The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-24
Plan for the Primary Election.

The following are the rules and regula.
sious governing the PrisAtries
l. On the 18th day Of September, 1882,
there shall be held at each voting Precinct
as now established by law in NeSberry
County Primary Election for the uomina-
tion Of persons for the several Offices to be
filled.
II. The polls shall be opened at 8
o'clock, A. NJ, and kept open, without in.
termission, until s. p. NJ, when they shall
be closed
ILL., At each election Precinct there shall
be three (3) Managers of Election, to be
appointed by the County Executive Com.
mittee, any vacancy to be filled by the
Manager or Managers present.
". The County Executive Committee
shall furnish the Managers at each precinct
ballot box with separate department
for each Office to be filed for the secure
keeping of which said Managers shall be
responsible.
Y. At the opening of the polls the ballot
boxes shall be emptied OF ail contents, aud
exhibited thus emp!ied to any persons in
attendance upon the polls. The boxes shall
then be closed and sealed. aid shall so
remain until the polls are closed.
VI. The Managers shall keep poll-list
and tally.list, aud for this purpose shall
appoint Clerk.
VII. There shall be separate ballots for
each Office to be nominated Tor, an.i TO bal
lot shall be counted unless it contains the
name Of candidates who have been NOM
mated and accepted, and in case for Rep.
resentatres in he Legislator. ana County
Commissioners each ballot shall have three
(3) names Of candidates as above, and
each ballot shall have written or printed on
it what office it is for
VIII. At such Primary Election, all per-
sons eligible to vote ct the next election of
County officers shall oe allowed 10 vote
who can satisfy the Managers by the
vouching of known Democrats, or other
wise, that they oare Democrats and that
they propose to vote in good faith pro-
vided that no person who has heretofore
voted Republican ticket shall he allowed
to vote, unless he voted the Democratic
ticket at the last general election.
TX. For the purpose of Carrying out the
requirements Of Section VIII, the Mana
ayers. or any one of them, shall be autbo-
rized 10 challenge any voter and put any
question TO him which they or he may
deem relavant TO the object in view, and
the Managers shall determine his right to
vote by his answer or other proof, and
may accent or reject the vote thus offered.
x On the close of the polls the Mana.
ayers shall proceeded Immediately and
continuously to count the votes. When
the votes shall have been counted the
Managers shall make out, in duplicate. re-.
Turns showing the Ruuber votes cast by
each person voted for, the Office of which
he is voted for, and the total number of
votes cast; and shall deposit one of the
returns in the ballot box with the votes,
and ile the other as one of the records of
Township. The returns shall be signed by
ali managers, who shall likewise certify to
the correctness of the same.
XI The ballot-box containing the bal
lots, the poll list and the certified return Of
the Managers, together with any other
papers they may deem proper to include,
sFall, on Monday following after auch elec-
ton, be forwarded, securely closed and
sealed, to tine Secretary of the County Ex.
ecutive Committee at Newberry Court
House. For the purpose Of this forwarding
the Managers, or any of them, shall act as
messenger.
XII. The Executive Committee shall
meet on Tuesday following the election,
and the Secretary, having in its pre-
sence, opened the boxes and tsbulated the
returna, shal! publish the aggregate in the
presence of the Committee in open session.
AIII. If any person shall receive ma
jority of all the votes cast for the Office for
which he is candidate, he shall be de-
clar, to be the Democratic Nominee for
such Office But if for any Office it be
found that 10 candidate has received
majority of all the votes cast at the Pri-
mary Election for such Office, then the
County Executive Committee shall forth
with order a second Primary Election to
be held on the 23d day Of September next
foilo;vinG. The second Primary Election
to be held and the returns made as ut the
first, and the result declared by the Exc
cutive Committee as in the first election
XIV. At such Primary Election only the
two candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for each Sc. arate Office at the
former election shall be voted far unless
there should hs t:s CT the second highest,
in which case the parties so tieing may be
voted for and the votes counted for them
as we'll as the votes cast for the one having
receiving the highest number at the first
election. Provided that in tie cases
where more than one person is to be Sc
lected for the same Office, the Executive
Committee shall select, according to the
number of votes previously received, twice
as rglaay psrsons as there are official posi-.
tions to be filled. All votes for other par
ties shall be considered as scattering, and
not be counted
XIV. The persons receiving theshighest
number of votes at this second election
shall be the nominees of the Democratic
party.
XVI. No person shall be eligible to elec-
ton at the Primary Election who shall aot
pledge himself p wiring beforehand to the
Chairman Of the Executive Committee to
abide By the result of the election.
XVII. 10 both the first and second Pri-
mary Elections, when the Secretary has
published the result in the presence of the
Executive Committee as required by Sec
tions II and IL, said Committee shall con-
tinue in session for two hours thereafter for
the purpose Of receiving notices and grounds
of protest or contest within Thieh time
any per:2D ;atsrdias to make protest or
contest in any case shall 6le with said Com.
mit,ee his motion aud grounds of protest
and contest. And all cases of protest and
contest shall be heard and determined by
the Executive Committee on some subse-
quent day thereto, to be fixed by esid ?eG-
mittee
Iii ali pessoos vating at Primary
Elsctions shall be required to affirm on
honor that they have not voted before
during the day at the other Election Pre-
cinct, and are not voting more than one
ballot for each Office to be nominated
XIX The candidates for the Offices Of |
Treasurer and Auditor shall be voted for |
at the Primary Election, and the Governor
be requested TO a9point ip accordance |
With the result
How it was Done.