Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
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After tabulating the result. the managers
shall certify the same and forward the
ballot box, poll lists and all other papers
relating to such election by one OF their
number, to the Chairman Of the respect
i've Democratic County Executive Com
mittees within forty-eight hou-s after
the close of the polls.
RULE6. The County Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee shall assemble at their
respective Court Houses on the morning
of the second day after the election at /!
O'Clock A. NJ. to tabulate the returns and
declare the result of the primary, so far
as the same relates to delegates to the
convention, members of the General
Assembly and county officers, and shall
forward Immediately to the Chairman OF
the State Executive Committee at Colum-
bia, S. c., the result of the election IN
their respective counties for Congress
men and Solicitors.
RULE :. The protests and contests lex
cept in the election of Congressman and
Solicitors) shall be filed within five days
alter the election with the Chairman OF
the County Executive Committee, and
said Executive Committee shall hear and
determine the same The State Execu-
tive Committee shall hear and decide pro-
tests and contests as to Congressman
and Solicitors, and ten days shall be al
lowed for filing the same.
RULE S. Candidates for the General
Assembly and for county offices shall,
ten DAYS previous to the primary election,
file with the Chairman of The County
Executive Committee pledge, in writ
ins, to abide the result of the primary
and support the nominees of the party.
Candidates for other offices shall file
such pledge with the Chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Committee.
No vote for arv candidate who has not
complied wit, this rule shall be counted.
RULES. In the primary elections herein
provided for. majority OF the votes
cast shall be necessary to nominate can
didates and to elect delegates to the
State Convention. A second primary,
when necessary, shall be held two weeks
after the first. as is provided for under
the Constitution of the party, and shall
be subject to the rules governing the first
primary. At said second primary. the
two highest candidates alone shall run
for any one Office. but if there are two or
more vacancies for any particular oilcc.
then double the number Of candidates
snail run luc W ~ iAAiSN.'
For instance. in race for Sheriff, the
Two highest shall run. Ii no County
Commissioner is nominated, then the six
highest shall run.
RULE 10. In the event of tic between
two candidates in the second primary.
the County Chairman. if it is a county
Office. and the State Chairman, if It is a
State Office, or for Congress or for Solici-
tor, shall order third primary: The
question of majority vote shall be de
tern;ned by the number of votes cast
for any particular Office and not by the
whole number of votes cast IN the prl-
mary.
RULE IL. The credentials of delegates
to the State Convention shall be certified
to by the Chairmen of the respective
County Democratic Executive Commit
tees within five days after the result IS
declared and forwarded Immediately to
the Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee at Columbia. 5. c.
Adopted March lst. 1892. and amended
July 26th, 1892. by the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
JHo. L. VI. IIBY.
Chairman.