Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-10-30
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Section 10. Legal Voters Must have
resided in the State one year. in the conn
ty sixty days, must be an actual bona fide
resident of the precinct.
No person in military or naval service
nor employee of any incorporated COM
pany shall be deemed aresident by reason
of such service OF employment.
Insane persons. paupers and persons
convicted of election bribery or felony
are prohibited from voting.
Section II. Electors are free to vote
open, sealed or secret ballot.
Section "a. All ballots except the one
intended to be voted must be defaced by
drawing line with ink from topic bot
tom; if more than one bellot is left uncan-
celed, the entire ballot is thrown out
Names substituted in writing must be
counted, even if original name is not
stricken out.
Section 81. Ballots must be sealed
when brought to polling place on morn
ing of election. Abstraction of ballots
or possession of counterfeit is felony.
Section as. A challenger must be a
qualified voter and be appointed by the
county chairman of his political party,
or the voters present of each party may
designate their challenger. He is emit.
tied to remain at the polls from the time
they are opened until all votes ars coun.
ted and result declared.
Section 40. Avoter who is challenged
cannot vote until he makes affidavit or
printed form.
Section so. Any person having knowl.
edge of illegal voting shall be admitted
to the polls and make affidavit before one
ofthee election commissioners, whose duty
it is to cause the arrest of offending party
Section 81. AT least four hours time
must granted to every employee tovote
Any employee who himself or through
an agent, prevents his employee from vot
ing, is liable to fine.
Sections 1884. No persons except the
election officers. challengers and voter.
engaged in voting. shall be permitted te
be at the polls or within sixty feet thereof
except while passing to and from theil
place of business or residence.
Section 81. Commissioners OF election
may inspect ballot to see that it is single
but is prohibited from examining its con
tents.
Section So. No voter shall convers,
with any one while in voting room, ex
cept election officers.
Section 50. Each voter is entitled IL
second ballot if he spoils the first,
Section 60. Physically disabled vot
ers, and those who cannot read and write
may require the poll clerks to mark ticket
according to his choice OF candidates and
party.
Itany ballot contains more than til,
proper number of names for any Office
such ballot shall not be counted.
Section OF. All ballots without the
names of both the poll clerks endorsed
thereon cannot be counted.
Where the intention of the voter is moi
clear, such ballots cannot be counted.
Result of vote must be posted on front
door of polling place.
Section 70. Inducing voterto make
distinguishing marks on his BALLOTS afel.
ony.
Section II. Any election officer who
discloses the name of any candidate for
whoma voter has voted commits felony.
Arrest for violation of election laws
can be made upon complaint filed by any
person before Justice of the Peace,
Magistrate or Judge of Court.