The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-31

of the County Democratic Executive Committee, and at the n1 ae
time shall deposit such fee as the said chairman may determin "me
be his pro rata part of the expense Of printing and distributina n ~ 70
tickets and every such person shall also subscribe to a pleddope ft
he viii abide by the result Of the primary election and support I ta
successful candidate or candidates chosen In said primary elec ttms
SEC. 20. When-a primary election under this plan shall Be ordaroI
notice thereof, giving the date and the various balIoting places on52
the names OF the persons appointed to hold the same, shall be n6a
lished in the Democratic press of said county, and copies no ps
notice given as the County Executive Committee NAV think nr omr
which notice shall not in any easebe less than twenty days. In s p6
primary election tie County Executive Committee sial dfsionate st ~
places where voting shall be had, and they shall select. as far as mr.
ticabe, the places progidedsby law for holding the general State cleo
tions. They may, however, select other places Il. the convenience If
Democratic voters justifes such change, but there shall be at least Mo
voting place in each precinct
SEC. 80. For the purpose of holding such primary election tho
said committee shall appoint three ~weIknown Democratic electors
of intelligence and reputation for honesty and fair dealing for
each precinct or other voting district in the county, one Of whom
shall be the secretary and record the names of all the persons voting
who shall conduct such election, receive the ballots, count them
declare the result and make a written statement thereof. If any ner.
son appointed to hold a primary election shall decline to serve, be-
come incapacitated, or become a candidate before said primary, the
chairman of the Executive Committee of that township IF precinct
shall have power to designate some qualified Democrat to FIJI such
place; and if the chairman of the committee shall not be present,
then the remaining ~pollholders may designate some person to assist
them in holding the same, and such substituted person shall have
the same right and authority therein as if he had been originally
appointed by the County Executive Committee.
Sec. 81. The said ~pollholders shall provide such boxes for the
reception OF ballots as may be necessary, but there shall be separate
boxes for the following classes of candidates, to wit: Candidates for
the State, Congressional, and Judicial offices shall be voted for in one,
box; candidates for General Assembly and all county offices in
one box; all township officers in one box; the Township Executive.
Committee in one box; and the delegates to the County Convention in
one on box The hours for holding such primary election shall be as
the County Executive Committee may designate other hours within
which said primary election may be held, but in no case shall the
time for holding said election be less than four hours.
SEC. 80. Any Democratic candidate who is voted for in said
primary election may attend the same, in person or by representa-
tives, and be present during the conduct of said election and counting
the vote. Every Democratic elector shall have the right to vote at
his proper polling place, and in case the vote of a man claiming to
be a Democratic elector is challenged o. the ground that he IS not
qualified as an elector, and viii not be n election day, o is not a
Democrat, he shall not be denied the privilege of voting except by
the Judgment of a majority Of the pollholders. Every chaIenge
shall be recorded, and any candidate or his representative dis <fed
with the result shall have the right to appeal to the County Nskn
tor, and the County Convention shall hear the same and aIS$ or
dlSaIow the vote, and shall amend the returns from that precinct
in accordance with its Judgment.
Sec. SO. Atithe close of the voting it shall be The. duty of The. poll
holders, In the presence of such candidates or their representatives
and any Democrat who wishes to attend, to proceed at once to count
the ballots and make a list of all persons voted for and the offices
for which they were voted, and the number of votes received by each,
and they shall sign such list and send the same Immediately to the
chairman of the County Executive Committee, who shall transmit
the same to the chairman of the County Convention. They shall give
any candidate or his representative, upon his request, a copy of the
said list, and they shall also give to the chairman of the County
Executive Committee a statement of the number of challenges al
lowed or dsaHowed, and how said challenged voter voted or how he
offered to vote when challenged. They shall also preserve the list
of voters or ~pollbooks, the ~talysheets, and the tickets until after
the County Convention.
SEC. "a. At the meeting of the County Convention following the.
holding of such primary election the said convention shall ascertain
and declare the result of the said primary election. AL. candidates,
for county and legislative Offices, and all delegates and committee
men receiving a majority of the votes cast in such primary election
shall be declared the nominees of the party for said Offices: Provided,
that at the time the primary election is called the County Executive,
Committee shall prescribe the rules and regulations for a second
primary election, if one shall be deemed necessary.
SEC. IS. 1t shall be the duty of the chairman of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee to prepare all tickets for county and
Legislative Offices, and distribute them, as It's his duty to distribute
tickets for State and district Offices. All names voted for in the
same box shall be printed on one ticket, and the ballot shall be
checked with a cross mark opposite the name o names he wishes to-
vote for, or the names which he does not wish to vote for shall be
stricken out. IF more names are voted for than is proper for any
office, the said ticket for such Office shall not be counted.
SEC. SO. The County Democratic Executive Committee may, at
its discretion, order a registration of all Democratic electors for each
precinct in any town or city in said county having a population OF
5000 or over, by giving the same notice and complying with the
regulations prescribed by law for the registration of voters at general
elections, as nearly as may be practicable.
Sec. 81. The County Executive Committee shall have the right
to make any rules with regard to holding primary elections which
it may deem proper, not inconsistent with the rules. prescribed in
this plan. It shall be the duty Of the Executive Committee to pre-
pare and furnish all blanks and forms needed in making the returns
from said primary elections, and any reported challenges and a-