The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-09

'uhupIe means snail be provided to
enable each voter 10 approach the
'oxes and deposit his ballot without
Interference or hindrancc. and the
light OF each person regularly en-
oiled 10 vote and the secrecy or the
'allot shall he preserved at all times.
Sc. The managers shall open the
.olls ut o'clock u. m., and shall close
iiem at { o'clock D. M: Provided.
That In the cities of Charelston and
olumbia the polls shall open at g
'clock a M. and close mt 6 O'Clock D..
H. the managers shall then proceed
mhlicity to cOun the votes. After tan
iiatiHg the result, the managers shall
Gritty the same and forward the bal
0t boz, containing the ballots, poll
list and all other papers, except thu,
club roll, relating to such election, by
me or their number OF the cnalrill,,n
the county committee within &c
iours after the close of the polls.
81. Each county committee Shall
urnish the managers at each voting
precinct two ballot boxes. one for
tate officers, and j, United State,
enator and one for county officers.
congressman and solicitors. The man
gers before opening the polls shall
axe and sign the following oath: 1--WE
20 soleinnly swear that we will con
luct this election according to law ana
he rules Of the party and will ALLOW
10 person to vote whose name Is mo-;
regularly enrolled in this club and we
%ill not assist any voter To prepare
his ballot and will not advise any
iotcr as TO how he should vote at this
lection" The managers shall dl-
rect each voter, II requested, to the
proper box for his ticket, but the box
IS In all cases shall be marked In a
suitable manner so as to designate in
Hhich tox the respective tickets shah
be placed
81. The managers at each box at
he primary shall require every voter
o pledge himself to abide the results
of the primary, and to support the
nominees OF the party, and to take the
.ollowiHg oath and pledge. viz: II d.
olemnly swear that l am q resident
VI this club district and am duly
Qualified to vote at this election ac,
;ording to the rules of the Democratic
,arty. and that have not voted be.
!ore at this election, and Pledge my
self to support the nominees of the
party, State and national"
80. Each voter shall deposit in til ap-
oropriatc box ballot on which shall
!e printed the names OF the candidat-
ss for the Offices to be filed with the
titles of the respective Offices. The
tickets shall be furnished by the State
committee for all except county Off.
GERS. congressman and solicitors fo-
which the county committee shall FUR
nish the tickets. Each ticket shall
contain the names OF all candidates 10.
the respective offices and no other
tickets shall be used One ticket shall
contain the names Of all persons run.
ming FOR State Offices and United States
senator. THE other. ticket shall con-
tain the names of ell persons running
or members OF the general assmbly,
county Offices, congressman and solic.-
,ors. No voter or the house of rep,
resentati"es nor for county commits
sioners shall be counted unless it con-
sains as many names as the county Is
entitled to representatives and to coun.
" commissioners respectively.
Any ballot deposited in the wrong
BOX shall not he counted.
That In case the mt nagcrg find more
tallots in the ballot box than names on
the poll list the managers shall draw
out the excess ballots and destroy
them. =,
40. At any election when the right
OF u person to vote Is challenged. the
managers shall place the vote SO caa:>
lenged In an envelope and indorst
thereon the name Of the voter and that
OF the challenger, and the, person so
challenged votes shall bo kopt separ-
ate and apart aid not countcd,N but
turned over to the county committee
who shall at its first meeting thereaf-
ter hear all objection to such votes,
and where nc person appears to >sus>
tain an objection made at the polls the
ballot shall be removed from, the en-
velOpe and mingled with the regular
ballot and counted, but where tho chal-
longers appear. or produce witnesses
N support OF the challenge the COM
mittce shall proceed to- hear and deter
mine the question, and In all Instances
the voter shall have the Fight OF ap,
pealing to che State committee. s2
Canvass.
Al. The county committees shall as
sembe at their respective court house
On tho morning OF the second day afr
ter the election on, or before II O'Clock
noon to tabulate the returns and de-
clare the results OF the primary, SO
far. as the same relates to members or
the general assembly and county Of
ficers. and shall sforward Immediately
to the chairman pf the State committee
Of Columbia, s., CT; the result OF the
election in their respective counties
for United States senator, State otfi-
GERS. congressman and solicitors. Tho
State committee shall proceed to can
vass the vote and declare the result.
42.-The protests and contests for
county officers and members of the
general assembly shall be filed within
two days after the day Of the dec
laration by the cpunty ! commit ttee OF
the result OF the election With the