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ty Chairman. The managers Of elec-
ton shall keep separate list Of the
names Of all negro voters and return it,
with the poll list, to the County Chair
man. The managers Of election shall
keep separate list Of the names of all
negro voters and return it, with the
poll list, to the County Chairman.
Rule 3. Each County Executive
Committee of the Democratic party
in this State shall meet on the second
Monday in July Of each election year,
and shall appoint three managers for
each primary election precinct in their
respective counties, who shall hold the
primary election provided for under
the Democratic constitution, in ac-
cordance with the Act OF the General
Assembly of this State regulating pri-
mary elections, approved December
22d, 1883, the constitution of the Dem
ocratic party of this State and the
rules herein set forth. The names OF
such managers shall be published by
the Chairman ofeachC County Executive
Committee in one or more county
papers, at least two weeks before the
election.
Rule 4. Each voter in said primary
shall vote but one balloton which shall
be printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, the name or names
of the person or persons voted for by
him for each of the offices to be filled,
together with the name Of the office.
The tickets to be voted shall be in blank
in the following form, with spaces to
suit the different counties:
- Delegates to the State Conven-
ton - for Congress, --
District -; - for Solicitor,
-- Judicial District -.-; -
State Senator --; -- House of
Representatives --; -- Sheriff
-;--Judge of Probate
- Clerk Of the Court -;
County Commissioners -;
Coroner --; -- School Commits
sioners--; Treasurer -;
- Auditor -; Trial JUS
tices
Rule ). The managers Of the election
shall open the polls at eight a. M, and
shall close them at 4o'clock p. NJ. After
tabusating 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 respec-
tive Democratic County Executive
Committees within forty-eight hours
after the close of the polls.
Rule 6. The County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee shall assemble at
their respective court houses on the
morning Of the second day after the
election, at II o'clock d. m., to tabulate
the returns and declare the result Of
the primary, so far as the same relates
todelegates to the convention, members
of the General Assembly and County
officers, and shall forward Immediately
to the chairman of the State Executive-g
Committee at Columbia, S. c., the re-
suit Of the election in their respective
Counties for Congressman and Solici-
tors.
Rule I. The protests and contests
Except in the election of Congressmen
and Solicitors) shall be filed within five
days after the election with the chair
man Of the County Executive Commit
tee, and said Executive Committee
shall hear and determine the same
The State Executive Committee shall
hear aud decide protests aud contests
as to Congressman and Solicitors, and
ten days shall be allowed for filing the
same.
Rule S. Candidates tor the General
Assembly and for county officers shall
ten Gays previous to the primary elec-
ton file with the chairman of the
County Executive Committee pledge,
in writing, to abide the result of the
primary and support the nominees of
the party. Candidates for other offices
shall file such pledge with the chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee. No vote for any candi- |
date who has not compiled with this
rule shall be counted.
Rule 8. In the primary elections
herein provided for majority of the
votes cast shall be necessary to nomi-
nate candidates 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 subjected to the rules gov
erning the first primary. At said |
second primary the two highest candi-
date. alone shall run for any office, but |
if there are two or more vacancies for
any particular office, then double the
number Of candidates shall run for the |
vacancies to be filled. For instance, in
a race for Sheriff, the two highest shall
run. limo County Commissioners are
nominated, then the six highest shall |
run.
Rule 10. In the event of tie be-
tween two candidates in the second
primary, the county chairman, if it is
u county office. and the State chair
man, If it is . State office or for Con-
sress or for Solicitor, shall order third
primary. The question of q majority
vote shall be determined by the num-
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