Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-03-29
OFFICIAL PLAN OF PRIMARY

| The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the Democratic Executive Com
! mittee for the County of Augusta and
! City of StauntOn. at a meeting OF said
| Committee held pursuant to notice on
the 25th day of March, 1901, at the Of
fee of r. s. Ker, in the City of Staun-
ton. Virginia:
Resolved.-First. That the two
delegates to be elected from Augusta
County and the City of Staunton to
the Constitutional convention on the
23rd day of May, 1901, and all district
officers in the County of Augusta, shall
be nominated by the Democrats by a
primary election, which shall be held
in said County and City at the voting
places fixed therein by law, on the 18th
day of April, 1901.
End. That the said Primary Elec-
ton shall be held and conducted under
and in accordance with the primary
election law enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia for Augusta
County and the City of StauntOn, at
it's Extra Session of 1901.
3rd. That there shall be two judges
at each voting place, and the two
Democratic Judges of Election ap-
pointed by law for each voting place
in said County and City are hereby
authorized and appointed to act as
Judges at their voting places at said
primary election; and said judges shall
have the power to appoint Clerk OF
Election, for their voting place. Should
one of the judges of election fail to at
tend at any voting place for one-half
hour after the time prescribed by this
committee for opening the polls at
such election, it shall be the duty of
the Judge in attendance to select from
among the bystanders Democrat
Iquallied to vote, who shall act as jud &c
of election; and should both judges fail
to attend at the voting place, one half
hour after the time prescribed fol-
opening the polls, then any two Dem.
ocrats in attendance and qualified to
vote may act as judges of such cleo
tion, and possess all the powers of
Judges appointed by this Committee
but the judges and clerks must all take
the oath present. bed by said Primary
Election Law.
4th. That the polls shall be opened
at each voting place at sunrise of the
day on which the election is directed
to be held, and closed atsun set on said
day.
5th. That any person who is q
known Democrat, and shall be quail
fed to vote at the next regular cleo
ton, shall be qualified to vote at said
primary.
9th. That every elector shall vote
by ballot furnished to him at the vo
ting place, by one of the judges of elec.
ton. and the electOr Offering to vote
shall deliver single ballot to one OF
the judges of election, in the presence
of the other Judge. The ballot shall
be a white paper ticket, prepared by
the Democratic Executive Committee,
containing on the face of it the names
of all the candidates who have furnish.
ed their names to the Democratic Elk
ecut1ve Committee as required. The
elector shall vote for only two candi
dates for the Constitutional conven.
tiOn, whose names are On the ticket,
erasing therefrom the names of all
other candidates for said Convention,
by making mark by pen or pencil
through their name or names said mark
to extend at least three-fourth of the
length of said name; and any ballot
that contains less than two names, or
more than two names of candidates for
the Constitutional Convention shall be
void and not counted by the judges as
ballots for candidates for said Conven-
ton. Any electOr may, and it shall
be the duty of the judges of election to
challenge the vote of any person who
may be known or suspected not to be
a duly qualified voter in the said pri-
mary election; and the judges of cleo
ton shall pass upon the qualification
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and in case of disagreement the Clerk
shall be called as referee.
7th-The judge redeiving the ballot
from the person voting, shall deposit
it in a box or some other safe deposit
tory, and the name of the voter shall
be written down when he votes Said
box OR other depository shall not be
opened until the polls are closed, and
for the purpose of counting the ballots
therein. And the said judges of cleo
tion, Or one of them, shall aid any vo-
ter who for any reason is unable to
prepare his ballot.
| Sth-That as soon as the polls are
| finally closed the judges shall immedi-
ately proceed to canvass the vote,
given at such primary election, and
| the said canvass shall be continued
| without adjournment until completed
and the result declared. The judges
| shall certify the result to the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee and the
fact that they were duly sworn accord
ing to law, and such return shall be
made by said judges within forte
eight hours after the closing of the
polls, and along Herewith shall send
the list of names of voters who cast
their votes at such election, and the
ballots, all enclosed in an envelope I'M
der seal.
9th-That every candidate desiring
to enter the said primary election shall
furnish his name to the Democratic
Executive Committee at least FIVE days
before the 18th day of April, 1901, and
the candidates shall bear the expenses
of said primary election equally, and
they shall each pay his proportion of
said expenses to said Committee, along
with his name.
10-There shall be assessed against
each candidate for the following offices
the sum of $40 to be paid by them
before their names shall go upon said
ticket, Supervisor, Road Director,
Road Commissioner, Constable, JUS
tice of the Peace. The balance of the
expense of said primary election shall
be borne by the candidates for the
Constitutional Convention, to be divid-
ed equally among said candidates.
All candidates desiring to enter said
primary election shall forward their
names to HI. II. Kerr, StauntOn, Va,
on or before the Sth day of April, 1901,
and with their names they shall for
ward the amount assessed against
them for expenses.
BY JOS. A. Glasgow,
a.. H. FL. Kerr,
II. II. Wayt,
Special Committee.