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 i. The Primary Election for An.
derson County shall be held on FRIDAY.
22nd day of August, 1884, at the usual
place of meeting of each Club.
RULE 2. Tho 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 mum
ber, appointed by tho Executive Com.
mittee Of each local Club. The local
Executive Committee shall be in session
| during the day and ut the place OF the
Primary Election, and they shall have
power to add, in their discretion, any
surt'iez names 20 the Poll list Of peijona
who desire to join on the day Of election /;
it:t:e!eit, That 10 Person who las hee..
known to be Republican. shall be enti-
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 g. Each member of tho Club
shall be entitled to vote in person at tho
Club to which he belorgs-and no other.
RULE !. Tho Polls shall be open from
O'Clock g. IN. to o'clock p. IN. When
| the Polls arc closed the managers shall at
| once proceed to count the votes in pub
lie, and make full return to County Ex.
! ecutive Committee by II m. on the day
| after said election. This return shall
| state specifically the total number oi
votes cast, together with tho number OF
votes for each candidate, and all the votes,
together with tho Poll lists, shall be givon
! to the County Executive Committee at
| the same time.
RULE S. The County Executive Com
mittee shall meet at II a. IN. on the lay
following the Primary Election at An
derson @. II. They shall receive the bal
lots and returns from the several Clubs,
aggregate such returns, and declare tho
result of the Election. If thero 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.
RULE6 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be mem
Der of the ClIb ut which he desires to
vote.
RuLE7. 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 member of some Demo-
cratic Club of Anderson County, and
pledge himself to abide the result Of tho
Primary Election and support the nomi-
nees OF the party.
RULE 8. There shall be voted for ut the
ensuing Primary Election the following
officers: Four Representatives, one
Judge OF Probate, three County Commits
sioners, one School Commissioner, one
County Auditor, ono County Treasurer,
one Sheriff. one Clerk Of Court and one
Coroner. In the nomination OF candi.
dates, where but one candidate is to be
nominated, If no candidate has received
majority os tbs whole vote cast, The two
candidates receiving the highest number
OF votes cast shall be voted for again By
the Clubs. Where more than ono candi-
date is 10 be nominated, as for County
Commissioners and the popular branch
of the Legislature, If the necessary num-
Der of candidates have not received a
majority of the whole p1mber OF votes
ing to receive majority, who have re-
ceived tho next highest vote, shall be
voted for again, aud 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 tho ma
jority of votes cast as aforesaid for Judge
Of Probate, School Commissioners, Sheriff,
Clerk Of Court, and Coroner, and the four
receiving such majority OF votes cast
for House of Representatives, and
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.
pcintment to such Offices
RULE 8. 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 hereinbefore
prescribed: Provided, That in case either
of the candidates who may tie as afore-
said shall withdraw IN favor of his oppo-
nent, no second election shall be hold.