The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-07

For SOLICITOR, -- JUDICIAL ulslIlCH
State Senator.
House of Representatives.
Sheriff.
Judge Of Probate.
Clerk CT Court.
County Supervisor.
Coroner
County Superintendent Of Educa-
ton.
Treasurer.
Auditor
No vote for house of presentatives
shall be counted unless it contains as
many names as the county Is entitled
to representatives.
The oath each candidate must take
is as follows: LAS candidate for the
office of in the Democratic
srlmary, to be held on the last Tues
day in August. 1900, l hereby pledge
myself to abide the result oil such
primary and support the nominees
thereof, and that l am not, nor VIII
Jetome the candidate % any faction,
either privately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Democratic
nomination"
Rule s. The managers Of election
shall open the polls at s a. m. and
shall close them at o'clock p. N.
After tabulating the result the man
ayers shall certify the same and for
ward the ballot box, poll list, and all
other papers relating to sucn election,
by one # their number or executive
committeeman to the chairman of the
respective Democratic county execu-
tive committees within 4S hours after
the close o. The polls.
Rule 6. The county Democratic ex-
ecutive committees shall assemble at
their respective court houses on the
morning OF the second day after the
election on or before II o'clock m, to
tabulate the returns and declare the
result of the primary, so far as the
same relates to members of the gen.
eral assembly and county officers, and
shall forward Immediately to the
chairman Of the State executive COM
mittee at Columbia, S. c., the result OF
the election in their respective coun-
ties for United States Senator, State
officers, congressman and solicitors.
Rule T. The protests and contests for
county officers shall be filed within
five days after the election with the
chairman of the county executive COM
mittee, and said executive committee
shall hear and decide protests aud con-
tests as to United States Senator,
State officers, congressman and so-
licitors, and 10 days shall be allowed
for filing the same.
Rule S. Candidates for the general
assembly and for county offices shall
file with the chairman Of the county
executive committee a pledge, in writ
ing, to abide the result of the primary
and support the nominees thereof.
Candidates for other offices shall file
such pledge with the chairman of the
State executive committee: Provided,
That the pledge of such candidates
shall be filed on or before the first
campaign meeting Of the county or
State respectively. Candidates for
congress and solicitor must file their
pledges with the chairman of the State
executive committee on the same day
as State officers. No vote for any
candidate who has not complied with
this rule and has not paid his assess
ment shall be counted.
Rule g. In the primary elections
herein provided for, a majority OF the
votes cast shall be necessary to nomi-
nate candidates. A second primary,
when necessary, shall be held two
weeks after the first, as provided for
under the constitution of the party,
and shall be subject to the rules gov
erning the first primary. AT said
second primary the .wo highest candi-
dates alone shall run for any one Of
fee, but if there are two or more va
cancies for any particular office, then
double the number of candidates shall
run for vacancies to be filled. For in
stance. in a race for sheriff, the two
highest shall run.
Rule 10. In the event of tie De-
tween two candidates in the second
primary. the county chairman. if it is
a county office and the State chairman,
if it is for United States Senator,
State officers. congressman or solici-
tors, shall order the third primary.
The question Of majority vote shall
be determined by the number of votes
cast for any particular office, and not
by the whole number Of votes cast in
the primary.
Rule H. Each county executive COM
mittee shall .Irnish the managers at
each precinct two ballot boxes, one for
State officers and the other for con-
gresham, solicitor and county officers.
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