Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-21
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The delegate elections must be conduct
ed strictly in accordance with the follow
ing rules:
|. The Democratic County Convention
of Centre county shall be composed OF one
delegate for every fifty Democratic votes
polled At the Presidential or Gubernatorial
election next preceding the convention.
The allotment of delegates 10 the several
election districts in the county shall BE-
made by the Standing Committee Of the
county At its first meeting in every alter
nate year succeeding the Presidential and
Gubernatorisl elections and shall be in
proportion 10 the Democratic votes cast IN
each district at such elections.
2. The election for delegates 10 repre-
sent the different districts In the annual
Democratic County Convention shall be
held at the usual place of holding the gen
eral elections for each district, on the Sat
urday preceding the second Tuesday Of
August, in each and every year, beginning
Mt two o'clock, P. NJ, on said day and con-
tinuing until six o'clock, Z. ". The dele
gates 80 elected shall meet In County Con.
veniion in the Court House, at Bellefonte,
on the Tuesday following at two O'Clock,
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3. The said delegate elections shall be
held by an election board, 20 consist Of the
member Of county committee for each dis
trict and two other Democratic voters
thereof, who shall be appointed or desig
mated by the County Committee. In case
any OF the persons so constituting the
board shall be absent from the place OF
holding the election for n quarter Of an
hour after the time appointed by Rule
First for the opening Of the same, his or
their place or places shall be filed by an
election, TO be conducted viva vece, by the
Democratic voters present at the time.
4. Every qualified voter Of the district,
who at the late general election voted the
Democratic ticket, shall DO entitled 20 a
vote at the delegate election and any
qualified elector of the district who will
pledge his word of honor 10 support the
Democratic ticket at the neyt general
election shall be permitted TO vote at the
delegate elections.
8. The voting at all delegate elections
shall be by ballot; upon which ballot
shall be written or printed the name or
names OF the delegate or delegates voted
for, together with any instructions which
the voter may desire to give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot shall be re-
ccived from the person voting the same by
member Of the election board, and by
him deposited in box or other receptacle
provided for that purpose, TO which box OF
other receptacle no person but members oi
The board shall have access.
q. No instructions shall be received oI
recognized unless the same be voted upon
the ballot as provided in Rule Fourth, moi
shall such instructions If voted upon the
ballot, be binding upon the delegates, un.
less one-half or more of the ballots shal
contain instructions concerning the sams
Office. Whenever half or more Of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning
any office, the delegates elected at such
elections shall be held TO be instructed te
support the candidate having the highest
number Of votes for such Office.
7. Each election board shall keep an &C
curaie list Of the names Of all persons vot
ing at such elections, when the list Of vo
tcrs together with full and complete re