Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-11
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WHO ENTITLED TO yovE, AND WHERE.
10. The male citizens of the State shall
be entitled to vote at all elections helt
within the magisterial districts of the
counties in which they respectively reside
but no person who is a minor, or OF unsound
mind, or pauper, or who is under convic
tion Of treason, felony or bribery in ar
election, or who has not been resident Of
the State for one year, and Of the county
in which he offers TO vote for sixty days
next preceding such election, and who is
at the time Of the election an actual
and bona fide resident Of the
vote, shall be permitted TO vote at such
election, while such disability continues,
and no person in the military, marine OF
naval service Of the United States shall be
deemed a resident of this State by reason
of his being stationed therein; nor shall any
person in the employ of any incorporated
company or Of this State, be deemed res
ident OF any county, or any district therein,
by reason of his being employed in said
county or district.
MODE OF VOTING.
II. In all elections by the people the
mode of voting shall be by ballot, but the
voter shall be left free to vote by either
open, sealed or secret ballot IS he may
elect Otherwise the mode and manner OF
voting shall be as herein prescribed.
CONVENTIONS, PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CIR
TIFIcATEs OF NOMINATION TO PUBLIC OF
FIcE.
IS. A convention, within the meaning OF
this chapter, in an organized assemblage
of voters, or delegates of any political
party, for the purpose of nominating can
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which at the last general election before
such convention, polled, at least three per
cent. of the entire vote OF the State, or any
division or subdivision thereof, for which
the nominations are made.
19. A primary election, within the mean
ing of this chapter, is an election held by
voters who are members of any political
party, for the purpose of nominating q
candidate, or candidates for public Office,
which at the last general election before
the convention polled at least three per
cent. of tho entire vote OF the State, or any
division or subdivision thereof, for which
the nominations are made.
20 ANY convention or pr imary election,
as herein defined, held for the purpose of
making nominations for public Office, and
also electors of President and Vice Presi
dent Of the United States, to the number
herein specified, may nominate candidates
for public Offices TO be filed by election
within the State.
81. When nomination Of candidate
for public Office is made by any convention,
as herein specified, it shall be the duty OF
the presiding officer and secretary Of such
convention to certify the same and file the
certificate thereof as hereinafter provided.
%. When anomihation Of a candidate for
public Office is made by any primary cleo
ton as herein specified, which is TO be fill
ed by the voters of the entire county, it
shall be the duty of the chairman and sec
rotary of the county executive committee
representing the party for which the noni
notion is made, to certify the same. II the
officeis TO be filed by the voters of any
magiSteral district, it shall be the duty Of
the chairman and secretary Of the commit
tee Of such district representing the party
for which the nomination is made, to GER.
tlfy the same. Said certificates shall be
fled as herein provided
o. The certificate of nomination shall be
in writing. II shall contain the name Of
the persoa nominated, his residence, and
tho Office for which he is nominated, and
shall designate, in not more than five
words, the party, or principle, which such
nominee shall represent II the nomination
shall be made by a convention it shall be
ny, If made by a primary election for an
oillcc to be filed Dy the voters of the entire
county, it snail be signed by the chairman
and secretary OF the county executive COM
mittee thereof; and if made by primary
election for on Office to be filed by the vot-
ers of a magisterial district, IL shall be
signed by the chairman and secretary Of
the committee thereof; and each person
who signs such certificate shall add to his
signature his place OF residence anu au-
dress.
Such certificate may be in the following
form 10 the following effect, to-wit:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, :.
County, o.
This is to certify that at county con-
yention Of the (here state the name OF the
party) held at -, in and for the county
of -, on the day Of -, in the year
-, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for public office, the following nomi-
nations were made to represent said party,
to.wit:
For House of Delegates,
A B Residence -.
For Sheriff,
CD Residence -.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
F. F. Residence -.
For Clerk of Circuit Court,
CT. Residence.
For clerk of county court,
J-K-. Residence.
(And so on to the end of the nominations
for all the county officers to be elected.)
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands this - day of -, in the
L-M--, Chairman
Residence -.
Postofiice address.
No., Secretary.
Residence -.
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