Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

cinct n which
The voter can procure ballots Poll Clerks only.
On entering the election room the voter his
idence one of the poll clerks his lOpA
receipt of the ballot the vo.2 shall
forthwith and without leaving the enclosed retire alone
Of compartments shall there prepare mis- ballot
In the preparation of his ballot the voter shall decide which
ticket whether Republican Democratic ohe he " VOTE and
he will then deae ALL THE TICKETS the balotheet
by drawing one or more lines AND INK OR NDELIBLE
PENCIL the bottom thereof or across the heading
thereof
voter desiring % erase tno candidate from the
ticket he intends to vote other candidate
in his stead may printed from his ticket and write in
the blank space below the stricken OIL the name
of the person ne desires to vote
the voter SPOIL deface or mutae ballot delivered to him he
may return It to the ro receive another in place thereof
HE MUST NOT DESTROY 1T.
He must vote the ballot he the poll clerks
voter cannot remain in compartment longer than Eve
% minutes
II voter for his physical dsabl
it prepare ballot and for that reason requires the
assistance Of them must go with him to the
voting The OF the other and out Of
sight and hearing of prepare his ballot for him she @
voter directs it to be done requests It to be done the
ballot him prepared after it is DONE
The voter may require the poll him the relative position
Of the names Of the candidates and then retire the yot
ing booth prepare his ballot
No voter shall communication with any 9TH
er person than the poll clerks Of election while in the
Fold the ballot by placing bottom end Oh and even With tho
ton Of the ballot fold il again then turn and fold
twice TAKING CARE to have Poll Clerks and the sigma
lures of said clerks thereof exposed Use bons pads
When the voter has prepared shall hwih and
before leaving the polling place. and pra bis ballot to
oro,; hon hah VO -ai
Immediately from and beyond the sky feet limit
thereof
The following are sections So g. &C. and 50 OF chapter OF
the Code of West Virginia concerning Elections by the People,
80 tany time during ae election any qualified shall mako
affidavit before election that any person VINO mas
voted an Illegal precinct the person accused sha al
once be arrested by any other designated by the cleo
m commissioners to make the arrest by delivered to the civil
aubors ny person desiring affidavit. shall be admit
ted to the election Immediately after the close
% tho election the commissioners Of election deliver such aft
dvi to some justice the mgea district, VINO Snal
proceed thereon as had been made before him.
60 Anv person who shall remove ballot
~ ~, election room or having in his possession the cleo
on room anv ballot either genuine counterfeit during the election
shall be guilty Of felony conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
in the penteniary more than five years
e. II any person shall induce or attempt induce voter to
write paste his ballot the nae OF any person.
or anv sign or device any distinguishing mark by which
TO indicate any how such voter voted OF a enter H.
% m eD to form any agreement conspiracy with any other
maroon 10 induce or attempt place Distinguish
Inc name or mark on ballot whether not said act be committed
m ttsned to be committed person offending shall be guilty
f felony and thereof be imprisoned in the penen
fairy not less than two no may at the d.
op Of the court be than hundred nor more than
as hundred dollars Imprisoned in the county jail not less than
one month nor than six months
70 No officer disclose person the name OF
any candidate for whom voted No officer Of election snail
do nv econeerng whatever shall do any
lectoneerlng on election day within polling place. or within sixty
feet Of any polling place. person shall apply for or receive any 0-
1 IN anv pong place other which he entitled vote
w au anv person examine which voter has prepared
for voting or solicit the ask nor make any
arrangement directly Indirectly with voter to yoe an open BAL
=, M nerson except election shall receive from
v voter ballot prepared by for voting No voter shall receive
h.ot from any person other the poll clerks; nor shall any
on other than poll ballot to commissioner Of cleo
,n 10 be voted by No voter shall derany oa
~ commissioner OF voted the one he receives
from the pol clerk No shall mark upon Oils ballot
mr. suffer or permit any person do So by which may be az
r5 Identified as the by him whoever shall Yoae
rovslon Of this section deemed guilty Of is'ny and
~ conviction thereof punished imprisonment IA Inc pea
.,iorv for not less than one nor than two years
81 # any person authorized to do shall enter or at
4 - enter the election rood shall remain within sixty feet Of