The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
RULES FOR GOVERNING THE
PRIMARY ELECTION.
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~ A"V 'Ao oA"A"ssoiS OA Illc k'flEna-
ry election for each club, and their
clerks, Immediately before opening the
polls, shall repeat aloud after the pre-.
siding officer OF the club the following
pledge: 81 do solemnly pledge my sa-
cred honor that | will faithfully per-
form all the duties incident to my po-
sition rs Manager OF the primary cleo
ton to the best OF my ability
II. The polls shall open at 7AM,
and close at p IN, when the votes
shall be immediately counted publicly.
openly and in the presence of such
members OF the club as may choose to
be present. by the Managers and the
Clerks under the supervision OF the pre-
siding officer of the club, without ad-
journment or interruption, until the
same 4 is completed, and the. result
shall be immediately declared. If two
or more ballots shall be found folded
together compactly, only one shall be
counted and the other destroyed, if
they bear different names the same
shall be;destroyed, and. rot counted.
If more ballots shall be found on OPEN
ing the box than there are names on
the poll list, all the ballots shall be re-
turned to the box and thoroughly mix
ed together, and one of the managers,
or the clerk shall, without seeing the
ballots, draw therefrom and immedi-
ately destroy ,Fas many ballots as there
are IN excess of the number Of the
names on the poll list.
III. Only enrolled Democrats Of
each club, OF the age Of twenty-one
years, who have resided one year with
in this State. and sixty days within this
county, next preceding the general
election, and who have been duly reg
istercd upon the books of the Superb
sor OF Registration rs qualified electors
OF this county, shall be entitled to vote.
And each person presenting hlmself to
vote shall, if not known to the mana
gers rs a bona-fitle Democrat, furnish
satisfactory proof that he voted or CO.
operated with the Democratic party III
the last general election, and that he
did not vote for any candidate who was
in opposition to the regular nominated
Democratic ticket, and shall before de
posting his ballot take, In good faith,
the following pledge: IL do solomnly
affirm that I am duly enrolled mem
ber of Democratic Club in ibis coun-
ty, that | have duly registered my
name with the Supervisor Of Registra-
ton as a qualified elector Of this coun-
ty, that | voted, or co-operated with
the Democratic party in the last gener-
al election, and did not vote for any
candidate in opposition to the regular
nominated Democratic ticket, that am
twenty-one years of age, or will have
attained to that age before the next
general election, will have resided in
This State one year and in the county
sixty days Immediately preceding the
next general election. that have not
voted at this election, and that will
abide by and support the nominations,
National, State and County, made by
the Democratic party
Nv. That when voter has been
challenged, the challenge shall be re-
ferred to the Executive Committee Of
the club at the precinct where the same
is made, " which committee shall deter
mine the issue with right of review by
the County Executive Committee,
which Club Committee shall make an
entry Of their action in writing, togeth-
er with the name Of the person chal-
lenged, the candidates proposed to be
voted for and the grounds OF the chal.