The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-21
Ru1es of tho prImnry Election.

The following are the rules and regulations gov
ernipr the Primary Election in Anderson County
Rr1E1. The Primary Election for Anderson
County shall bo held on Friday, the 2ond day OF
August, $780, ut the usual place OF meeting Of each
RULE 2. The Secretary Of each Club shall make
out and furnish full list Of all members Of ms
three in number, appointed by the Executive Com
mittce Of each local Club. The local Executive
Committee shall be in session during the day and
at tho place OF the Primary Election, and they
shall have power in their discretion to add 70 lhe
poll list any further names Of persons who desire
to Join on the day Of election, aud who have be-
come twenty-cne years of age since the Primary
Election Of 1883, or who have moved into the ter
rtory of such Club since said election anu VINO
were members of Democratic Club before such
removal.
RULE 3. Each member of the Club whose name
has heen on the Club roll for at least sixty days
previous to the election, shall be entitled to yoto
In person at The Club to which he belongs an9 T mo
roll under the provision Of Rule shall be entitled
to vote also.
RULE 4 The polls shall he open from o'clock
q. M to o'clock H. When the polls are eioseu Sc,
the managers shall at once proceed to count the
votes in public aud make full returp to County
Executive Committee by 12 III. on the day after
said election. This return shall state specihcaly
the total number of ballots cast together with the
ballots, togcner with the poll lists, shall be given
to the County Executive Committee at the same
time.
RULE 5. The County Executive Committee shall
meet at II o. III. on the day following the Primary
Election at Anderson C. II. They shall receive the
ballots and returns from the several Clubs, aggre-
gate such returns. and declare the result OF the
election there BE- any contest from any C!ao
hear, and shall ct once decide, such contest; and
such decision shall be binding and final.
RULE G. No person shall vote Mt such Primary
Election, except he be member OF the Club at
which he desires to vote.
RULE 7. 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 he member of some Demo.
cratic Club of Anderson County, and pledge him
self to abide the result of the Primary Election
and support the nominees Of the party.
RULE 8. There shall be voted for at the ensul ng
Primary Election the following officers One Rep
resentative in Congress- one Senator four Repre-
sentatives one Probate Judge, one School Com
urer, and one Auditor. In the nomi nation Of can
didates, where but one candidate Is to be nomina-
ted If no candidate has received majority Of the
whole voto 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 Commits
sioners and the popular branch Of the Legislature,
IL the necessary number of candidates have not re-
ceiyed majority Of the whole number of vote,
cast, double the number Of those so failing to re-
ceive majority, Who have received the next high
est VOTE shall be voted for again, and the person
or persons receiving the highest vote for the seve-
raj Offices to be 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 Sena-
tor, House Of Representatives Judge of Probate,
School Commissioner, County Auditor, Treasurer,
and the three receiving such majority for County
Commissioners, shall be declared by the County
Executive Committee the candidates of the Dem.
ocratic party for these respective Offices and tho
persons receiving such majority Of votes cast for
Treasurer and Auditor, respectively, shall be re-
commended by the Senator and Representatives to
the Governor for appointment to such offices.
RULE Q. In case any two candidates for the same
Office shall receive the same and highest number
of votes at the Primary Election, then another
election shall be held at such time as the County
Executive Committee may designate to determine o
which of the two candidates shall receive the nom
ination for such Office under the regulations here
inbefore prescribed; Provided, That In case ei
ther 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 nominate q
full ticket on the first ballot, q second election
hereunder shall be held between the hours of s
q. m. and p. M on Friday, the 29th day of Au-
gust, 1890.