West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-26

compartment while the election is
being held. except the voters to pre-.
pare their ballots. or the poll clerks
when called on by voter TO assist
In the preparation ot his ballot.
The number of such booths or com.
partments shall be not less than two
nor more than FIVE, and no person
other than election officers and vo
ters engaged in receiving. preparing
or depositing their ballots shall be
permitted TO be within such rail.
except by authority OF the commits.
s'eners OF election for the purpose
of keeping order and enforcing the
Law.
Section 40 and those following
provide against disturbances at the
polls; that each of tho two parties
polling the largest number OF votes
shall have one challenger at the
voting room, to be appointed by the
county executive committee, and
prcscribcs Their duties; fxcs penalty
for illegal voting; compels every
employer to give his employees time
TO vote, etc.
CONDUCTING THE BLRcTIoN.
53. Not more than one vote for
each compartment mentioned in
section IS Of this chapter shall be
allowed in .he election room at one
time, and no person other than
election officers, ohallengers and
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing and dcpositing their ballots,
shall be permitted to DO within the
rail, except by authority Of the
board OF election judges for the pur.
pose of keeping order and enforc.
ing tho law.
o4. No person excepting the cleo
tion officers, challengers and voters
while going to the election room to
vote and returning therofrom, shall
be or remain within sixty feet OF
said room; but this section shall not
apply to persons living or carrying
on business within that distance OF
the election room, in the discharge
OF their legitimate business, or TO
persons whose business reouires
them to pass and repass within sixty
feet Of such room.
On entering the election room the
voter shall give his name and resi-.
dence to one of the poll clerks, who
shall thereupon Announce the same
in a loud tone of voice. The poll
clerk shall then deliver to him one.
and only one, ballot, except as here
in otherwise provided.
81. On receipt of his ballot. the
voter shall forthwith, and without
leaving the enclosed space, retire
alone to one Of the booths or COM
partments provided for this purpose,
and shall prepare his ballot, as pro.
Vided in section "a Of this chapter.
After preparing his ballot, the voter
shall fold the same so that the face
thereof shall not be exposed, and 80
that the names OF tho poll clerks
thereon sholI be soon, unless he elect
to vote openly. When the voter
has prepared his ballot he shall then
vote forthwith, and before leaving
the polling place. lie shall give his
name and present his ballot to one
OF the commissioners Of election,
who shall proclaim in q loud and
distinct tone the name Of the person
offering to vote, and hand the ballot
to another Of said commissioners Of
election Of q different political party
than his own, and il a majority Of
said board are satisfied that the
ballot is single, and that the person
is entitled to vote vt the said elec.
tion. one Of the sad commissioners
Of election shall deposit the ballot
IN the ballot box, and tho poll
clerks shall enter the name Of the
voter on the poll books, numbering
the voters in the order in which
they vote. The commissioners OF
election may inspect every ballot
before it is deposited in the baIlor
box to ascertain whether il is single.
but without unfolding or unroninq
it, so as 20 disclose its contents.
When the voter has voted he
shall retire INA mediately from the
election room and beyond tho sixtv