The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-04
NEW RULES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CONTINUED from Page g.

titles of the respective Offices. The
tickets shall be furnished by the State
committee for all except county off
GERS. congressman and solicitor, for
which the county committee shall fur
nish the tickets. Each ticket shall
contain the names of all candidates TO:
the respective Offices anu no other
tickets shall be used. One ticket sIlal,
contain the names OF nil persons run
ming for State offices and United States
senator. The other ticket shall con
tain the names of all persons running
for members of the general ASSEMBLY,.
county Offices, congressman and soliC:-
tors. No voter or the house of rep
resentatives nor for county commits
siOners shall be counted Unless il con-
tains as many names as the county Is
entitled TO representatives and to coun-
~ commissioners respectively.
Any ballot deposited in the wrong
box shall not be counted
That III case tho managers find more
l:a1lOts in the ballot box than names ON
the poll list the managers shall draw
out the excess ballots and destroy
them
80. AT any election when the right
OF person to vote Is challenged. tn"
manage rs shall place the vote SO c':a:,
lenged In an envelope and indOrs,.
thereon the name Of the voter and t:iai
OF the challenger. and tho person Sc
challenged votes shall be kept separ-
ate and apart and moi counted. hui
turned over 10 the county committee
who shall at it's first meeting thcreaf
ter hear all objection To such votes.
und where NO person appears to sls-
tain an Objet tiCn made 1t the polls the
ballot shall be removed from the en-
vclOpe and mingled with the regular
ballot and counted, but where the chal
lengers appear, or produce witnesses
in support of the challenge the conf
mittee shall proceed to hear und deter
mine the question. and In all instances.
the Voter shall have the right Of ap
pealing 10 the State committee.
Canvass.
Al. The county committees shall as
sembe at their respective court house
on the morning of the second day af-
ter the election cn or before ~ o'clock
noon to tabnlatc the returns and de
clare the res:ilts of the primary. so
far as the same relates TO members OF
the general assembly and county Of
HNtIS, duu SIdiI IOTWbTH lfnIIlpulAtCty
to the chairman Of the State committee
OF Columbia. 9. g.. the rrsnlt of tho
election in their respective counties
for United States senator. Slate OIL
GERS. congressman and solicitors. TIE
State committee shall proceed to can
vass the vote and declare the result.
42.-The protests and contests for
county officers and me mbers Of the
~ Ill
two days after the dav Of the dec
laration by the county committee OF
the result OF the election with the
chairman Of the county committee.
and said county committee shall hea'.
and determine the same ut it's first
meeting thereafter. The State COM
mitteo shall meet on the Tuesday az
ter each primary or at such other
time as may be designated by the
chairman. to hear and decide protest,
and contests as to United States sena-
tors. State officers. congressman and
solicitors: Provided. That no member
OF the county committee shall act =:
any contest wherein his candidacy Is
acted on: And provided further. That
lao members OF the State committee
shall act in any contest. wherein his
candidacy Is acted on. The protests
and contests for all officers excepl
county officers and members Of the
general assembly shall be fied within
five days after the election with the
chairman OF the State committee.
49,. The State committee shall also
review. on appeal. the decision OF the
county committee as to county officers
and members of.the general assembly
and its action vshali be final.
a. No candidate shall be declared
nominated In primary election un-
less he receives a majority Of the vote.
cast for tho office for which lie was
candidate. nor unless his pledges were
filed as required by these rules.
Second Primary.
45. A second primary. when heces-
sary, shall be held two weeks after
the first and shall he subject to the
rules governing the first primary. At
said second primary the two highest
candidates alone shall run for any one
Office. but If there are two or moro
vacancies for any particular Office.
then the number OF candidates shalt
be double the number OF the vacancies
to be filled.
Third Primary.
4G. In the event Of tie between
two candidatea In the second primary,
the county chairman, II II is n county
Office. and the State chairman. II It Is
for United States senator. State OIL
GERS. congressman or solicitors. shall
order the third primary.
/ Other primaries. II necessary. shall
De ordered by the county chairman,