Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-08
Tnc New Election Law.

WA b'4i SO iilO vi w oNiJ i''S HS-NN
and will be rsed for the first time in the
conerC ssioral elections next November
The Governor y Sterday sign; d the bill
which IS now law. Below is giver
the text cf the bill
/. Be it enacted by the General AS
semblv of Virginia, That every eleCtol
shall vote by ballot.
>. Each person offering TO vote shall
deliver single ballot to one OF the
judges of election in the presence Of at
least one of the other two judges.
8. The ballot shall be white paper
ticket, containing the pames of the per-
sons who haze complied with the pro-
visions Of this act as hereinafter pro-
vided, and the title of The office printed
or written as hereinafter provided.
None other shall be legal ballot
/. Any person who intends to be Il
candidate for any Office, Sta oria
tional, to be elected by the electors Ct
the State at large or of congressional
district, shall, at least 20 days before
such election, notify the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth in writing Of such
intention, designating the office for
which he is candidate. Such written
notice shall be signed by the said cam
ddate, but if he be incapable of Writing
his proper signature, then some mari:
adopted by him as his signature shall
be acknowledged before a justice Of the
peace or other officer authorized TO take
acknowledgment TO deeds, and in the
same manner. Any person who intends
to be candidate for any office not en-
braced in the foregoing AT any election,
shall give d similar notice at least 20
days before such election TO the clerk o.!
clerks of the county or hustings courts
Of the various county or counties or the
city or cities whose electors vote for The
candidate for such Office. No person
not announcing his candidacy as pro-
vided for above shall have his name
printed on ballots at such election, un-
less he be appointed, not elected, to fill
now in force or hereal.er enacted
On receipt of the foregoing notice it
shall be the duty Of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth Immediately no
tify the secretary of each electoral board
of each county or city Of the State or of
said congressional district.
5. 1t shall be the duty of the electoral
boards of the several counties and cities
within the State within so days preced-
ing each election to cause to be printed
a number of ballots equal to twice the
entire registered vote of the said coun-
ty or city. These ballo-s shall contain
the names of all candidates complying
with the provisions IS above required,
printed in black ink immediately below
the office for which they have SO an
nounced their candidacy.
6. The printer with whom the board
shall CONTRACT for the printing of the
said ballots shall before the work is
commenced take an oath before the sec
retary of said board, who is hereby en-
powered to adm; mister said o.th, TO the
following effect:
81, -, solemnly swear that l will
print (here insert number) ballots, ac-
cording to the instruction of the elector-
al board of the county Tor city, Of;
th9t | will print and will permi5 f. be
printed, directly or indirectly, no more
than the above number; that | VII at
once destroy all impe feet and perfect
impressions; that rs soon as said num-
Der of ballots is printed VIII distribute
the tvpe used for said work, and finally
that | will not communicate to any one
whomsoever in any manner whatsoever
the size, style, or contents of said bal
lots"
This oath shall be reduced 10 writing
and signed by the person taking it, and
also similar affidavit shall be required
of any employee or other person engag-
ed upon said work, or who shall have
access TO it, and any intentional viola
ton of said oath shall constitute the
crime of perjury. 1t shall be the du.y
of said board to designate one of their
number to be continuously present III
the room in which said ballots are print
ed from the commencement until the
end of said work, and see that the
undertakings of said oath are strictly
complied with. For the faithful dis
charge of said duty he shall receive as
compensation 50. AS soon as said ballots
are printed they shall be securely wrap,
ped and sealed, and such member ofthe
electoral board shall take them into
his exclusive possession, allowing no
one to examine them; nor shall such
member communicate to any one any
information rs to the size, style, or con-
tents of said ballots. He shall continue
in such exclusive possession until he de.
livers said ballots to the electoral board
as hereinafter provided. Any violation
, of the provisions of this section fol-
which no punishment has been other
wise provided, shall be deemed mis-
demeanor, and punished by fine o.
; 5000 and Imprisonment for one month
in Jail.
toral Board as soon as possible after tht
: passage of this act to procure and adopt
= seal. which may be changed from
time TO time in the discretion of SAT-
board, which said seal shall be not les
than two inches in diameter SAT-
board shall meet as soon as convenien
after the printing OF the ballots, as pro
yided in the preceding section, o
which meeting the judge OF the COUNT !;
or corporation court shall be notified