The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-22
INSTRUCTIONS
ARE AGREED ON
Showing the Voters the Meth.
DDS Of Voting at the
General Election.

nave been agreed upon by the Re.
publican and Democratic state COM
mittees:
How to Obtain Ballot for Voting.
On entering the election room. the
voter shall give his name and resi-
uence to one OF the poll clerks. who
shall tliercupon announce the same In
"a loud and distinct tone OF voice. TIL.
poll clerk shalt then deliver 10 him
one ana only on" ballot. Except as
herein providcdD
Iiow 70 alark The Ballot or Prepare IL
for Voting.
In preparing his Ballot the Voter
sFFAisIl use n Black Lead Pencil.
The voter desiring to vote a
STRAIGHT party ticket can do so in
either Of the three following ways:
oNE.-Makc cross mark in the
circle Mt the head of the ticket above
the name of the party whose ticket
he wants to tote. Make no other
mark on the ballot.
TWO.-Maka cross mark in the
square opposite the names of all of
the candidates on the ticket he de.
sircS to vote. Make no other mark
ION any part of the ballot.
TIiREE.-By drawing a line with
a pencil from the top to the bottom
through all of the tickets on the bal
lot except the one the voter desires to
vote.
The ticket voted in either manner
above indicates straight ticket
/, II the voter desires to vote mix
ed ticket or to vote for the candidates
of different parties he may do so in
/ either of the following three ways:
i ONE-Make no mark in any of
the circles but make a cross mark in
the blank space before the name of
each candidate fer whom the voter
desires to vote on whatever ticket
| found.
TWO.-Make cross mark in the
circle at the head of the ticket of the
party for some of whose candidates
the voter desires to vote; in this way
! the ticket will count under the circle
marked. except for the offices for
which candidates are marked on 9TH
err party tickets. and for those offices
ii will count for the candidates be-
I1Ore whose nuIlle IIc CFusS htt'tN ~
the square has been made.
THREE.-Write with black lead
mcneil the name for whom the voter
desires to vote in the space immedi-
ately below the name of the opposing
candidate for the same office on the
ticket voted By the voter, and the
! name so written shall be counted.
When this method is used the voter
should either make cross mark in
the circle at the head of the ticket
he desires TO vote or Graw mark
from top to bottom through ali the
! tickets on the ballot except the one
he desires to vote.
! If any voter desires to vote for 4
person whose name does not appear
on the ballot he can do so by writing
( it with black lead pencil in the proper
place and make a cross mark IN the
blank space NJ the left of the name so
/ written.
/ Any voter who declares or indicates
/ to the poll clerks that he cannot read
or. write or that by reason OF physical
/ disability he is unable to prepare his
ballot, may declare his choice of can
didates to the poll clerks, who IN inc
presence of the voter and in the pres
encc of each other. shall prepare his
ballot for voting IN the following
manner, that is, the poll clerks may
at the request of the voter indicate
Ito him the relative position OF the
names of the candidates on the ballot
wherenpon the voter may retire 10
one of the booths and prepare ms
ballot in the manner indicated. me
poll clerks may. In the presence OF
each other and in the presence oil the
voter, enter the booth or compart-
ment and prepars the nalsot III IN"
manner indicated by the voter.