The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20


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eyefy candidste thereon; and by 4
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on the LETT and before the mamie 81
each candidate. his choice OF partiens
lar candidates
ON the back Of the ballot shall be
printed OF stamped in black ink the
words aomcial Ballot With the date
OF the election. and underneath shall
| be two blank lines followed by the
words "Poll cler1s." on one of these
Zines each poll clerk shall personally
write his name in ink.
Tue State executive committe OF
each party shall adopt party device
or emblem for its party. to be printed
at the head Of its ticket on the ballot,
and shall certify the same to the
clerk Of the Circuit Court of each
county at least sixty days before any
election: and the device shall remain
the same until changed and certified
as aforesaid. No two parties shall
adopt the same device, or 50 near the
same as likely to lead to confusion;
and in such case the preference shall
be given to the party casting the high
est number of votes for the head Of
the ticket at the last preceding presI-
Dental election. When ticket or per-
son is nominated by petition. the peti-
ton shall show the device adopted
by the petitioners.
In preparing his ballot the voter
shall use black lead pencil and OBJ
serve the following rules:
First. II the voter desires to vote
straight ticket, or in other words for
each and every candidate Of one party
for whatever office nominated, he
shall either
(a) Make cross mark in the cir
tular space below the device and
above the name of the party at the
head OF the ticket; or,
OBJ Make cross mark on the left
and opposite the name of each and
every candidate of such party In the
blank space provided therefore; or,
(c) Mark out. by lines through
all the tickets in the ballot. other
than the ticket he desires TO vote.
Second, II the voter desires to vote
mixed ticket, or IN other words for
candidates of different parties. he
shall either.
Ca) Omit making a cross mark In
the circular space above the name
fthe party, and make cross mark
in the blank space before the name of
each candidate for whom he desires
to vote on whatever ticket the name
may be; or,
OBJ Make cross mark in the cir
cular space above the name of the
party for some o. these candidates he
desires to vote, and then make cross
mark before the name of any candi-
date OF any other party for whom he
may desire to vote: In which case the
cross mark in the circular space above
the name Of the party will cast his
vote. for every candidate on the ticket
Of such party except for the offices
for which candidates are marked on
other party tickets, and the cross
mark before the names of such candt-
dates will cast his vote for them: or,
(c) Write with black lead pencil
the name Of the person for whom he
desires to vote in the space immedl.
ately below. the name OF the opposing
candidate for the same Office, on the
ticket voted by him. and the name
SO written shall be counted.
If. in marking either straight or
mixed ticket as shove defined, cross
mark is made in the circular space
above the name of party at the
head Of n ticket, and also one or more
cross marks made before the name
or names of candidates on the same
ticket for offices for which capdidates
on either party tickets are not indi-
vidually marked such marks before
the names of candidates on the tick
cts 81 marked shall be treated as sur
plusage and ignored, and the ballot
be counted for all the candidates on
the ticket thus marked for Offices for
which no candidate in either tickets
are marked.
II the voter desires to vote for any
person whose name does not APPEAR
on the ticket he can substitute the