The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-14
Rules Governing the Primary Election for
1884.

Rules Governing the Primary Election for
1884.
RULE /. The Primary Election for An
derson County shall be held on Friday,
92nd day of August, 1884, at the usual
place of meeting of each Club.
RULE 2. The Secretary Of each Club
shall make out and furnish full list Of
all members of his Club to the managers
of election, who shall be three in num-
ber, appointed by the Executive Com.
nittee Of each local Club. The local
Executive Committee shall be in session
during the day and at the place of the
Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add, in their discretion, any
further names to the Poll list of persons
who desire to join on the day of election;
Provided, That no person who has been
known to be Republican. shall be emit"
tied to vote in such election, unless he
shall have joined the Democratic Club at
which he offers to vote, ut least one month
previous to the day of the Primary Elec-
ton. ~,
RULE 8. Each member of the Club
shall be entitled to vote in person at the
RuLE4. The Polls shall be open from
8 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m. When
the Polls are closed the managers shall at
once proceed to count the votes in pub
lie, and make full return to County E1-
ecntiye Committee by IL m. on the day
after said election. This return shall
state specifically the total number OF
votes cast, together with the number OF
votes for each candidate, and all the votes,
together with the Poll lists, shall be given
to the County Executive Committee at
the same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Com
mittee shall meet at II a. m. on the day
following the Primary Election at An
derson G. II. They shall receive the bal
lots and returns from the several CLUBS,
aggregate such returns, and declare the
result of the Election. If there be any
contest from any Club the said Executive
Committee shall have power to hear, and
shall at once decide, such contest; and
such decision shall be binding and final.
RULE 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be men,
her of the Cllb at which he desires to
vote.
RULE Z. No candidate shall be voted for
in said Primary Election, and if voted
for such votes shall not be counted, un-
less such candidate shall at the time of
the election, be mem ber Of some Demo-
cratic Club of Anderson County, and
pledge himself to abide the result of the
Primary Election and support the nomi-
nees of the party.
RULE 8. There shall be voted for at the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers: Four Representatives, one
Judge of Probate, three County Commits
sioners, one School Commissioner, one
County Auditor, one County Treasurer,
one Sheriff. one Clerk of Court and one
Coroner. In the nomination OF candl'
dates, where but one candidate IS to be
nominated, if no candidate has received
a majority of the whole vote cast, the two
candidates receiving the highest number
of votes cast shall be voted for again oy
the Clubs. Where more than one candi-
date is 10 be nominated, as for County
Commissioners and the popular branch
of the Legislature, if the necessary num-
ber of candidates have not received
majority of the whole number of votes
cast, double the number of those so fail.
ing to receive majority, who have re-
ceived the next highest vote, shall be
voted for again, and the person, or per-
sons receiving the highest vote for the
several offices to be nominated in such
second election shall be declared the
nominee or nominees for such position or
positions The person receiving the ma
lority of votes cast as aforesaid for Judge
of Probate, School Commissioner, Sheriff,
Clerk of Court, and Coroner, and the four
receiving such majority of votes cast
for House of Representatives, and
the three receiving such majority. for
County Commissioners shall be declared
by the County Executive Committee the
candidates of the Democratic party for
these respective offices and the persons
receiving such majority Of votes cast for
Treasurer and Auditor respectively, shall!
be recommended by the Senator and
Representatives to the Governor for ap-
pointment to snch Offices.
RULE 9. In case any two candidates
for the same Office shall receive the same
and highest number of votes at the pri-
mary Election, then another election
shall be held at such time as the County
Executive Committee may designate to
determine which of the two candidates
shall receive the nomination for such
Office, under the regulations hereinbetore
prescribed: Provided, That in case either
of the candidates who may tie as afore-
said shall withdraw III favor of his oppo-
nent, no second election shall be held.