Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-17

candidate for public office it is made the
duty Of the officers OF the convention, CT
the chairmen Of the party committees to
csrtify it. The form of eerti6cation is
minutsly described. The certificates of
nomination for State offices are to
be fled with the cretary Of
state, and for county or district offices
with the clerks Of the Cncuit Courts. AL
certificates OF nominations are to be pre-
served carefully by the oflicisls to whose
care they are committed. A vacancy in
nomination by dea.b, resignation or other
wiss msy be filled ia the mannef Origipal-
ly certified, or Within certain epeclded
time By csrtfcation from the Cosirmau
Of ne party makiog The nOmiostiou.
BALLOT COMMISSIONERS.
Section thirty OF the bill creates board
OF ballot commissioners, consisting Of the
clerk Of tie Circuit Court aud two persOns
appointed By him, one from each OF the
two great political parties. Tie duty Of
this bosId Is 10 provide printed ballots
FOR every election, aud 70 cause TO be prin-
ted on every ballot, tbs Bame tf every
candidate which has been certified 10 the
county clerk. This printing is to be dOEe
80 the expense Of the county; the eoalrsel
% be LEI By the board to the lowest res
Uonsible bidder. Tue sections from 80 to
80 describe infinitely the charsc er and
form OF the ballot to be used. TIE most
important innovation proposed is
p7iaung the names OF all tbs candidates
Ga me sane ballot. Ia other words, un-
dsr the bill, tie Republican. Democratic,
Prohibition, aud Labor tickets will Be
printed On ths came shses. the names Of
The candidates Of each party being ic
separate columns. At the head of each
column ,he name Of the party, TO which
the candidates belong lie printed. Im-
mediateiy 20 the right of each column OF
names Is small blank column. so ar,
ranged that the voter car plaes a OK
msrk opposite any name. The presence
Of this mark viii indicate that the voter
wishes his ballot to be counted fer that
candidate. A large portion of the bill Is
devoted 10 provisions regulating the print
ing and distribution OF the ballots. They
en- be briefly summarized. The printer
OF the ballots snail allow none 70 20 out
Of his posse sion except thoss furnished to
the ballot commissioners OF the county.
/, shall be unlasfll 70 print any others
thar tie true official ballots, ccntsining
all the nsmes certified. Ten ballots must
be provided for every five voters; they
aust be put in proper packages wrapped
and sealed, with the number aud
names Of the precinct marked on the wrap
per, ard for this purpose the ballot board
must provide itself with a seal CT proper
design, which must not be usei at ary
two consecutive elections. The chairmen
Of the boards Of election iodgts st every
precinct must appear st the circuit clerks
office, DOT more than three nor less than
two days before the election, and secure
the sealed packages Of ballots intended Ter
their respective precincts, for which they
shall give proper receipts. At the same
time, the ballot boxes provided by the
county will be furnished them. The bal
lots can not be delivered by the board to
sny other persons than the chaImeD, OF
some psrsons duly appointed by them.
The varions boards OF commissioner shall
preserve the ballots left over in their hands
after the precincts have been supplied IN
I'll O'clock p. N. Of election day, when
they shall sll be consumed by fire.
Continued on Second Page.