Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-29
TO VOTERS.

clnct which he offers to vote
The voter can procure the Poll Clerks only.
On entering the election room the will give his
poll clerks his in
receipt of the ballot the vos2 shan
forthwith without leaving space retire alone
compartments shall there prepare mis- ballot
In the preparation of his ballot the voter
ticket whether Republican oe he will and
he will then deac ALL THE OTHER TICKETS the baIOshe
by drawing one lines AND INK, OR DELBLE
PENCIL the the bottom thereof or across the heading
thereof
voter desiring 20 erase candidate from the
ticket he intends vote other candidate
in his stead may printed from his ticket and write in
the space Immediately below the stricken on the name
of the person whom ne desires to vote
If the voter SPOIL deface ballot delivered to him. he
may poll clerks and receive another IN place thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY 1T.
He ps vote the ballot he receives or the poll clerks
voter cannot remain in the booth or compartment than
() minutes.
education, by reason OF his physical db-
y ballot and for that reason requires the
assistance Of the Of them must go with him to the
voting booth and one Of them presence the other and out Of
sight and hearing his ballot for him as the
voter And the voter requests It to be DONE the
ballot must be read over prepared after it is done;
The voter may require the poll him the relative position
of the names of the ballot and then retire the vO-
ing booth prepare his ballot
No voter shall hold communication with any 9TH
err person than poll commissioners OF election "A IN the
election
Fold the ballot by placing the bottom and with tho
top Of the ballot again manner then turn and fold
twice TAKING CARE to have the Poll Clerks and the sigma
lures of said clerks on the exposed Use bong pads
When the voter has prepared ballot he shall vote forthwith and
before leaving polling place; give his name and present his aot
one of the commissioners When he has voted shall retire
Immediately from the election room beyond the sixty feet limit
thereof
The following are &C. TO- 81 and 81 Of chapter OF
the Code of West Virginia concerning Elections by the People:
80 fiat any time during qualified voter shall make
affidavit before commissioner that person who has
voted an illegal voter in precinct the accused shall at
once be arrested by any other designated by the cleo
ton commissioners and by him delivered the civil
authorities Any person desiring make such affidavit shall be admit
ted to the election Immediately after the coSo
Of the election the election shall deliver such am
dv TO some justice of peace the magerial district VINO sh
D,oced thereon as the affidavit made before him.
60 Anv person who shall attempt to ballot
from the election rom mis- possession outside the e-
ton room any ballot genuine counterfeit during the eecnon
shall be guilty of felony and thereof shall be imprisoned
in the penenary than nor more than five years
7 any person induce atemp. induce any voter 10
write nae or otherwise place Of any person.
- indicate to any other person. how voted shall enter in
70 or aep to form any agreement conspiracy with any otaer
nn to induce or attempt place distinguish
mo name or mark on mis- ballot whether not said act be committed
or ATTEMPTED to be committed person offending shall be guilty
~ felony and on conviction thereof imprisoned in the peniten-
.v not less than two nor he may at the d.
,on of the court be fined hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars and imprisoned the county Jail not less than
one month nor than SIX nths.
a. No officer Of election tho OF
~ candidate for whom voter has Of election snail
m nv eIec,neerng No whatever shall do any
,sconeerng on election day polling place. within sixty
feet any polling place No person shall apply for receive any bal
u, IN anv png place which he is entitled to vote
NOR snail anv person examine which has prepared
t vng or solicit the ask make any
arrangement directly indirectly with voter to vote an open bal
=, No ne except commissioner election shall receive from
w voter ballot prepared by voting No voter shall receive
hot from any person Of the poll clerks nor shall any
~ other than poll clerk ballot commissioner Of cleo
m 10 be voted by such No shall deyera bal
- commissioner Of election the he receives
, the n1 clerk No shall mark as ballot
~ 1 or hermit any other person do by which may be al
.ar5 identified as voted by him. Whoever shall yloae
nv ovon Of this section deemed guilty Of felony and
On conviction thereof punished by imprisonment in the pen
4;.rv for not less than one nor than two years
9, r any person authorized 50 to do shall enter at
70 enter the election room shall remain within sixty feet Of
.e contrary . the provisions hereinbeore made he shall