Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-27
Card Of Instructions to Voters.


A voter must be a resident of the State for one year
and of the county go days next preceding the election,
and an actual and bona fde resident of the Election Pre-
lcinct In which he offers to vote.
The voter can procure ballotso the Poll Clerks only.
On entering the election room the voter will give
his name and residence to one OF the Poll Clerks, who
shall announce his name IN a loud voice and give him
one ballot. On receipt of the ballot the voter shall forth
with, and without leaving the enclosed place, retire alone
to one of the booths or compartments, and shall there
prepare his ballet.
In the preparation of his ballot the voter shall decide,
FIRST, which ticket whether Republican,, Democratic or
otherb he will vote; and he will then DEFACE ALL TIL
OTHER TICKETS on the ballot-sheet by drawing oneor
more lines, WITH PEN. AND INK OR lNDELIBLE
PENCIL, from the top to the bottom thereof or across
the heading thereof.
The voter desiring to erase the name of any candi-
date from the ticket he intends to vote, or to vote for any
other candidate or person in his stead, may strike the
name printed from his ticket and write in the blank
space Immediately below the name stricken off the name
OF the person for whom he desires to vote.
If the voter spoil, deface or mutilate the ballot deliv-
cred to him., he must return it to the Poll Clerks and
receive another in place thereof. He MUST NOT De-
lSTROY 1T.
He must vote the ballot he receives or return it to
the Poll Clerks.
A voter cannot remain in a booth or compartment
longer than five g. minutes.
If voter, for lack of education or by reason OF his
physical disability, is unable to prepare his ballot, and Tor
that reason requires the assistance OF the Ballot Clerks,
both of them must go with him to the voting booth, and
one of them, in the presence OF the other, and out OF sight
and hearing of others. must prepare his ballot tor him as
he, the voter, directs it to be done. And, IL the voter re-
quests it to be done, the ballet must be read over to him
as so prepared after it is done; or the voter may require
the Poll Clerks to show him the relative position OF the
names of the candidates on the ballot, and then retire to
the voting booth and prepare his ballot.
No voter shall hold conversation or communication
with any other person than the Poll Clerks or Commits
sioners OF Election while in the election room.
Eold tho hallot NV D1acIpp the DOtfOm END on ana
even with the, top of the ballot, then fold it crosswlse
twice, TAKING CARE to have the words poll Clerks and
the signature of said clerks on the Oack Thereon exposed.
Use blotting pads.
When the voter has prepared his ballot he shall
vote forthwith and without leaving the polling place,
give his name and present his ballot to one OF the Com
missioners of Election. When he has voted he shall re-
tire Immediately from the election room, and beyond the
sixty feet limit thereof.
The following ire sections 50. 4, 70, 81 and 50 of chapter 9 Of the
Code of West Virginia. Of 1899. concerning Elections by the People:
ahdavt before commissioner of election that any person who as voted
is an illegal voter In such precinct, III person accused shall at once be
missioners to make te arrest and by him delivered to the civil authors
election room for that purpose. Immediately after the close of tn cleo
ton the commissioners of election shall deliver sucha affidavit to some JUS
te of the peace in the magsterih district, who shall proceed thereon as
if the affidavit had beer made before him
So. Any person who shall remove or attempt to remove a ballot from
the election Dor or having in his possession outside the election room.
a ballot either genuine or counterfeit, during the election. shall be guilty
of felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the pentten-
dary not less than two nr more than five years.
write. paste or otherwise place on his ballot, the nam of any person. or
any sign or device of any kind, as a distinguishing mark by which 10 inf-
cate tic other person, how such voter voted, or shall enter into Or at
tempt to form any agreement or conspiracy with my other person to induce
or attempt to induce a voter to so place a distinguishing nam or mark On
his ballot whether or lot said act be committed or attempted TO b com-
mitted, such person SO offending shall be guilty Of a felony, o onvio-
ton thereof be imprisoned in the penitentary not less than two nr mrs
than five years., or he may, at the discretion Of the court b Inc ct less
than n hundred nor more than five hundred dollars and be imprisoned
in the count jn O. less than ont month o more than six months.
70. No officer of election shall disclose to any person the name o. any
candidate for whom a vote has voted. No ohcero Of election shall do any
eectioneerng OF election day. No person whateyer shall do any elections
eedng on election day within any polling place. or within sixty feet OF any
polling place No person shall apply for or receive any ballot in any poll
ing place other han that in which he is entitled to vote, Tor shall n per-
son examine a ballot which any voter has prepared for voting Or
solicit h voter to show the same nor ask, nor make any agreement. d-
redIy Dr. indirectly, with any voter to vote al open ballot No person
except a commissioner of election shall receive from any voter a ballot pre-
pared by him for voting. No voter shall receive a ballot Hm any person
oaher than me of the poll clerks; nor shall any person other than a poll
clerk deliver a ballot tt a commissioner of election, to be voted by such