West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-05-18

shall forthwith certify the same under
his name and the lesser seal OF the
state. and file the same in his office
and make and transmit n duplicate
thereon by registered mail TO the clerk
or the Circuit court OF each county In
the state, I'm which such candidate or
candidates is or are TO be voted for
He shall also post q duplicate OF such
list or lists in conspicuous place I'm
ms oiiice. and keep the same posted
until after said primary election has
taken place. I'm case OF emergency,
the Secretary OF State may transmit
such duplicate list or lists by tele-
graph. Said cc tilcations TO be made
| by the Secreta-y OF State as herein
| provided. shall give the name and
residence OF each candidate: the name
| OF the Office for which he is n candi-
| date; the name OF political party of
which he is candidate: and upon
! what ballot his name is TO be printed
! as such candidate.
Sec 10. There shall be n separate
| ballot OF candidates OF each political
/ party who may file their petition and
/ pay the assessments as required bv
! MS act, on different color OF paper.
| and the ballot OF no two parties shall
! 30 OF the same color or tint. The
secretary OF State shall select and de
! termine the color OF the paper OF the
ballot OF each OF the respective par
yes. and shall notify the clerk OF the
Circuit court OF each county thereof:
ai 'he same time he shall certify tho
names of the candidates OF the various
parties TO said clerk. as hereinbefore
provided
The same color OF paper as selected
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state for any party shall also be used
Tor sample ballot OF such party: but
there shall be printed across the face
OF such sample ballot I'm large letters.
the words Sample Ballot" and no
sample ballot shall be voted or count
ed
The Secretary OF State shall not GER
tty the name OF any candidate TO the
clerk OF the Circuit court until and
unless such candidate shall have paid
the assessments provided by this act;
and the name of no candidate shall be
placed on the primary ballot OF his
party. unless he has paid all assess
ments required by this act
Sec. IL. At least fifteen days before
the holding OF any primary election.
the primary ballot commissioners OF
each county shall prepare from the
list and certificate or certificates furn-
ished by the Secretary OF State. and
the announcements filed with the Cir
cult Clerk as herein provided. n sam
PIE olhcial ballot for each party, plac-
ing thereon the names OF all candi-
dates OF such party TO be voted for At
said primary election. and publish the
same In newspaper OF general circu-
lation published I'm said county repre-
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not, then I'm some other newspaper
published I'm said county. I'm at least
two issues OF such paper. Said ballot
commissioners shall cause the official
ballots TO be used at said primary
election 10 be printed and distributed
as required in case OF ballots at any
general election; except that the num-
Der thereof shall be for each party
twice the number OF votes cast bv
such party at the last preceding gener-
al election.
Sec. II. Said official primary ballot
shall contain at the left OF each col
umn OF names OF candidates a perpen-
dicular column, and 80 printed as to
leave square at the left OF each
name on the ballot
On said primary ballot. the names OF
candidates for President OF the United
States, United States Senator. for Rep
resentatives in Congress, and dele
gates TO the national convention OF the
party shall be placed I'm the first col
umn OF candidates; the names OF can
didates for all state Offices. except
judges OF the Supreme Court OF Ap-
pcals, and all other Offices to be filled
by the voters OF a political division
greater than q county, including the
state executive committee. in the sec
ond column. the names OF all candi-
dates for county officers. except Judges
OF the Circuit. criminal or interme-
date courts, including members OF the
House Of Delegates. and Congresslon-
al. judicial and Senatorial committee
men, in the third column; and the
names OF all candidates for Office in
the magisterial districts, including
members OF the county executive com
mittee shall be placed I'm the fourth
column
The face OF every primary election
ballot shall conform as nearly as prac-
ticable TO the form given below. and
in all respects the general form Of the
ballot used. both front and back. shall
be that Of the ballot used at the gen
eral election
The Secretary Of State or the Cir
cult clerk, as the case may be. shall
arrange the names OF the candidates
70 be printed on the ballot in alpha
betical order
Form Of ballot omitted.)
All ballots used In primary elections
shall be printed on paper conforming
as nearly az practicable in weight. /
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nished by the Secretary Of State and
the paper shall be sufficiently thick
that the printing can not be discern
able from the back On the back of
the ballot shall be printed I'm black
ink, and I'm plain. legible. black face
plea type the name OF the political par
~ as contained in the heading. follow
ed By the word ballot" Under this
designation shall be- printed blank
lines followed by The words, poll
clerks"
Sec. q. on entering the election
room, the voter shall announce bls
name, and II he is duly registered or
has obtained transfer as provided by
law, he shall sign his name and place
or residence in a book OF the party
whose ballot he wishes TO cast, which
book shall be PACED alphabetically. |
and have al the top Of the page there
OF in form and effect the following
oath or affirmation with blank spaces
properly filled in as 20 tue partv and
precinct as indicated "The under
signed de- each far himself severaily
swear or affirm that am a regular
and qualified member and voter of
the ........,. party. and am a duly
qualified resident and voter IN pre-
clnct No. ....... ...... distrioi
....,... county. West Virginia. and