Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-05
Card Of Instructions to Voters.

voter must be resident OF the State for year
and Of the county 60 days next preceding the election
and actuaE and bona de resident of the Election Pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote.
The voter procure ballots of the 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 IN leud voice and give him
ballot On receipt of the ballot the voter shall forth
with and without leaving the enclosed placere alone
to of the booths compartments and shall there
prepare his ballet
In the preparation Of hisbaot the voter shall decide
FIRST which ticket whether Republican Democratic or
otherfhe viii vote; and he vail thensDEFA ALL THEN
OTHER TICKETS the baAot-sheet by drawing orr
more lines, WITH PEN AND INK OR INDE1IBLE
PENCIL from the top to the bottom thereof across
the heading thereof.
The voter desiring, to erasethe of any cand-
date from the ticket he intends toote, tovoefor any
other candidate or person his stead strike the
name printed from his ticket and write In the blank
space Immediately below the namesrcken off the name
| OF the person for whom he desires to vote
If the voter spoil deface nutilae the ballot deiv
ered to him. he must return it to the Poll Clerks and
receive another in place thereof. HE MUST NOT De-
ISTROY IT.
He must vote the balletshe receyesor return it to
the Pell Clerks.
| voter cannot remain. in asbooth or compartment
longer than five 81 minutes.
If voter for lack of education by reason of his
physical disability is unable toprepaEehsbatio and for
that reason requires the assistance Of the Ballot Clerks
both of them go with him to the voting booth and
of them in the presenceef other and out sight
and hearing of Others mustprepares ballot for lm as
he the voter directs it to bedone And the voter re-
quests it to be done the baotsmustbe read to him
as prepared after it isdone; the require
the Poll Clerks show him the relative position OF the
names of the candidates 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 Commits
soners OF Election while in the election room.
Fold the ballot by placing the bottom end on and
even with the top OF the ballot then told 1t crossWlse
twice TAKING to have the words Poll Clerks and
the signature of said clerks the back thereof exposed
Use blotting pads
Ehen the voter has prepared his ballot he shall
vote forthwith and without leaving the polling place.
give his name and present his ballot to of the Com
mssioners of Election When he has voted he shall re-
tire Immediately from the election room and beyond the
IsiXty feet limit thereof
following chapter Of the
Code of West Virginia Of 1892 concerning Elections by the People:
who has voted
Illegal voter in such precinct the person accused ha At once DO
constable other designated by tho election
arrest him delivered the civil authors
ties Any person desiring
election that Immediately after the close OF the cleo
the magste district who shall proceed thereon as
he before him.
person from
outside election
felony the Deniten
tary not less than two more than five yeaTs
peron sha
ballot
sign or device OF any kind as distinguishing marx O ~cn 70 ino
with other induce
mite
peneniaxy
fined
month than month";
shall
election shall
shall election
within polling within sixty feet
polling No
entitled shall
prepared voting
indirectly with ballot No
by him
shah other than poll
to
commissioner