Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-26
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

cnc in which he
The procure ballots of the Poll Clerks only
On entering the will give his name and res
who shall announce his name in loud
voice and give him one ballot On receipt ballot the shall
enclosed space retire alone one
of compartments shall there prepare MS ballot
In the preparatiop of his ballot the voter
ticket whether Republican Democratic oe he will vote and
he will then dece ALL TICKETS on the baIoshe
by drawing one or more lines AND INK OR NDELBLE
PENCIL top bottom thereof or across the heading
voter desiring of any candidate from the
ticket he intends other candidate or person
in his stead may printed from his ticket and write in
space, Immediately below the name stricken on me name
of the person whom ne desires to vote
# the voter SPOIL deface or mut delivered him. he
may return it to the poll receive another place thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY IT.
He must vote receives return to the poll clerks
voter booth compartment longer than five
(1 minutes.
If voter for education, OF his physical disable
ty is unable to prepare ballot that requires the
assistance the clerks Of them must go with him the
voting booth and one them Of the other and out Of
sight hearing others prepare his ballot Tor him asa ae
voter directs It to be done And to be DONE the
ballot must prepared after is donei
The voter may require poll clerks show him the relative position
OF the
ing and his ballot
M er aI1 hold conversation or communication 9TH
e person poll clerks commissioners OF election "ne III me
election
Fold the by placing bottom end on and even with the
TOP Of ballot the manner then turn and od
twice. TAKING the words Poll Clerks and the sigma
lures of said clerks on the exposed Use bOting pads
When the prepared his ballot he shall vote forthwith" ana
before leaving the polling his and present bis ballot to
one of the commissioners of has voted Dc shall retire
Immediately from and beyond the sixty feet limit
The following are sections So e. 7s 81 and 50 Of chapter of
the Code of West Virginia concerning Elections by the People,
30 fiat any time during qualified voter shall make
affidavit before that who has
voted an illegal precinct the person accused shall at
once be arrested by any designated by the cleo
ton commissioners the arrest and by him delivered to @ civil
authorities Any person desiring make such affidavit na De au
ted to the election room for purpose Immediately after the close
of the election Of election shall deliver sucn am
v to some justice Of peace magteral district who shall
proceed thereon had been made before him.
g. ANY person who attempt to remove ballot
from the room, having mis- possession outside the e
finn roo anv ballot either genuine during the election
shall be guilty felony conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
in the penenary than more than i've years.
e. II any person shall induce attempt induce any voter to
write haste or otherwise place ballot the of any person.
or anv sign or device any distinguishing mark by which
to indicate how such voter voted or shall enter IN
TO or attempt conspiracy with any oher
ron TO induce induce voter to so place distinguish
inc name or mark ballot whether not said act be committed
Or atempted to be offending shall be guilty
o felony and thereof be imprisoned in the pnen
arv not less than two than five he may at the d.
cion of the court less than hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars imprisoned in the county jail not less than
one month than six months
70 No officer of election disclose the name OF
candidate for whom voted No officer Of election snail
nv ecneerg on whatever shall do any
cioneerng on day within polling place or within sixty
feet anv pong place. No person shall apply for receive any bal
M any nolng place other in which he is entitled 70 vote
a anv person examine which voter has prepared
r voting or solicit the ask nor make any
.roemen directly or indirectly, to open bal
M No nerson except Of election shall receive from
w voter ballot prepared by for voting No voter shall receive
.ot from any person Of the poll clerks nor shall any
son other thar poll deliver ballot to commissioner OF cleo
~ 10 he voted by such No voter shall deran BAL
LOT commissioner voted except the one he receives
from the poI clerk shall place mark his ballot
MIR suffer or permit any to do So by which it may be ale
Identified as the ballot Whoever shall oate
vion Of this section deemed guilty Of felony and
o,vcon thereof punished by imprisonment IN the p
..rv for not less than one nor than two
@, nv person authorized do shall enter or a
~ n enter the election shall remain within sixty feet