Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-02-02
REGISTRATION or yo1hks.
Bili introduced by Senator Hughes, OF
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The registration bill, introduced in the
territorial council by Senator Hughes Of
this county. and which wa referred t.
10 briefly in yesterdays t~slegrsphiC
proceedings published ia THE CITIZEN.
provides for creating the Office OF regis.
tration Of voters. tend 10 modify the
election laws and provide a means fol
lessening the possibility OF election
frauds.
The duties OF the new office shall be
performed by the probate clerk Of each
county. He is required to ascertain and
make "A record OF the names Of all per.
sons legally qualified to vote under the
election laws Of the territory, which
record shall be kept In his office open Ia
the inspection Of any qualified elector in
the counties.
A qualified voter Is declared to be one
who Ii a citizsn OF the United States, OF
the age OF II years, a resident OF the ter
ritory Tor six months prior TO the holding
OF any general election; OF the county
wherein be of rs TO vote, three months,
and In the precinct thirty days immedi.
ately preceding the election.
The list or record OF voters shall be
made out by the probate clerk or under
his direction, in a book provided for that
purpose, and the names OF all legally
qualified voters shall be recorded therein
alphabetically aud according TO the pre-
cincts Of the county.
At any time during the calendar e
except during the Thirty days preceding
an election, any legally qualified voter
may demand that his name be placed on
the registration list OF the county, and by
alling an affidavit 10 that effect the names
OF any other legally qualified voters may
be placed on the registration list. Any
person who shall make a false affidavit
under the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of perjury and shall be
punished by law ~ provided In other
cases Of perjury.
AT least thirty days prior TO the hold
ing OF a general election. throughout the
counties OF the territory, the probate
clerk shall copy into books prepared for
that purpose one for each precinct In
the county, the list Of voters In such
precinct a they appear on the registrs-
ton list In his Office, and shall add to the
list his certificate that the list il a true
and correct copy Of the registration list,
and any person found changing or alter
ing said certified list, after the same
shall have been delivered into the hands
Of the judges Of election, shall be deemed
guilty OF a felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the terri.
torial penitentiary for a period not to OK
coed five years or less than one year.
The probate clerk shall deliver said
registration books to the judges Of cleo.
ton In each precinct at least six months
prior to the holding OF a general election
and shall take their receipts for the
same.
The probate clerk shall revise the re-
gistration list OF his county at least
once during each calendar year., six
months prior to the holding OF q general
election in the territory. At such re-.
vision, the probate clerk shall erase the
name OF all persons known by him to be
dead, removed out OF the county or in
any other n disqualified as voters
Hereafter no registration OF voters
shall be required for the election OF
justices OF the peace, constables or school
directors, and any person found voting
at any such election who Is not u quail
fled %elector, shall be deemed guilty Of a
felony and punished by imprisonment In
the county jail for not less than three
months nor more than three years.
In incorporated cities, towns and viii
lagos OF the territory the registration OF
voters shall be the same as provided for
the counties, except that all revisi0ns,
additions or changes, must be- made by
the probate clerk before the first day OF
March OF each year. The list of regis.
tered voters for such cities. towns or
villages must be kept in n separate book
from the n used for other portions of
the county and the certified copy OF the
registration list must be delivered 10 the
mayor, president Of the board OF trustees
or other executive official OF the city,
town or village, according to wards or
other subdivisions. The names contained
on the list shall be entitled TO vote at the
election and no others.
For his services as register Of voters,
the probate clerks ia the counties of
Colfax, San Miguel, Santa Ee. B~ernalillo,
Socorro and Grant. shall receive 800; in
all other counties, $50.
The expense Of sending out the regis
tralion books must be borne by the coun.
ties, cities and towns.