The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-01
DIRECTIONS TO VOTERS


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On Election Day rs Required bv the
New and Amended Statute.
/. The voter must be satisfied that
he Is legally qualified voter before
Offering to vote, that is to say that he
is bona fide citizen of the State and
has been for as much as year; and of
the county as much as so days, and Of
the district at the time of Offering to
vote, and is 81 years Of age, and not a
pauper, or of unsound mind.
1t is a crime liable to Indictment
for any person to vote who does not in
good faith believe he is entitled to
vote.
2. The person offering to vote must
see to it that he is lawfully registered
by the assessor of his district, as re-
quired by law, and person may upon
application to the assessor of his as
sessment district, be registered at any
time before 30 days next before the
election.
| And II not registered as aforesaid,
the person Offering to vote may make
AFFIDAVIT before the commissioners Of
election that he is qualified and le-
gal voter of the precinct, and set forth
in it his name, age, residence. occupo-
ton, place, on places Of residence during
the ~ months nert prior to the election,
toith the date Of any removals soitltin tbat
time; and the names of ttco persons tcho
hare personal kno,clsd9e of his residence
soitsin The county jor sirty days nert pre-
ceding the election.
Forms of such afiidavit shall be
prepared and printed under the direc-
tion Of the Board OF Ballot Commits
sioners, and distributed to the several
voting places. Sec. 40. And false
swearing in said affidavit, or in an
swering questions, &C., before the as
SCISSOR on being registered is declared a
crime.
3. The person on entering the voting
booth or room on election day to vote,
(and not more than one voter shall en-
ter or be therein at the same time ex-
elusive of the poll clerks and two chal-
llengers) shall give his name and resi-
dence to one of the poll clerks, who
shall thereupon announce the same in
a loud and distinct tone Of voice, the
noll clark shall then dalivar to him ono
and only ono TICKET or ballot Sac 6s
On receipt of his ballot the voter
shall Sorthwith and without leaving
tho enclosed snaca retire alone toone
Of the booths, and shall then inspect
and prepare his ballot as he wishes to
vote. This ballot must contain the
didate is running in senarate columns
ALI democrats In ono column and ali
ranuhlicans in anothar with n
snace below the name of each capd;-
date wide enouob IN write another
name After the ballot, is nrenared az
the voter wishes IN vote he will STRIFE
off or erase ali other names on said
ballot but those he wishes tn vote for.
and this ha;nu done tho voter fnnlass
he ELECTS To vote an omen halIotN shall
fold the same On that the face
tharaof shall not ha evnosad and On
that the names of the noll clerks there
ON shall be seen and Tins folded the
voter shall then vote fortbwitb and
before Iaavino tho rolling niace and
give his said ballot with his name IN
ono If tho commissioners of election
who shall nroclaim in q lond and dis
tinct tone tho name nj the narson On
voting and hand the ballot to another
~ said commiss;oners ~ d;fyarent
nolitical marty than his own and ~ a
majority Of said Roard of Commission-
orc are satisfied that said halIot Is
single and that tho nerson is entitled
IN vote. tbe hsl1of shnll ha deroe;ted
in the ballot how and thereuron the
voter sball ratira ;mmadiateiv from
tho election room and outside tho eOft
d No voter or narson ofraring IN
vote sbau have or hold .nv convarsa
tion or commnnication with anv other
nerson than the noIl clerks or commits
sionars of elections while in the cleo
tion room
< Anv voter who shall nnintan.
tiona1lv snoil deface or mntilate the
ballot 90 delivered tn him NAV on re-
turning the same tn the noJI CLERKS
receive another ballot In nlaca thereof
and II he docs not vote . ballot daliy,
erad m him sba1l before leayino tho
election room RETURN such ballet 70 the
noll clerks ' y wy
6. Any voter who declares or indi-
Gates to the noll clerLs that be cannot
road or write ar that NV reason NJ
nhvsical disability he is nnable Tn nre.
mare his ballot NAV declare his choice
~ candidates IN tho noll clarks who
in the presence Of the voter and in
nresence of each other shall nrena 70
his ballot for voting IN tho mapnar
nrovided NV law and on request of the
voter sba1, road oyor r. hin, tho
names of the candidates IN tho ballots
az 90 nrenared Or such voter NAV
reonire the noil CLERKS IN cav or indi.
cate tn him tho relative nositions that
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