The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-25

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| Just before voting, inform youEself as to
how to vote the new ballot. You will
also find posted at the same place on
election day, specimen ballots similar
to the one you will vote. Examine this
specimen ballot carefully, as it is just
like the one You will vote except that
the specimen" is on colored paper and
the one you vote will be on white
paper. -,
on Tuesday, November s
The polls shall open as soon as prac-
ticable after sunrise, and shall close at
sunset.
RESIDENCES.
You can vote in the magisterial dis
trict only in which you reside. You
must have been a resident of the state
for one year, OF the county for sixty
days, and a bona fie resident OF the
magisterial district before you are per-
mitted to vote.
Some say you must have been a resi-
dent OF the district ten days before the
election, in order to be qualified TO vote
therein. This is a mistake. II you
move into the district the day before
the election you al vote in it; you
must simply be a resident in good
faith. If you moved into the county after
September 9th, you can not vote in 1t
on November s, as you must be n resi-
dent OF the county sixty days nert pre-
cedlng the election"
DON'T HAVE TO De LISTED.
Some persons say that no n a
vote unless he is listed. This is not
true. A voter docs not have to bo
listed in order to have the right to vote.
Section IL OF article 4 of the Constitu-
ton OF West Virginia declares:
mo citizen shall ever be denied or
refused the right or privilege Of voting
at an election, because his name is not,
or has not been registered us a quail
fed voter"
But if your name is not listed you
may be challenged; and ii you are cnal-
lenged for that reason, or on the ground
that you are not a resident, you will
have to make an affidavit before one OF
the commissioners OF election that you
are q qualified aud legal voter of the
precinct, and in such affidavit you must
set forth your name, age, residence
occupation, place or places OF residence
during the twelve months next prior to
the election, with the date OF any rer
moval during that time, and the names
of two persons who have personal
knowledge OF your residence within the
county sixty days next preceding the
election. The commissioners will have
blank aftidavits ready on the day OF
election for this purpose. The affidavit
will be in about this form, and you can
have it in your pocket all ready to sign
your name to it:
STATE OF wEsr VIRGINIA, COUNTY oP..".".........
......:: .... DISTRICT '.'.'''"'.'''''"'
ELECTION PRECINCT No. ..,......, S.:
that l am a qualified and legal voter OF aid Pre-
cinct; that my age is ."" years; that my resi-,
said District: that myoccupatton IS, ...;...;.:..
......... -. that my places OF residence during
the twelve months next prior TO TINS election
were
that the dates OF any removal within tlat time
ere,..,.,.... ......
aud ..,,....... =. .... ......hHve personal
knowledge Of my residence within said county
sixty days next preceding this election,
Subscribed and sworn before me this Sth day
of November, a. D. 1892,
Commissioner 81 Election In in said Pre- Precinct.
off voter lives in n city. here write his street
No.; II in a town or village write naIne OF it.
The two persons named in the ati-
davit do not hare to be present at the polls.
Simply name two well known citizens
who know that you have been a resident
of the county for sixty days before the
election.
ii o area naturalized citizen, you
will also have to show your.naturaliza-
ion papers, if CHALLENGED.