The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-08-12
Rules Governing the Primary Election for
1885.

RULE l. The Primary Election for
Anderson County shall be held on Thurs
day, the 26th day of August, 1886, at the
usual place of meeting Of each Club.
RULE2. 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 number,
appointed by the Executive Committee of
each local Club. The local Executive
Committee shall be in session during the
day and at the place of the Primary Elec-
ton, and they shall have power in their
discretion, to add to the Poll list any fur
ther names OF persons who desire to join
on the day Of election, and who have be-
come twenty-one years OF age since the
moved into the territory Of such Club
since said election, and who were menu
bers Of Democratic Club before such re-
moval.
RULE 3. Zach member of the Club
whose name has been on the Club roll for
at least sixty days previous to the election,
shall be entitled to vote in person at the
Club to which he belongs--and no other (;
Provided, That persons added to the Club
roll under the provision Of Rule 2, shall be
entitled to vote also.
RULE 4. The Polls shall be open from
o'clock a. m. to 4 O'Clock p. m. When
tho Polls are closed the managers shall at
once proceed to count the votes in public
and make full return to County Executive
Committee by II IN. on the day after said
election. This return shall state specific
ally the total number of ballots cast, to-
gether with the number of votes for each
candidate, and all the ballots 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 q. m. on the day
following the Primary Election at Ander-
son G. 81. They shall receive the ballots
and returns from the several Clubs, aggre-
gate such returns, and declare the result
of the Election. If there be any contest
from any Club the said Executive Com
mittee shall have power to hear, and shall
at once decide, such contest; and such de-
cision shall be binding and final.
RULE 6. No person shall vote at such
Primary Election, except he be member
of the Club 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, unless
such candidate shall at the time of the
election, be member of some Democratic
Club Of Anderson County, and pledge
himself to abide theresult OF the Primary
Election and support the nominees of the
party.
sensuing Primary Election the following
Officers: One Senator, four Representa-
Istiyes, one Judge of Probate, three County
lSCommissiOners, one School Commission
or, one County Auditor, and one County
| Treasurer. In the nomination Of candi-
dates, where but one candidate Is to be
nominated, If no candidate has received
q majority of the whole vote cast, the two
candidates receiving the highest number
| of votes cast shall be voted for again by
| the Clubs. Where more than one candi-
| date is to be nominated, as for County
| Commissioners and the popular branch
of the Legislature, II the necessary num-
| Der Of candidates have not received ma
| jority of the whole number of votes cast,
double the number of those so falling to
receive majority, who have received the
next highest vote, shall be voted for again,
and the person, or persons receiving the
highest vote for the several offices to De
nominated in such second election shall
be declared the nominee or nominees for
such position or positions. The person
receiving the majority Of votes cast as
aforesaid for Senate, House of Represen-
tatiyes, Judge of Probate, School Com:
missioner, County Auditor, Treasurer and
the three receiving such majority, for
County Commissioners shall be declared
| by the County Executive Committee tho
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 Repre-
sentatives to the Governor for appoint
ment to such offices.
| RULE 8. In case any two candidates for
the same office shall receive the same ana
highest number of votes at the Primary
Election, then another election shall be
held at such time as the County Execu-
tive Committee may designate to deter.
mine which of the two candidates shall
receive the nomination for such office,
under the regulations hereinbefore pre-.
scribed: Provided, That in case either OF
| the candidates who may tie as aforesaid
shall withdraw in favor of his opponent,
no second election shall be held.
RULE 10. In case Of the failure to nom
inato full ticket on the first ballot, 9
second election hereunder shall be held
| between the hours of 8 q. m. and 4 p. m.
on:Thursday, the 9th day of September
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