managers, or any
by-stander shall he authorized 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.
TO- On the close of the polls, the managers
shall proceed Immediately and continuously to
count the votes in the same manner and mode,
under the same regulations as are prescribed
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 he signed by
the managers. who shall likewise certify to the
correctness of the same.
II, 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
Saturday following after such election, be for"
warled, securely locked and sealed, to the
Secretary of the County Executive Committee
at Yorkville For the purpose of this for