West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-20
HOW 10 VOTE UNDER THE
NEW ELECTION LAW.

after sunrise, and shall close at
sunset,
You can only vote ia the magic.
terial district in which You reside.
You must have been n resident of
the State Tor one year, of the coun-
ty for sixty days, and bona ned
resident of the mag g.sterial district
before you are permitted to vote.
Simply being employed in the coun-
/ ty or district, in which you offer to
vote does not alone entitle you 10
vote You must DC q resident in
good fa'h.
You can not get a ballot from
! any dwfW source until the day OF
the election and then the only law
ful ballot you can get will be hand
ed You by one of the poll clerks,
when YOU 60 in to vote. All the
candidates will be on the same bal
lot, in separate columns, side by side,
from top to bottom, with the APP
proprihte heading Of each party Mt
/ the top OF the respective columns
If you want to vote straight tick
ct, draw line from top to bottom
over each ballot, except the one you
want to vote. Ok draw line across
the heading Of each ballot, except
the one you want to vote. Then,
the one that has 10 line drawn
through, Is the one that will be
counted. Remember that you must
draw those lines with pen and ink.
That's what the law SAYS. Don't
use pencil. Pen aud ink will be
there furnished you. Don't forget
to use the blotfer on tie line YOU
draw with pen and ink before your
/ ballot is folded. Jf the INK Is not
dry when your ballot is folded You
may lose your vote as the ink may
cause line to appear OH the ballot
you want 60 vote and then none will
be counted.
The ballots will have all the
names printed on, that were put in
nomination by any party. But you
can vote Tor any person you please,
| whether he was go nominated or
J not. In fact you can vote an en-
tirely new ballot If YOU wish, and
not vote for II single man whose
name is PriRted on the ballot. but
y0u muSt dO this by writing the
names on tire JaIiot haadcd g0W by
tie cterk, and all IN one c0iumR, under
the appropriate places. If you are
unable to write or to prepare your
ballot IN the way you want it, the
clerks Will assist you and they must
do so IN your presence and IN the
| presence of each other, and your
/ ballot must in such case be read
over to you, after it is so prepared,
If You request it.
Ii you want to scratch any name
on your ballot you have right to
do so, and there will be room on
the ballot, right under the name
you scratch, for you to write the
name OF the person you want to vote
for. See that all you want to vote
for, are IN the same column.
Remember that if you attempt to
vote any other ballot than the one
handed you by the clerk, it viii not
be received, and if you should hap.
pen to deceive the commissioners,
by voting any other ballot, it VIII
not be counted.
If yOu do not draw line or lines
through all tie ball0fS except one, in
the way above indicated, your ballot
will not be counted, because If there
is more than one with no line drawn
through, it would be impossible to
tell which one you intended to vote.
If you prepare your ballot yourself,
| you do so III q private booth, pre-
pared for that purpose at the place
Of voting, and you have five min
utcs IN which to so prepare it and
then you fold your ballot, so that
the names of the clerks, which will
be written on the back OF each bai-
lot, may be seen. When you get
your ballot, you must prepare it,
and vote it then and there, without
| going away from the polls you Will
not be permitted TO carry u single
ballot away. If you spoil a bhiot
/ lu preparing ~ LuC ClcIhS VIII give
you another one, but you must first
return TO the clerks, the one YOU
soilcd. When you go before the
clerks to get your ballot, you must
/ give your name and address to the
clerks.
In order to vote, you do not have
to be registered by the assessor. If
your name is not registered, and
| YOU arc challenged at the polls, YOU
can vote, by making affidavit i'm
writing, before one Of the commits
sioners Of election that you are
qualified and legal voter Of the pre-
cinct, and in such affidavit, you
must set forth your name, age, res
ideuce, occupation, place or places
o. residence during the twelve
months next prior TO the election,
with the date Of any removal during
that time, and the names of two
persons who have knowledge (pcr.
sopaD Of your residence within the
county sixty days next preceding