The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-19
DEMOCRATIC RULES.
ARTICLE |
OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

SECTION I. The annual county con-
vention shall be held at Bloomsbury,
the second Tuesday of June, II o'clock
in the forenoon, and the primary cleo
ton shall be held on the preceding Sat
urday at the place of holding the Gen
eral Elections in the several election dis
tricts between the hours of 8 and
o'clock in the afternoon.
SECTION 2. The primary election
shall be by ballot and shall be conducted
by the Judge and two Inspectors of the
Election who shall be residents of the
district, and who shall be elected at the
preceding Primary Election. Their
duties shall be the same as defined in
the general election laws.
The ballot shall not be numbered.
The said officers shall be sworn to per-
form their duties faithfully and as pro-
vided by law. They shall determine all
questions of the right to vote at said
election.
They shall make a list of the voters
and make out two duplicate statements
showing the result of such election the
total number of votes cast and the names
of the persons voted for, and the num-
Der 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, for the
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statements shall be either mailed by reg
istered letter or sent by special mcsscr-
ger to the address of the County Chair
man. The said election officers shall in
dorse upon the envelope containing the
same, or upon the statement, the day
and the hour of the day when said state
ment was placed in the post Office to be
sent by registered letter or of the deliv
cry of the same to a special messenger,
together with name of the messenger.
The said officers shall also make out re-
turn sheet showing the result of said
election and a 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 envelope. which shall be Sc
eurely sealed and addressed to the chair
man of the convention, and deliver the
same to 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 a vote is
received after objection made by any
watcher or member of election board,
said ballot shall be marked with the
name of the individual voting it.
SECTION 3. No person shall be al
lowed to vote at any primary election
who has voted against the Democratic
candidates at State or National elections
within two years or who has opposed
the Democratic ticket at the last pre-
cedng election or has taken money or
has agreed to take money or other thing
of value, or any pecuniary advantage as
4 consideration for his vote at such pri-
mary election, or corrupted or attempted
TO corrupt any voter of the district with
reference to the same, or in any wise
whatsoever violated the primary election
laws.
SECTION q. The voter shall indicate
upon his ballot the person for whom he
wishes to vote to be placed in nomina-
tion for the respective offices by crossing
off the names of all persons 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
u be placed in nomination for any Office.
SECTION 5. If ballot is cast at the
primary election which does not contain
names of all the candidates for partic-
ular Office it shall be the duty of the
election officers to reject such part of the
ticket from the count.
SECTION 6. The tickets to be furn-
ished for the primary elections, as pro-
vided for in the rules, shall contain the
names of all the candidates who shall
have registered with the Chairman of
the County Committee with blank spaces
under each group to enable the voter to
add the name of any person for whom
he wishes to vote.
SECTION 7. Upon a tie vote for choice
of primary election officers, the acting
Judge of the election shall determine the
choice by lot.
ARTICLE III
OF THE CONVENTION.
SECTION I. The County Convention
shall be comprised of the newly elected