The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-09-04
The State Central Committee Adonte
Uniform Rule for Parishes.
THE SUBCOMMnTEES REPORT
Committee Has Not Reached A Conclusion Rrs
Will Adopt Rules and Regulations for a
General White Primary

Democrat: that at the last state
or Congressional election in which
| participated | voted for the
Democratic candidates: and that
at the next regular election to be
held according to law | will vote
for the Democratic candidate,
who may be selected at this pri.
mary election, or at subsequent
one should such become neces-
sary by a failure to nominate at
this primary election. So help
me God"
This affidavit shall be attached
to his ballot, which shall be de-.
posted in the ballot box.
Fifth: The chairman shall
make up budget of probable
election expenses in detail and
publish same at least three weeks
before the election. Each fac
ton and each individual shall.
at least two weeks before the
day of election, deposit with the
chairman their proportionate
share of these expenses.
Should any candidate refuse to
pay his proportionate share of
such expenses, no ballots cast for
him shall be counted.
Sixth: Voting at this election
shall be by ballot. Tally sheets.
ballot boxes, poll list and other
paraphernalia necessary to con-
duct the election shall be provid-
ed by the chairman, and these
shall be, by the chairman, deliv-
cred to the commissioners at each
polling precinct before the hour
fixed for the opening of the polls.
Seventh: The said primary
election shall be conducted in all
respects under the provisions of
Act No. 1913 of 1900, commonly
known as the primary law, but in
addition thereto it shall be the
duty of the mmissioners and
clerk at each pc ling place to
keep duplicate lists of the per-
sons voting at such polling places,
witch lists shall be numbered
consecutively from one to the
end; and such lists so kept and
numbered shall be signed and
sworn to as correct by them i'm
mediately upon closing the polls.
and before opening the ballot
box. One of these lists shall be
deposited in the ballot box, and
the other shall be transmitted
with the other returns to the
chairman of the executive COM
mittce.
Eighth: After the closing of
polls, the vote shall be canvassed
and tabulated as provided in see
ton 3 of Act No. 1873 of 1900,
and these returns secured in
sealed packages, - shall be
delivered by the commissioners.
or at least two of them. to the
chairman of the executive
committee.
On the fifth day after the
election the parish executive
committee shall meet at...---...-......,.
and shall publicly canvass and
compile the returns and proclaim
the result of the election
Ninth: A candidate to be
nominated must receive a
majority of the votes cast for the
candidates competing for any one
office.
Should no candidate receive
such a majority, there shall be no
nomination but second primary
election will be held, and i'm such
election. only the two candidates
for each office having received the
highest number of votes shall
participate. Such second pri-
mary election will be held within
two weeks from the date of the
official PRONUNCIATION of the
results of the first primary cleo
ton, and shall be conducted I'M
der the rules and regulations
herein provided, insofar as
applicable.
Tenth: And be it further re-
solved, That these proceedings
shall be published at least once a
week for period of not less than
thirty days, in a newspaper pub
ilshed In the parish, and >aid
publications. shall be headed by a
conspicuous caption in loaded
type reading as follows:
Notice of Democratic Primary
Election
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