The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20
Ballot
Continued From Page onc.l
The New Law.
The new Hatfield law in full fol

lows:
An act amending the re-enacting
Section "a of Chapter 3 Of the Code
of West Virginia.
All ballots prepared under the pro
visions of this chapter shall be print.
ed in black ink on number two white
book paper sufficiently thick that the
printing cannot be distinguished from
the back, and shall contain the name
of every candidate whose nomination
for any office to be voted for at the
election has been certified and fled
according to law, and no others.
The tickets, except the heading
which shall be in display type, shall
be printed from BREWER type; the
name or designation OF the office and
the residence OF the candidate in low.
er case letters, and the name of the
candidate in capital letters. The
name and residence OF the candidate
may be printed in the same line. The
name of each candidate shall be print
ed in space defined by ruled lines
and with a blank square on its left in.
closed by heavy dark lines. If, upon
any ticket, there be no candidate or
candidates for a designated office, a
blank space equal to the space that
would be occupied by such name or
names. II they were printed thereon,
with the blank space herein provided
for. shall be left. The heading Of each
party ticket including the name of the
party, and the device above, and the
large circle between the device and
such name. shall be separated from
the rest of the ticket by heavy line;
and the circle above the name of the
party in which II voter is to place a
cross mark. If he desires to vote the
straight ticket, shall be defined by
heavier lines than the lines defining
the blank spaces before the names OF
the candidates. and such circle shall
be surrounded by the following words
printed in heavy face nonparcil type:
For straight ticket mark within
this circle" Each party ticket shall
be separated from either party tickets
and boardered on either side by a
heavy border, O. broad solid line,
at least onc-eighth Of mn inch wide,
and the edges of the ballot on either
side trimmed or M to one half inch
OF the borders or solid line described.
The name of the candidates shall
be arranged on tho ballot in tickets or
lists in separate columns under the
respective party or political or other
designation certified. each column or
ticket containing the names of candl-
dates nominated by the same political
party and on others. In elections for
presidential electors the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United States shall
be placed on the ticket Immediately
following the name of the party, and
preceding the names OF the presiden'
tial electors, and shall. be certified to
the clerks Of the Circuit Court by the
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