Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-28
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

voter must be resident of the county
for sixty days. and an resident the Election
Precinct in which he vote.
The voter can procure ballots OF the Poll Clerks only
On entering the election viii ye his name and res
idence one Of the poll shall announce his name
loud voice give receipt Of the ballot the voter
shall forthwith enclosed space retire alone
to one of the booths or oparne shall there prepare his bal
lot
preparation his ballot the voter shall decide first W.
ticket whether the Republican Democratic other he will
and he will then deae ALL TIE OTHER TICKETS on the bal
sheet by drawing one or more lines WITH PEN AND INK, Or
DELIBLB PENCIL from the top 10 thereof
heading thereof.
voter desiring to erase the name any candidate from the
he intends vote or to vote for any candidate person in
stead he may strike the name printed his ticket and write in
blank space Immediately stricken Off, the name
the person whom he desires to vote.
1.-THE voter spoil deface or ulate delivered to him
NAV return it to the poll clerks and another in place thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY IT.
He must vote the ballot he to the poll clerks
voter cannot remain in the booth or compartment longer
five (5) minutes.
II voter for lack of education Of his physical dsa-
by is unable to prepare that requires the
assistance Of the both of them must go with him to the
voting BOOTH the Of the other and out
of sight hearing others must prepare his ballot for him as
he he voter And if the voter requests to
be done to him as SO prepared after is
done
The voter may require poll show him the relative posi-
ton of the names of the candidates ballot and then retire
voting booth and prepare his ballot
No voter shall hold conversation communication with other
person than the poll clerks election while the
election room.
Fold the ballot by placing and with the
TOP of the ballot fold again then and fold
twice TAKING CARE words POL Clerks and the sigma
lures of said clerks thereof exposed Use bo,ng pads
When the voter has prepared forthwith and
before leaving polling his and preesn his bal
lot to one of election When he has voted he
shall retire Immediately from beyond the sixty
feetl thereof
The following are sections TO- 81 and 50 of chapter Of
the Code of West Virginia concerning Elections by the People,
So time during the election qualified shall make
affidavit before commissioner election that who has
voted an illegal voter precinct accused shall at
once be arrested by any other designated by the
on commissioners to make the arrest by him delivered TO
the desiring to make such amdaVt
shall be election for that purpose Immediately
after the the soners Of election shall de-
affidavit to justice OF the peace III the mas us
rict who proceed the affidavit had been made
before him
g. ANY person who shall remove or attempt ballot
from the election ROOM having possession outside Of the
election room any counterfeit during the
election guilty felony and conviction teeof shall be
nrsone in the uenentary than than five
years
7 shall induce attempt to induce voter to
write place his ballot the
or anv sign distinguishing mark by which
TO indicate to any person. shall
attempt conspiracy with any other
person to induce attempt distinguish
ing name or mark committed
or attempted to be person offending shall be guilty
Of felony and the penten
ary not less than years the d
rection of the court than hundred
than five be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than one month than six months
7s No officer shall disclose the Of
anv candidate for whom No officer election shall
90 any eeconeerng No whatever shall do
any electioneerng within polling place with
in sixty any polling shall
any polling place other than that in which he
entitled to vote nor any person examine ballot which
voter has prepared voting the
nor ask nor make any arrangement directly indirectly
voter to vote open person. except Of
election shall biot prepared vot
ballot from other than
of poll Clerks shall other than poll clerk de-
liver commissioner Of election to be yOed by such
missioner shall deliver ballot TO commissioner Of
election to be except receives from the poll clerk
No voter shall place any upon his ballot permit
any other person which be aerward identified