Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-16
NEW BALLOT SYSTEM.


method of voting in Virginia is eur
bodied in the bill recently passed. by
Tue Legislature and here published by
request and for the instruction of of
iicials and voters.
THE BALLOT.
The bill provides that every elect.
o. shall vote by ballot.
Each person Offering TO vote shall
deliver II single ballot to Que of the
jrdges of election i'll the presence OF
al least one of the other Two Judges.
The ballot shall be white paper
ticket, containing the names of The
persons who have coupled with the
provisions Of this act as hereinafter
provided, and the title of the Office
printed or written as hereinafter pro
9idcd. None other shall he IL legal
GRANDFATHER.
Any person who intends to he II
candidate for any Office, State or Nh
ional, to be elected by the electors
IT the State at lnrge OF Of congress.
aional district. shall, at least twenty
lays before such election, notify the
scretary of the Commonwealth in
vriting of such Intention, desiguat
ng the Office for which he il can,li.
late. Such written notice shall be
tgned by the said candidate, but if
lio be incapable of writing his prop
ey signature, then some mark adopt
ej by him as his signature shall he
acknowledged before justice of the
poNce OF other officer authorized to
'ihe acknowledgements OF deeds, and
~ the same manner. Any person
who intends to be candidate for any
t'iicu not embraced in the foregoing,
ut any election, shall give IL similar
notice at least twenty days before
uch election to the clerk OF clerks of
We county or hustings courts of the
rarious county OF counties or the city
IN cities whose electors vote for the
candidate for such Office. No person
lot announcing his candidacy rs pro.
sldcd for above, shall have his name
liyinted on the ballots mt such cleo,
tion, unless he he appointed, not
a!ected, to fill vacancy in accord
ance with the laws now in force or
hercafter enacted. On receipt of tho
forAgoing notice it shall be the duty
II the secretary of the Commonwealth
10 immediately notify the secretary
~ each electoral board of each coun
u or city of the State or of said con.
s,russional district.
DUTY OF ELECTORAL BOARDS.
Ii shall be the duty OF the elector
Il. boards of the several counties and
Lies within the State, within thirty
days preceding each election,to cause
10 be printed II number of ballots
aInal to twics the eutire registered
vote OF the said county or city. These
5allots shall contain the names of all
'ncidates complying with the pro
aions as above required, printed in
back ink immediately below the of.
dco for which they have so announc
"a their candidacy.
PRINTERS OATH.
The printer with whom the board
fnill contract Tor the printing of the
lid ballots shall, before the work is
ccnmenced, take an oath before the
Aearetary of said board, who is here
by empowered to administer said
oath, to the following effect:
l., 800. solemnly swear that will
print (hero insert nunber) ballots, nc
cording to the instruction of the
Electoral board of the county Tor city,
oi 80; that | will print and will per
inlt to be printed, directly or indi
roctly no more thar the above nun
rer; that will at once destroy al
perfect and perfect Impressions
cad as soon us said number of bal
ots IS printed, ! will ribute the
type used for said work, and FINAL,
that l will not communicate to an,
one whomsoever in any manner what
soever the size, style, or contents o
said ballots"
This oath shall be reduced to writ
iu!,, and signed by the person taking
4, and also similar affidavit shall b,
tequired of any employe or othe
person engaged upon said work. O.
who shall have access to it, and an,
intentional violation of said oatl
ahall constitute the crime of perjury
i hall be the duty of said board t,
designate one of their number to b,
continuously present in the room il
winch said ballots are printed from
The commencement until the end O
seio work, and see that the under
takiogs of said oath are strictly com
piled with. For the faithful discharg,
OF said duty he shall receive as com
llensation two dollars. AS soon al
sad ballots are printed, they shall b,
securely wrapped and sealed, ant
Sucil member of the electoral boar(
snail take them into his exclusiy,
possession; allowing no one to ex
anime them; nor shall such membe
communicate to any one any informa
ion as to the size. STYLE or contont