Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-26
Law OF The PARTY.
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primary, but at such other times as
may be fixed by said committee, and
that they shall provide for the filing
OF pledges.
! SO. All candidates must subscribe
to the following pledge, as required
by the act of the general assembly
and file the same with the clerk OF
the court of common pleas for the
county in which he is a candidate,
unless he should be candidate in
more than one county, in which case
he shall file the same with the sec
retary of state, before he shall enter
upon his campaign, to wit:
I, the undersigned
of the county --, and state OF
South Carolina, candidate for the Of
flee of --- hereby pledge
that | will not give nor spend money
for the purpose of obtaining or in
fuencing voters, and that l shall at
the conclusion of the campaign and
before the primary election, render
to the clerk of court or (Secretary OF
state as hereinbefore provided) under
OATH an itemiZed statement of all
money spent or provided by me dur
ing the campaign for campaign pur-
poses up to that time, and l further
pledge that | will Immediately after
the primary election or elections, that
I \
statement, under oath, showing all
further moneys spent or provided by
me in said election.
| First Primary.
"a. For the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for governor, lieuten-
ant governor, and all other state Of
ficers, including solicitors in the re-
spective circuits, United States sena-
tor and congressman in their re-
spective districts and all county Off
GERS. except magistrates and super
visors OF registration. a direct pri-
mary election shall be held on the last
Tuesday in August of each election
year, and a second and third primary
each two weeks successiVely thereaf-
ter if necessary: Provided, That the
county shall be at liberty to order a
a primary for masters and magls-
trates. but not for members of the
county board of control of dispen-
| saries, nor for county dispensers.
| 35 The managers at each voting
| place shall arrange the table, desk or
other place upon which the ballot
boxes shall be placed so that there
shall be no crowding or confusion
Immediately around the boxes and
suitable means shall be provided to-
enable each voter to approach the
boxes and deposit his ballot without
interference or hindrance, and the
right of each person regularly en-
rolled to vote and the secrecy of the
ballot shall be preserved at all times.
Sc. The managers shall open the
polls at s o'clock a. M, and shall
close them at o'clock p. m; Pro-
vided, That in the cities Of Charleston
and Columbia, the polls shall open at
s o'clock a. m, and close at s o'clock
p. m. The managers shall then pro-
ceed publicly to count the votes. Af-
ter tabulating the result, the man
ayers shall certify the same and for
ward the ballot box, containing the
ballots, poll list and all other papers,
except the club roll, relating to such
election, by one of their number to
the chairman of the county commit
| tee within &c hours after the close OF
the g. polls Each couDtv committee shall
| furnish the managers at each voting
precinct two ballot boxes, one for
state officers, aid for United States
congressman and solicitors. The
managers, before opening the polls,
shall take and sign the following
oath: I'VE do solemnly swear that
we will conduct this election according
to law and the rules of the party, and
/ will allow no person to vote whose
/ name is not regularly enrolled in this
club, and we will not assist any voter
to prepare his ballot and will not ad-
wise any voter as to how he should
vote at this election" The managers
shall direct each voter, if requested,
to the proper box for his ticket, but
the boxes in all cases shall be marked
| in a suitable manner so as to desig-
nate in which box the respective
| tickets shall be placed.
3S. The managers at each box at
the primary shall require every voter
| to pledge himself TO abide the results
of the primary, and to support the
nominees of the party, and to take the
following oath and pledge, viz: Il do
solemnly swear that l am a resident
of this club district and am duly quail
| flied to vote at this election according
| to the rules Of the Democratic party,
and that l have not voted before at
| this election, and pledge myself tol
| support the nominees of the party,
state and national"
39. Each voter shall deposit in the
appropriate box a ballot on which
| shall be printed the names Of the
candidates for the offices to be filled
| with the titles Of the respective Off
ces. The tickets shall be furnished
| by the state committee for all except
county offices, congressman and soli-
citors for which the county commit
| tee shall furnish the tickets. Each
| ticket shall contain the names of all
candidates for the respective offices
and no other ticket shall be used.
| One ticket shall contain the names of
all persons running for state offices
and for United States senator. The
| other ticket shall contain the names of
inc fnf har nf
the general assembly, county offices,
congressman and solicitors. No vote
for the house of representatives nor
for county commissioners shall be |
counted unless it contains as many
names as the county is entitled to rep
reSentativeS and to county commits
sioners respectively. Any ballot de-
posted in the wrong box shall not be
counted.
That is. in case the managers find
| more ballots 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 Il person to vote is challenged, the
managers shall place the vote so chal
| lenged in an envelope and indorSe
thereon the name of the voter and
that of the challenger, and the per-
son so challenged snail De allowed 10
vote, and the challenged votes shall
be kept separate and apart and not
| counted. but turned over to the coun-
| ~ committee who shall at its first
| meeting thereafter hear all objection
to such votes, and where no person
appears to sustain an objection made
at the polls the ballot shall be re-
moved from the envelope and mingled
with the regular ballot and counted,
but where the challengers appear, or
produce witnesses in support of the
challenge, the committee shall pro-
ceed to hear and determine the ques-
| ton. and in all instances the voter
shall have the right of appealing to
| the state committee.
| Canvass.
| IL. The county committees shall
| assemble at their respective court
houses on the morning of the second
day after the election or before II
o'clock noon, to tabulate the returns
and declare the results of the primary.
so far as the same relates to mem
bers of the general assembly and
county officers. and shall forward I'M
mediately to the chairman Of the
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