West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-27
HOW TO VOTE UNDER THE
NEW ELECTION Law.

after sunrise, and shall close at
sunset,
You can only vote ia the magis.
tcrial district in which you reside.
You must have been u resident OF
the State for one year. OF the coun-
ty FOR sixty days, and "a J0Ra fed
resident of the mag stcrial 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 cniitlo YOU TO
vote YOU must bo resident in
good ram.
You can not get ballot from
any tdwfW source until the day OF
the election aud then the only law.
iul ballot you can get will be hand
ed you by ono of the poll clerks,
when YOU 60 in to vote. All the
candidates will be on the same bal.
lot,ln separate columns. side by side,
from top to bottom, with the APP
propriate heading Of each party Mt
the top of the respective columns
III you want to vote Il straight tick.
ct, draw Il 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. Thsn
the ono that has no 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 n pencil. Pen and ink will be
there furnished you. Don't forget
to use the GiOiieI on TIC line you
draw with pen and ink before your
ballot is folded. If the INK Is not
dry when your ballot is folded you
may lose your vote rs the ink may
cause a line to appear on the ballot
you want to 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 for any person you please,
whether he was so nominated or
not. In fuct you can vote an en-
tlrel y new ballot If you wish, aud
not vote for single man whose
name is Prmted on the ballot. Buf
yo~ must dO this by writing the
names on the baliot haatlcd v0n I'm
Me cier&,and all IN me cOlumn, 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
10 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.
II you request 1t.
If you want TO scratch any name
on your ballot you have IL right to
do so, and there will bo room ON
the ballot, right under the name
you scratch, for you TO write tho
name OF the person you want to vote
for SEQ that all you want TO vote
for, are m the suaie c0lun,n.
Remember that il you attempt TO
vote any other ballot than the one
handed you by the clerk, it will not
be received, and if YOU should hap.
pen to deceive the commissioners.
by voting any other ballot, it wIll
not be counted.
If you do not draw a line or lines
through m He baii0is crceDi One, i'm
the way above indicated, your ballot
will not be counted, because if there
ls moro than one with no line drawn
through, it would be impossible to
tell which one You intended 20 vote.
II you prepare your ballot yourself,
you do so in private booth, pre-.
pared for that purpose at the place
OF voting, and YOU have five min
utes in which to 50 prepare it and
then you fold your ballot, so that
the names Of the clerks, winch will
be written on the back Of each bG
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 a single
ballot away. If you spoil bulol
IN preparing il, tho clcrks will give
you another one, but you must first
return to the clerks, the one YOU
soilcd. When you go before The
clorks to get your bdlot, you must
give your name and address to the
clerks.
In order to vote, you do not have
to be registered Dy tho assessor. ~
your name is not registered. and
you arc challenged 40 the polls. YOU
can vote, by making aniiurt iu
writing. before one of the commits.
sioncrs Of election that you aro 20
qualified and legal voter Of the pre-
cinct, and in such affidavit. you
must set forth your nmc, agc. rcs-
idence, occupation, place Or places
o. residence during 'hc twelve
months next prior 10 the election.
with the date Of any removal Iuring
that time. and The names of tvs,
I pcrsous who have knowledge (per
sonaD Of your residence within Che
county sixty days next preceding
the election. The commissioners
will have blank affidayifs ready oti