Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-01-28
SAFEGUARD PRIMARY.
Senator B. E. Nicholson Work.
ing For Honest Primary.
Amends Siil introduced
Last Session.

The following IL Inc teAI VI Seh"
tor Nicholson's bill for safeguard
ing primary elections in South Car
DINA:
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION l. That Chapter XIII
of VolumeI, Code of Laws of South
Carolina, 1912, relating to primary
elections be amended by adding
thereto additional sections, to be
known as Sections 292a. 2s2b,
1890, 2s2d, 2s2f, 9s2g, 2s2h, 2s2l.
The additional sections to read as
follows:
Sec. 2s9a. In each year, i've
months before the first primary OF
anv primary election held by any
political party, organization or as
sociation for the purpose of choos-
ins capdidates for Office, it shall be
the duty of the members and officers
of each club to provide for the en-
rollment, in alphabetical order, OF
all persons who are entitled to vote
at such club in. the primary elec-
tions of such political party, organl-
cation, or association as herein
after provided. All persons who
are qualified to vote in such
primary elections under the con-
stitution and rules of such politl-
cal party, organization or assocla'
zion, and who are bona fde citizens
of this State, aud who have been
residents of this State for one year,
and of the county six months, and
of the township or ward three
months before first primary election
of such party, organization or asso-
citation Of any year in which an cleo
tion shall be held, shall be entitled
to be enrolled on such club roll:
Provided, That each such voter ap-
liking for enrellment on any such
club roll shall take an oath that he
is duly qualified to vote in said cleo
tion under the constitution and rules
of such party, organization or asSo-
citation. and under the provisions OF
this Chapter, and that he has no,
enrolled as a member of any club,
and state his age and place of resi-
dence, and in city where the
houses are numbered, the number
of the residence in which he re.
sides, and if the houses are not
numbered, he shall state the stree,
and block on which he resides, and
shall, on complying with said terms
be enrolled.
Sec. 2s2b. In each year, thirty
days before the first primary elec
tion of any nolitical party, organl
cation or association, it shall b'
the duty OF the officers having
charge of the enrolment of the vo
ters at each of the clubs or pre-
cincts to make out a copy of th'
club roll of such precinct and tt
certify under oath before notary
public, or other officer authorized
to administer oaths under the law!
of this State, that the same is :
true and correct copy of the cluf
roll of such club, and shall file sucl
certified copy with the Clerk o
Court Of the county in which sucl
precinct is located, and the sam'
shall be kept of record in his of
flee.
Sec. 1920. No person shall be al
lowed to vote at any primary cleo
tion whose name is not enrolled OF
the club roll of the precinct where
he is entitled to vote under the
constitution and rules of such po
litical party, organization or associ
alton, in accordance with the pro
visions Of this Chapter, at leas
thirty days before the first primar.
election of sach party, organization
or association in each year IN whicl
an election shall be held.
Sec. 2s2d. Any person applying
for enrolment on the club roll o
any club ~ or precinct of any pc
litical party, organization, or asso
ciation, who shall be refused en-
rollment, shall have the right to ap
peal to any Circuit Judge in tn
Circuit where he, such voter, re
sides, or to any Justice of the Su
preme Court from the action Of tn
officers of such club: Provided
That the notice and grounds of az
peal be served on one of the officer
of such club within five days afte
the action of sasd club in refusing
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