Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-03
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

voter must be resident State for one year. of the county
for sixty days. actual and bona hoe FeSiu' u INC on
Precinct in which he to vote
The voter can procure ballots of Poll Clerks only
On entering the election will gv his name and res
denc to one poll clerks who shall announce his name in
voice and give him one ballot receipt the ballot the voter
shall forthwith leaving the enclosed space retire alone
to and shall there prepare his bal
Iot
In the preparation of his shall decide first vi
rt rbaber the Republican Democratic
and he will then deface ALL THE OTHER TICKETS the b
cheat nv drawing one or more lines PEN AND INK OR
DEI1BLE PENCIL from the top bottom thereof
heading thereof
voter desiring to Of candidate from the o
10 terds to vote or to vote for any candidate
ad he NAV strike the name printed his ticket and write in
blank space Immediately the stricken Off, the name
the person for whom he desires to vote
er spo deface or utiate ballot delivered to him. he
return # to the DOLL clerks and receive thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY H.
He must vote the ballot to the poll clerks
voter cannot remain in the longer than
five 90 minutes
= ~ for 1ac, Of education or by reason physical
hi "a unable to prepare his ballot the
assistance of the ballot them must with him to tho
voting BOOTH them in the presence Of the other and out
of sight and hearing all others must prepare his ballot Tor him as
be 1.-THE voter directs it And the voter requests to
be done the ballot must him prepared after it is
done; ~
The voter NAV require the poll show him the relative posi-
on Of the names of the candidates ballot and then retire to
the voting booth and prepare his ballot
No voter shall hold conversation communication with other
asop than the poll clerks election while in the
election
Fold the ballot by placing bottom end on and even with the
Of the ballot fold again the manner then turn and fold
twice TAKING CARE words POL Clerks and the sigma
m Of said clerks on the exposed Use b'ng pads
When the voter has prepared his ballot forthwith and
before leaving the polling place his and present his bal
lot to one of the commissioners election When he has voted he
shall retire Immediately election room and beyond the sixty
feet thereof.
The following are sections TO- 81 and 50 Of chapter OF
the Code Virginia concerning Elections by the People
So fla any time during election qualified voter shall make
affidavit before commissioner election that person who has
voted is an illegal voter precinct the accused shall at
nco he arrested v any constable designated By the
election commissioners and by him delivered TO
the civil Any desiring to make such ao
shall be admitted for that purpose medaey
the the ssloneIs OF eeOn sl
liver such davit justice of the in the magsea dis
tt who shall proceed thereon affidavit had been made
before him.
GO ANY person shall attempt to remove Dao
from the election ROOM having his possession outside OF tho
election room genuine counterfeit during the
election shall be guilty felony conviction threeof shall DO
mproned in the penenay less than than five
years
7 II any attempt to induce voter to
write haste or place ballot the
or any sign or distinguishing mark by which
10 indicate to any person. such voted shall enter
into or attempt conspiracy with other
erson 10 induce attempt distinguish
ing name or mark whether said act be committed
or attempted TO offending shall be guilty
NJ felony and conviction imprisoned In the penten
ay not less than five he at the d
rectoD of the court be than hundred more
than five hundred dollars be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than one month mol than six months
70 No officer OF the Of
snv candidate for whom officer of election shall
do any elecioneeng person whatever shan do
any elactoneering within polling place with
IN sixty feet any polling place No person shall apply for
ceve any ballot any polling place. than which be B
entitled vote person examine ballot which any
voter prepared solicit the show the same
nor ask nor make any cement directly indirectly with
voter open ballot No person. commissioner OF
election shall any ballot prepared him for yot-
ing receive ballot from other than ono
Of tho poll clerks other than poll clerk de-
liver commissioner Of election be voed y such COM
missioner shall deliver ballot to commissioner Of
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