The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
Rules for the Primary Election
10 DC hetd Saturday, August
1856,
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All candidates OF the Democratic party
c6anIy offices, for the State Senate. and
Legislature shall be nominated bv nris
election. which shall be leld a, such Tim
snail DC ordered oy this club.
SECTION q. At such primary electtond ~
one shall be allowed to vote except snc
nave been democrats In good standing I'd
least two months preceding said primasry
tlon, and who are t~wenty-one years of 40
Will be twenty-one years Of age at the -
ahhg genera election, and no vote by pN
~ elections.
sEcTIos 8: No J erson shall be voted fol
date for nominati, II unless he has pubi
pledged himself to abide the result of q
pr PHI ne aTy eIection and support the nonuin
Oh the democratic party.
SECTION 4. AT such primary election tn
tha receive a majority Of all the votes cast
Inc nominees Of the Democratic party
SECTION 5. The managers OF the nr,uts
election at each local club precinct ana Il ~
clerk shall be appointed In such manner
n'9y be determined by the respective siod
SECTION .. Immediately before opening 1
polls at said primary election the munaea
AM q tneir clerks shnii sign the fol,owing WIZ
c!uo with their returns OF said rimany eIe
lion. 70 Wit do soielnnly pledge my 8
1.-THE duties incident to my position ns man
" Fer or CLERK mr a Of the primary election to u
shall Keep a~correct POLL list of the yote1
at said election, and return the same, attesta
by them, with the election returns.
SECTION sat the primary elections An
shall close at six O'Clock F. NJ. when The man az
forward the returns to the County CinS5 at 'i3
next meeting after said election.
on canvass the returns OF the prlmarv eisF
ton hear aud decide ali protests and contesn1
and declare the resuItpf said primary eisc3
SECTION u. In case there shall not be
NOMINATION for any, of,the offices TO be fIle8
there arc vacancies to be filled shall be seiectj
ed from those having the highest number ~
votes. but lacking a majority. TO be voted Soa
lime as the County G uo shall designate, and
30 on till such vacancies are filled.
RULES FOR TIKI
The following resolutions or rules governfna
the election were adopted, at the Inst meobs
Ing OF The Central Cub, and the new spanaS1
OF the county we've requested to publish
Resolved. l. That the primary election ~
the nominees Of the Democratic party for Sif
in November next, shall be held on sEtaTdsS
places at which the local clubs have BEEN -.
2. That the b .xes shall be opened at so,cionk
a m. and Kept open until y O'Clock pm. OF I.Se
the CLUBS. $500"
8. That each voter before casting his vote
be- required TO state that he has not
voted at sad primary election, and shall giye
his name In full and the name or his cIuo
which he belongs. The managerS- nust
o full list containing the names OF All
persons voting and the names Of the olnbs 10
which they belong. h boxes shall be OPEN
shali pc counted Immediately after the clos-
ofthe polls 10 the presence OF all DIS ma
tority Of the managers. The ballots shall be
careful preserved and replaced In ths box
when the counting is finished. -
a. That on the Mond ~ fol owing Eaid prf.
mary election the result Of said election ~
precinct shall be reported to q meetinw
Of the club to be held OF that day. s
g. That the manages shall report under
their signatures the number OF ballots ecat f0f
e.ch candidate-said report shall be scCbM.
Eanied by the poll Isl ana all the ballofs
These reports shall be aggregated by the
club, and the candidate receiving ihe
highest number OF votes, provided it is q ma
I0rity ofthe. whole vote COST, shall be deolnyed
Ihe nominee Of the Democratic party az A6-
DeviI!e county for the Office for which he wa
Resolved, That In case any vote n otal.
enged In said primary election the anago
u the local club shall not count the vote but1
write the name OF the voter and the
'ause OF challenge upon the back OF the ticket
tthouto 1t, and shall forward the
anne TO this club, which shall, before OPENING
t., decide whether It shall be counted or NOT