The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-02
A SUMMARY OF rlIG ELECTION LAWS

At every election the polls shall be
opened MS soon as practicable after sun
rise, but not before sun rise, and shall be
closed ut sun set.
A voter must have resided in the State
one year next preceding the time he Of.
fers to vote. He must be resident for
sixty days of the county in which he
offers to vote. He must vote in the
maristrial district in which he resides
He must be twenty-one years OF age and
OF sound mind, not pauper, not under
conviction OF treason, felony or bribery
at an election.
No person in the military, marine OF
naval service OF tie United States shall
be deemed resident OF this State by
reason of being stationed therein; nor
shall any person in the employ OF any
incorporated company OF this State, be
deemed u resident OF any county, or Of
any district therein, by reason OF being
employed in said county or district.
No foreigner can vote unless natural
lied according to the laws OF the United
States.
Under the statues passed February %
1887, important amendment were added
| TO our election laws:
Ii any person vote, knowingly, an
illegal vote, or vote more than once at
the same election, or knowingly vote, Oh
attempt to vote, more than once for the
same office, or on the same question; OF
procure, or assist in procuring bad
vote, to be cast at said election, knowing
the same to be bad; or u good vote to bl
rejected, knowing the same to be good
or with like intent to deceive any voter
or furnish him u ballot, and inform him
or in any way deceive him us to the
names OF candidates printed or writer
thereon; or alter said ballot OF such
voter, or changing the names on sale
ballot, without the wish or knowledge
or consent OF said voter, SO rs to defeat
the intention and purpose of said voter
aid thereby make him vote for person.
he never intended, shall be punished II
hereinafter provided.
All changes to be made OF names OF
tickets issued by the parties whose can
didates are to be voted for, and whose
names must be printed in black ink, anC
set in Roman type, such change OF name!
must be made in red ink and printed.
1t shall be unlawfully to print or cir
culate, or cause the same to be done
any tickets not authorized by the partie,
whose tickets have printed on them tn.
names Of the regularly nominated condi
dates for the offices for which they have
been nominated, amid leaving off any o
the names of the candidates on sale
tickets, without leaving space OF al
least one.tenth OF an inch, and running
across said ticket TO insert such names
on said ticket if desired by the voter.
No person shall, on election day, with
in sixty feet OF the voting place, request
another person to exhibit or disclose
the contents of his ballot which such
person intends voting.
ANY person having inspected and fur
nished a voter with ticket, and accom-
panies such voter within sixty feet Of
said voting place, while said voter is on
his way to the said polls for the purpose
OF voting, shall be guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, and punished Us provided in
this statute.
ANY person who shall call q voter
back after he has approached within
sixty feet Of any voting place for the
purpose OF voting, and shall inspect OF
change said ballot, or shall offer or give
such voter another or different ballot,
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor and
punished us provided in this statute.
No ticket or ballot shall, on the day oil
election, be given or delivered TO, or re.
ceived by any person within sixty feet
OF the voting place, except to tine Com.
missioners Of Election at the ballot box,