A. Proxy. Voting by proxy is prohibited.
B. Method. In selecting members of the County Central Committee or delegates and alternate delegates to a County Convention the ballots shall be counted according to Rules 18-5 and 18-6.A.2. The balloting shall be secret unless waived by unanimous consent.
C. Ballots. Prior to the beginning of the meeting, the Chairperson shall appoint checkers to verify that the persons present are qualified electors (Rule 3-1). Each elector shall be verified during the meeting. No ballots or other identification shall be issued prior to the time of check-in at the meeting. In the election of ward and/or precinct officers, convention delegates and alternate delegates, and other County Central Committee members, no ballots shall be cast until the report of the credentials committee has been voted upon except as provided in Rule 12-11.
D. Challenged Voters. Persons who are challenged as electors shall have the right to appear before a Credentials Committee appointed by the acting chairperson of the meeting. The Credentials Committee shall consist of two or more ward electors, and shall hear any challenge to the voting qualifications of any person present. No sooner than thirty minutes after the start of the meeting, the Credentials Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the electors who shall vote to accept or reject each recommendation. Those persons accepted by the electors shall be issued ballots or identification. The acting chairperson shall thereupon announce the total number of sets of ballots or identifications that have been issued, and no more shall be issued.
E. Preserving Ballots. The chairperson of the meeting shall cause all ballots cast in all elections to be preserved for ninety (90) days after the meeting. Failure to do so shall result in the meeting being re-held if there is a challenge to any election held in the meeting.
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