The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-17
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Persons Attending a School and not a
Resident of the County not Per.
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Section 72. No person who comes
into the city for the purpose merely Of
attending school, academy, college, un
iversity, or other institution Of learning
aud who is in the city merely for such
purpose, and who does not intend to
reside in the city when he ceased at
tending such school, academy, college
university: or other institutions Of
learning shall be permitted to vote in
such, city at any. election held therein
Residence of Inmates of City lnfirmary
Section73. The legalresidence OF a
qualified elector who may be an inmate
OF an intirmary owned or maintained
by city shall be the ward or precinct
of such city where such inmate was
so domiciled or resident at the time Of
his admission to such infirmary and
shall SO continue during the time be
may be an inmate thereof.
Section a.. A municipal lodging
house shall not constitute the legal
residence of any person so as TO quail
ify him as an eiector. No inmate OF
the jail of Marion county or Of the jail
OF the city OF Fairmont shall be permit,
mitted TO vote In any primary, general
or special election held, in the city OF
Fairmont.
Return Of unvoted Ballot.
Section IS. ESery elector who does
not vote a ballot delivered to him by
the ballot officer shall. before leaving
the polling place, return such ballot
to such officer.
Number Of Persons Within Booths and
Within Guard Rail.
Section 76. No clector not an cleo.
ton officer, shall be allowed to re.enter
such enclosed place. during the cleo
ton. except for the purpose OF voting.
No more electors shall be allowed to
enter within the polling place at any
one time than there are voting shelves
provided. The commissioners OF cleo.
tion shall secure the observance OF the
provisions of this section.
When Electors May Receive Assistance
in Marking Ballots.
Section II. Any elector who de,
clares 10 the presiding commissioners
of elections that he is unable to mark
his ballot by reason OF blindness, par.
alysis, extreme old age or other phys,
HISdt nm ullt4 bNu cuEIl physical III
trinity Is apparent to the commission.
ers to be sufficient to incapacitate the
voter from marking his ballot properly,
may upon request receive the assist.
ance in the marking thereof OF the two
commissioners OF elections belonging
to different political parties, and they
shall thereafter give information in
regard to the matter. The presiding
commissioners may require such dec,
laration Of inability to be fnade by the
elector under oath before him. Such
assistance shall not be rendered for
any other cause which the voter may
specify.
Note: 1t is not the duty of tho com.
missioncrs to instruct a voter, how to
mark his ballot unless such voter is
physically unable to do so, by reason
of blindness, paralysis, extreme old age
or other physical infrmity, and such
physical iniirmity must appear to the
commissioners to be sufficient 10 in,
capacitate the voter from marking his
ballot properly. Such assistance shall
not be rendered for any other cause
except as above stated.
Party Inspector May be Designated
and Admitted to Polling Place. /,
Section rs. The city executive com.