Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-31
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

for sixty days. and bona fde resident OF the Election
Precinct which he offers to vote
The voter can procure ballots the Poll Clerks only
On entering the election room the viii gve his and
tdnce to one Of the poll clerks shall his in
loud voice and give On receipt OF the ballot the voter
shall forthwith leaving the enclosed space retire ae
to one of the booths compartments and shall there prepare his bal
In the preparation ballot the voter shall decide first ""
,,,t cbther the Republican Democratic oher) yo
and ~ will +bon deaee ALL THE OTHER TICKETS
sheet by drawing one WITH PEN AND INK OR
DEIIBIE PENCIL from top bottom thereof or across
heading thereof
voter desiring to erase the candidate from the @
he intends to vote or other candidate or person in
stead he may strike the printed his ticket and write In
blank SPACE Immediately below stricken or the name
the person he desires to vote
rtbe voter spoil defac or mulate ballot delivered him. he
NAV return It to the poll clerks another place thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY IT.
He must vote the receives return it to the poll clerks
voter cannot remain in longer than
five (5) minutes
If voter for by Of his physical da
biy prepare his ballot and for that reason requires the
assistance both Of them must go with him TO the
voting BOOTH and one of the other and out
he (ho voter directs done And If the voter requests it to
be done the ballot must be him prepared after is
done; ~
The may require poll clerks to show him the relative posi-
ton of the names of the the ballot and then retire to
the voting booth and prepare his ballot
No voter shall hold conversation communication with other
person than the poll clerks commissioners Of election while the
election
Fold the by the bottom end on and even with the
top of the ballot the manner then turn and fold
twice TAKING CARE the words POL Clerks and the sigma
lures Of said clerks on the exposed Use ong pads
When the voter has prepared his ballot forthwith and
before leaving polling place. his and pcesnt his bal
lot to one of the election When he has voted nc
shall retire Immediately lection and beyond the sixty
limit thereof
The following are sections 80 e. and 50 Of chapter Of
the Code of West Virginia Elections by the People
So ratany time during the election any qualified shall make
affidavit before Of election that person who has
voted Is an illegal voter in such precinct the accused shall at
once be arrested by any designated by the
election commissioners the and by him delivered 10
the desiring to make such affidavit
shall be admitted for that Immediately
after the close commissioners Of election shall de-
liver such affidavit justice in the magstera dis
tr who shall proceed affidavit had been made
before him.
g. Any person attempt to remove ballot
from the election ROOM having possession outside Of the
election any counterfeit during the
election guilty felony conviction reeof shall DO
imnrsoned the penientiary than five
years.
49, any person induce attempt to induce voter to
write paste place his ballot the Of
or any sign any distinguishing mark by which
to how such voted shall enter
into attempt agreement conspiracy with other
induce attempt to induce yoe to place distinguish
ing name or mark said be committed
or attempted to committed person shall guilty
Of felony imprisoned the penen
tary not less years. the de
rcion Of the court be hundred
than five hundred dollars imprisoned the Jail not
less than one month than six months.
T. No officer Of election person the Of
anv candidate election shall
do any eeconeering whatever do
anv eecioneng day within polling place
in sixty any polling place person shall
ceve any ballot any polling place. other than that in which he
shall ballot which
voter has prepared voting solicit the
nor ask any arrangement directly Indirectly,
voter open person. commissioner Of
ballot by him for 0
ing No person than
OF poll clerks; shall person other than poll clerk de-
liver ballot a be
shall deliver ballot to commissioner Of
election to except clerk
mark his ballot suffer permit
any other person by aferward identified
section shall guilty thereof
in