The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-14
PLAN FOR THE PRIMARY.
RULES THAT WILL GOVERN THE
COMIyG CITY ELECTION.
Those who Can Vote and How the baito1s
Shall BE Cast--A Viva Noes
Method Adopted.

dav .veninp reacinded their former action
and adopted a straight primary to elect
,ho candidates for the State Senate and
House of Delegates gives universal salts
faction TO the Democratic voters of Rich
mond The plan adopted by the City
Democratic Committee for an open or
viva yoce primary election to be held on
the 2sth day OF September. 1893 20 nomi-
nate five candidates for the House of
Delegates from Richmond city and two
candidates for the Thirty-hfth Senatorial
District, composed Of the county OF Hen
rico and the city of Richmond. which
was formulated too late Tuesday even
ing to secure a copy for publication
yesterday, is as follows:
1. Polls shall be opened in every pre-
cinct in the city on the 2sth day Of Sep
tember, 1893, at the usual voting-place,
or as near thereto as possible. The polls
shall be opened at @ A. nj. and closed
al sP. NJ. on the day named. II shall
be the duty of the several ward superin-
tendents to secure suitable places for
holding said polls, and to provide boxes
for the receipt Of ballots and lights Tor
the use OF the judges and clerks.
2. The City Democratic Committee
shall elect two Judges and two clerks
for each voting-place, who shall, before
entering upon performance OF their duties
as such, take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by section lls of the Code OF
Virginia; said oath may be taken and
subscribed before any person authorized
to administer oaths. But no person snail
be appointed a judge or clerk who Is
directly interested In the result Of said
election. The said judges and clerks shall
receive for their services five dollars
each, to be paid By the treasurer Of the
City Committee upon the certificate
Of the secretary of said committee
tcountersigned by the chairman thereof
that all registration-b books poll
books and other papers entrust-
ed 20 them have been returned
TO him. and upon the further GER
tifcate of said secretary and Chairman
that each Of said judges and clerks at
tended in person the session OF the COM
mittee at which the returns from said
primary election were received, as here
matter provided.
voters of the city OF Richmond who will
pledge themselves as hereinafter pro-
yided TO support the nominees OF the Dem
ocratic party shall be entitled TO vote
at the said primary election. But no
voter shall be entitled to vote except in
the precinct in which he lives, and I'M
less his name appears on the registration
books. provided that voter who since
the last general election has moved from
one ward or precinct TO another and has
not been transferred to the REGISTRATION
books Of his new ward or precinct may
vote In the ward or precinct from which
he has moved. Any white male who
may not be twenty-one years Of age at
the time OF said primary, but who will
attain that age at or before the time
of the general election next ensuing shall,
upon producing to the judges Of election
satisfactory evidence Of that fact, be
allowed 10 vote at said primary
4. There shall be nominated AT said
primary five candidates for the House OF
Delegates Of Virginia and two Senators
from the county Of Henrico and city Of
Richmond for the Thirty-hfth Senatorial
District
s. TIE five candidates receiving the high
est number OF votes shall be declared
the nominees for the House OF Delegates,
vassed Jointly by this committee and the
Henrjco County Committee, or a SUBJ
committee from each, and the result de-
clared as 10 Senators.
6. Every voter shall vote for the fun
number of persons TO be nominated for
each Of the offices 10 be filled, and no
more and no less.
Z. The City Committee shall provide
printed tickets to the number OF 10000,
containing the names in alphabetical or
der, of all persons who shall have an
nounced themselves, or been announced,
by their written authority, as candidates
for the positions named, to the chairman
Of said committee on or before u IN.
Tuesday, September 20, 1893. There shall
be printed at the foot Of each of said
tickets the following words: The per-
son voting this ticket hereby pledges
himself to support the nominees Of the
Democratic party at the ensuing general
election" No other ticket shall be used.
g. Every voter shall deliver his ballot
to one Of the judges Of election, who
shall receive the same and call aloud the
name Of the voter II his name be found
on the registration books. the judge shall
read aloud the ballot and deposit the
same In the ballot box; whereupor the
ran1e Of the voter shall be checked on
the registration book by one OF the judges
ant entered by the clerk on the poll
book TO be provided for that purpose,
and tailed
2. Immediately after the closing Of the
pons the judges and clerks, after It has
been properly Tailed so that the voters
ballot is recorded. shall ascertain the
whole number of votes cast II the bal
lots in the ballot-box are found 70 exceed
the number Of names on the poll-book
all the ballots shall be replaced in the
box, and after the same shall have been
well shaken, one OF the judges, being
first blindfolded, shall draw therefrom a
sufficient number Of ballots 10 reduce
the same TO number equal TO the number
of names on tho poll-book. But no ballot
shall be discarded because the voters
name is endorsed thereon. The judges
and clerks shall then count the vote,
and make out on the poii-book n ce-tifi-
cate OF the number OF votes cast for each
candidate, which certificate shall be
signed by the Judges and attested by the
clerks, and forthwith returned to the
city committee at the place where IL may
then be in session. by the judges in
person, together with the ballots and all
other books and papers. II in the decision
of any question under this plan the
judges shall disagree, the same shall be
decided by lot.
10. After the ballots are counted they
shall be inclosed in a document envelope
TO be provided for that purpose, securely
tied up and sealed, and forthwith re-
turned TO the city committee, along with
a certificate of the result, at the place
where IL may then be in session. by the
judges and clerks in person; and any
iudga Or clerk who shall fail go IN attend