The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-08-05
DEMOCRATIC RULES.
ARTICLE 1,
OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

ventlon shall be held at Blo0msDurg
the second Tuesday of June, II
o'clock in the fornoon and the primary
election shall be held on the preced-
ing Saturday at the places Of holding
the General Elections in the several
election districts between the hours of
3 and o'clock in the afternoon.
Sec. 2. The primary election
shall be by ballot and shall be con-
Quoted by the Judge and two Inspec-
tors of Election who shall be residents
of the district and who shall be cleo
ted at the preceding Primary Election.
Their duties shall be the same as de-
fined IN the general election laws.
The ballots shall not be numbered.
The said officers shall be sworn to
perform their duties faithfully and as
provided by law, they shall determine
all questions of the right to vote at
said election.
They shall make list of the voters
and make out two duplicate state
ments showing the result of such cleo
ton, the total number of votes cast
and the names of the persons voted
for, and the number of votes cast for
each one of which statements shall
be posted upon the door of the polling
place Immediately after the vote shall
have been counted tor the public in
formation the other of which state
ments shall be either mailed by Re-
gister Letter, or sent by Special
Messenger to the address of the
County Chairman. The said election
officers shall indorse upon the enve-
lope containing the same, or upon the
statement, the day and the hour of
the day when said statement was
placed in the Post Office to be sent
by register letter or of the delivery of
the same to special messenger, to-
gether with the name of the messen-
ger.
The said officers shall also make
out return sheet showing the result
of said election and certificate to be
signed by the election officers and
enclose the same, together with the
Poll Book, the tally list of voters and
the original ballots cast, in an enve-
lope, which shall be securely sealed
and addressed to the chairman of the
convention, and deliver the same tc
the newly elected judge of election.
The duties heretofore prescribed
to be performed under this rule shall
be performed by an election board
before separating, and in the presence
of the watchers, hereinafter provided
for to be present at such election
where vote is received after obiec
ton made by any watcher or member
of election board said ballot shall be
marked with the name of the individ
ual voting it.
Sec. 8. No person shall be allow
ed to vote at any primary election
who has voted against the democratic
candidates at state or national elec
tions within two years or has oppos
ed the Democratic ticket at the las
preceding election or has :taker
money or has agreed to take money
or other thing of value, or any pecun
lary advantage as consideration fo
his vote at such primary election, o.
corrupted or attempted to corrup
any voter of the district with reference
to the same, or has in any wise what
soever violated the primary election
laws.
Sec. A. The voter shall indicate
upon his ballot the person for whom
he wishes to vote to be placed ir
nomination for the respective Office.
by crossing off the names of all per
sons for whom he does not wish to
vote, or write upon the printed ballot
as provided to be furnished under
these rules, the name of the person
for whom he desires to vote to be
placed in nomination for any office.
Sec. s. If ballot is cast at the
primary election which does not con
tain names of all the candidates for {
particular Office, it shall be the dut,
of the election officers to reject such
part of the ticket from the Court.
Sec. 6. The tickets to be furnish
ed for the primary elections, as pro
vided for in the rules, shall contair
the names of all the candidates, who
shall have registered with the Chair
man of the County Committee with
blank spaces under each group to en-
able the voter to add the name O
any person for whom he wishes tc
vote.
Sec. 7. Upon a tie vote fol
choice of primary election officers
the acting judge of the election shal
determine the choice by lot.
ARTICLE II.
OF The CONVENTION.
Sec. I, The County Convention