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

RUicS IOF tHc GTiBafy ElectlOH.
l. On the 2Ith day of August. 1880, there
shall be held ut each voting precinct in Union
County primary election for the nomination
of Candidates Cor County officers and Members
of the Hesse OF Representatives..
III. The polls shall be opened at o clock, A.
Nj. and kcpr open, without intcrmission, until
o'clock, T.. NJ, when they shall be closed
Ill. At each precinct there shall be three man
ayers Of election, to be appointed by the County
Executive Committee.
Nv. The managers Of each precinct shall fur
nish 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 ~
do solcmnly pledge my sacred honor that will
faithfully perform all the duties incident to my
position as manager Tor clcrk) Of this primary
election to the best of my ability"
V. AT the opening of tho polls the ballot
boxes shall DC cmpticd of all contents and exhib-
tied thus cmpticd to any persons in attendance
upon the polls. The boxes shall then bc closed
anu locked, or sealed, and shall SO remain until
the pslls are closed.
vi. The managers shall keep a poll list and
tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint
Clerk.
VII. No person shall be eligible to election at
the primary election who shall not pledge him
self beforehand in writing, To the Chairman Of
the Executive Committee; 10 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
for, and the offices, in the same manner as is
prescribed by law i'll the case of County cleo
tons.
lN. At such primary election, all persons eli
gihle to vote Mt the noxt election of County ofi-
GERS shall be allowed to vote who can satisfy the
managers, by the vouchng of known Democrats,
or otherwise, that they are Demo Gratis, and that
they propose to vote in good faith provided,
that no person who has here. oforo voted Re-
publican ticket shall be allowed to VOTE unless
he voted the Democratic ticket at the last gene.
raj election.
X. For the purpose of Carrying out the re-
quircmcnt OF Section IN, the managers, or
any one of them, or any by -standcr, shall be au-
thorized to challenge any voter, aud put any
questions TO him which they or ho may deem
shaii dctermlne MS rIgnt 10 vote by MS answers
or other proof, and accept or reject the vote
thus offered
Nj On the close Of the polls the managers
shall proceed Immediately and continuously to
count tho votes in the same manner and under
the same regulations as are prescribed by law
for general elections.
\ MI. When the votes shall have been counted
tho managers shall make out, in duplicate re.
turns showing the numt er 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 rs one OF the re-
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10y all the managers who shall likewise certify
TO the correctness Of the same
Nil. The ballot box, containing the ballots,
the poll list, and the certified returns Of the
managers, together with any other papers they
may dccm proper TO include, shall, within three
days after such election, be forwarded securely
bcked or sealed, to the Secretary of the County
Executive Committee. For the purpose of this
forwarding, the manages shall select and ap-
point some discreet snd otherwise; suitable pee
son to net as messenger. ~
. yaAtN.yThe Executive Committee shall meet on
Friday after the election, and the secretary hav-
ing in its presence opened the boxes and tabu-
lated Ike returns, shall publish the aggregate re-
turns IN the presence of the commit &C in orcn
session.
Nv. If any person. shall have received n ma
lorlty of all the votes for the Office for which he
Is candidate he shall be declared the nominee
of the Democratic party for such office.
ANl. III for any office it be found that no
candidate has received M jority 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 bc held
under the same regulation as the first.
ANll. AT such second primary election only
the two candidates receiving the highest mum
her of votes Mt the former election shall bc voted
for: PrOridcd, That in cases where more thnn
one person is 20 be selected for the same office
the Executive Committee shall select according
TO the number of votes previously received twice
as many persons there are official positions to
be filed
XVIII. At such second primary election the
two or more candidates thus announced shall bc
voted for ; all votes for other parties being con
sidered rs scattering, and not counted The re.
turns OF this election shall he made in the same
manner as hereinbeforc prescribed for the first
NlN. Should there he no choice at the second
election. the County Executive Committee shall
order n third election to be held. at such time as
they may designate, under the same regulations
the first
NN. The persons receiving the majority Of
votes at the second third election shall be
the nominees of the Democratic party.
NM. IL shall be the duty of the County Ex-
ecrtivc Committee to hear and determine all
protests anu 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. 7. MCLLiXAx, Scc'y
THE DENoCRATIc CAMrAIGN. 1t is understood
That measures are on foot 10 put into operation
effective orOnnizntinn nu,hr So,