The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-12
AMENDED ELECTION LAW.
The Latest Changes Made in the West
Virginia Election Law.

The Acts Of 1898 opp. 1914 make i'm
portant changes in the general election
law of West Virginia as contained in
the Code of 1891 The sections 50 amend
ed are 5, o, Is, "a, Sc, IS. 81 and 90 of
chapter 5, Code OF 1891.
These changes provide:
/. That the county court divide the
magisterial districts OF the county into
election precincts. There will be at least
one voting place in each magisterial dis
trict, and but one in each precinct, at
the place most convenient for the voters
thereof. Each magisterial district is to
be divided into precincts so that there
shall be as near as possible 200 voters
and not over $50 voters, in each pre-
cinct, according to the last election for
president OF the United States. The
county court may change the boundar-
les OF any precinct, or divide precinct
into two or more or consolidate two or
more precincts, but not so as TO place
more than $50 voters in precinct; but
no such change to be made within 90
days next preceding an election, and
not until notice thereof is given as pro-
vided in amended section 6 (; and notice
of any such change after ii is made, must
be published in two newspapers, etc.
All such proceedings, including the
boundaries of election precincts, must
be entered in the records Election Pre-
einet Record" to be kept by the clerk
Of the circuit court, and open TO the in
spection OF any citizen Of the county.
2. That every voter must vote in the
election precinct OF which he is resi-
dent or the day of election. He must
have been resident OF the state for
one year, and of the county for 60 days,
next preceding an election. Amended
Sec. Is.
8. Amended section 81 provides how
the ballots are to be printed and pre-
pared for voting and it forbids the
name of candidate for any office to be
printed in the same column with that
of another candidate for the same Office
who was nominated by convention or
primary election. 1t also provides that
half inch space shall be left between
the names OF the candidates for presi-
Dental electors, as well as between the
names of all other candidates.
Under this section voter may, in
erasing the ballots other than the one he
wishes to vote, use pen and ink, or an
indelible pencil.
4. 1t is not necessary to notice the
slight amendments to section GO. pro-
viding how the vote is to be counted,
and the result thereof proclaimed; nor
as to municipal elections, in amended
section So, Amended section SO, provid-
ing for mandamus to compel perform
ance Of duty is not OF interest to the
general reader.
5. Amended sections 81 and 80 pro-
vide that each assessor shall list each
voter in the election precinct in which
the voter resides, and that the clerk OF
the county court shall certify one copy
OF the list of the voters in each election
precinct to the commissioners OF election
of that precinct.
1t is, therefore, important that every
voter be listed in the election precinct
in which he resides Ii after being list
ed ia one precinct, he moves into anoth-
err precinct before election, the voter
should be listed in his new precinct
wherein he expects to offer to vote.
1t is also very important that each vo-
ter be acquainted with the boundaries
of his precinct, and each assessor ought
to carry with him copy of the order
of the county court establishing the
boundaries OF all precincts in his assess
ment district.
Assessors began listing April LIST.
Every voter should see that he is prop
erly listed.