West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-11-03
HOW TO VOTE UNDER THE
NEW ELECTION Law.

on Tuesday, the Sth day of Novem.
Der.
The polls at each voting place
shall open as soon as practicable
after sunrise, and shall close at
sunset,
lou can only vote in the magis-
terial district in which you reside.
You must have been a resident of
the State Tor one year, Of the coun-
ty for sixty days, and bona fde
resident Of the mag.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 to
vote you must DC resident in
good faith.
You can not get ballot from
any dWtW source until the day OF
the election and then the only law.
full 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.
propriate heading of each party at
the top of the respective columns
Ii you want to vote straight tick.
ct, draw line from top to bottom
over each ballot, except the one you
want to vote. Or draw line across
tho heading of each ballot, except
the one you want to vote. Then,
the one 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 saws. Don't
use pencil. Pen and ink will be
here furnished you. Don't forget
to use the Jiotte, on tie line YOU
draw with pen aud ink before your
ballot is folded. If the INK Is not
Try when your ballot is folded you
may lose your vote as the ink may
cause line to appear on the ballot
| You want to vote and then none will
DE counted.
The ballots will have all the
names printed on. that were put in
nomination 10y any party. But you
can vote for any person you please,
whether he was so nominated or
not. In fact you can vote an en-
tlreIy new ballot If you wish, and
not vote for single man whose
name is priRted on the ballot. BIT
| y0u must do this by writing the
names on the baliOt handed V0U JV
the cierk and all IN 0ac c0luMR, under
the appropriate places. II 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 III 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 it.
If 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 m the same column.
Remember that if you attomp 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 Will
not be couuted.
If you do not draw a line or lines
through all He b0llots ecceDt one. in
the way above indicated, your ballot
viii not be counted, because if there
10 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 in private booth, pre-
pared for that purpose at the place
OF voting. and YOU have five min.
utcs IN which to 50 prepare it and
then you fold your ballot, so that
the names of the clerks, which will
be written on the back Of each b Il.
lot, may be seen. When YOU pet
your ballot, you must prepare it.
and vote II then and there, without
going away from the polls you will
not be permitted so carry Il single
ballot away. If you spoil ballot
in preparing it, the CLERKS will give
you another one, but YOU must first
return to the clerks, the one Won
soilcd. When you 20 before til,
clerks to get your ballot, YOU must
give your name and address to the
clerks.
In order to vote, you do not hav,
to be registered by the assessor. II
your name is not registered, and
you arc challenged 40 the polls. yor
can vote, By making affidavit in
writing, before one Of the commits
siOncrs Of election that you are ,
qualified ana legal voter Of the pre-
CiDct, add in such affidavit. yot
must set forth your name, agc, res
idcnce, Occupation, place or places