Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31
Card Of Instructions to Voters.

voter must be resident of the State for one year
and of the county 60 days next preceding the election
actual and bona de resident OF the Election Pre-
cinct in which he offers to vote.
The voter procure ballosof the Poll Clerks only.
On entering the election the voter will give
his and residence to one of the Poll Clerks who
shall announce his IN 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 compartments and shall there
prepare his ballet
In the preparation of his ballot the voter shall decide
FIRST which ticket whether Republican, Democratic
otherl he will vote and he will then DEFACE ALL THE
OTHER TICKETS the baot-sheet by drawing one or
more lines WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE
PENCIL from the top to the bottom thereof or across
the heading thereof
| The voter desiring to erase the of any candi-
date from the ticket he intends tovoe to vote for any
other candidate person In his stead may strike the
name printed from his ticket and write in the blank
space Immediately below the stricken off the name
of the person for whom he desires to vote.
IF the voter spoil deace nlutate the ballot deliv
ered to him. he must return it to the Poll Clerks and
receive another in place thereof HE MUST NoI DE-
1STROY IT.
He must vote the ballot he receives return it to
the Poll Clerks.
| voter cannot remain in a,booth compartment
longer than five (5) minutes.
If voter for lack of education or by reason OF his
physical disability is unable prepare his ballot and for
that requires the assistance OF the Ballot Clerks
both of them must 60 with him TO the voting hooh and
of them in the presence of the other and out OF sight
and hearing OF Others must prepare his baot lot MN as
he the voter directs it to be done And the voter re-
quests it to be done the ballot musbe read over to him
as so prepared after is done the voter may require
the Poll Clerks to 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 or Commls
sioners OF Election while in the election room
Fold the ballot by placing the bottom end on and
with the top of the ballot then od It crossWlse
twice TAKING CARE to have the words poll Clerks and
the signature of said clerks the back Thereon exposed
Use blotting pads.
When the voter has prepared his ballot he shall
vote forthwith and without leaving the polling place,
give his and present his ballot to one OF the COM
mssioners of Election When he has voted he shall re-
tire Immediately from the election room and beyond the
sixty feet limit thereof.
50 of chapter of tbs
Virginia 1899 concerning Elections by the People
o. a. any @ ruFs % election sht aur person who has voted
accused shall at once DO
designated by the election COM
nloners arrest civil authors
person admitted the
Immediately after the close Of the cleo
of election shall deliver such affidavit to some Jus
district who shall proceed thereon as
| if before him.
i person ballot from
outside the election
shall be imprisoned in the penen
tary no less han two norm
induce voter to
oanyoh shall into
distinguishing
committed attempted be
guilty felony
ton imprisoned pntentary
the discretion of the court be fined not s
hundred dollars imprisoned
No OF
No officer Of election shall do
polling place. within sixty feet
polling place No person
ballot which prepared for voting
to
with
Of
ahal receive ballot
Of