The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-26
HATFIELD BALLOT LAWI
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presidential election. and so on. No
ticket or list of candidates shall Be
printed under the name OF any party
containing more candidates Tor any
Office than are to be elected.
The ballot shall be so printed as
to give each yoter,a clear opportunity
to designate by cross mark in a
large blank space three-quarters OF
an inch in diameter below the device
and above the name of the party at
the head of the ticket or list of can
didats. his choice OF a party tE.ket
and desire to vote for each and every
candidate thereon; and by cross
mark in blank inclosed space ON the
left and before the name of each
candidate, his choice of particular
candidates.
On the back Of the ballot shall be
printed or stamped in black ink the
words "oflcIal Ballot" with the date
Of the election, and underneath shan
be two blank lines. followed by the
words Poll Clerks" On one OF these
lines each poll clerk shall personally
write his name in ink.
The state executive committee Of
each political party shall adopt a
party device or emblem for its party.
to be printed at the head of the ticket
ON the ballot. and shall certify the
same to the clerk of the circuit court
of each county at least sixty days be-
fore any election and the device shall
remain the same untn changed and
certified as aforesaid No two parties
shall adopt the same device, or so
near the same as likely to lead to
confusion; and in such case the pref
erence shall be given to the party
casting the highest number of votes
for the head of the ticket at the last
preceding presidential election. When
a ticket or person is nominated by
petition the petition shall show the
device adopted by the petitioners.
In preparing his ballot the voter
shall use a black lead pencil and OBJ
serve the following rules:
Flrst:-If the voter desires to vote
a 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
cular space below the device and
above the name8of 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 therefor.
Second-If the voter desires to vote
a mixed ticket, or in other words for
candidates of different parties, he
shall either
(al Omit making a cross mark in
the circular space. above the name
of the party. and make a cross mark
In the blank space before the name
of each candidate for whom he de-
sires 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 of whose candidates
he desires to vote, and then make a
cross mark before the name Of any
candidate OF any other party for
whom he may desire to vote: in
which case the cross mark in the elk
cular space above the name Of the
party viii cast his vote for every can
didate on theticket OF such party, ex-
cept for offices for which candidates
are marked on the other party tickets
and the cross marks before the names
of such candidates will cast his vote
for them.
If, in marking either a straight or
mixed ticket as above defined. a
cross mark is made in the circular
space above the name of n party at
the head of the ticket, and also one
or more cross marks made before the
name or names of candidates on
the same ticket for offices for which
NduuluuLes On Ol4lSE party tickets
are not individually marked. such
markes before the name OF candidates
on tickets so marked. shall be treated
as surplusage and ignored. and the
ballot be counted for all the candi-
dates on the ticket thus marked for
offices for which no candidate on
other tickets are marked
If the voter desires to vote for any
person whose name does not appear
on the ticket he can substitute the
name by writing it with black lead
pencil in the proper place, and
making cross mark in the blank
space at the left of the name so writ
ten.
If the voter marks more names
than there are persons to be elected
to an office. or II. Cor any reason. 1t
is impossible to determine the voters
choice for an office TO be filled, his
ballot shall not be counted for such
office
No ballot shall be rejected for any
technical error which does not make
II impossible to determine the voters