Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-13
TEXT IN full OF
THE ELECTION
LAW NOW
Causing So Much Uncertainty
IN Political World C
New Mexico.

~ appears on page 900 OF thc all'
lion laws cot 1905 and is aa follows:
Chapter i27--Au act 90 amend the
election laws az the territory OF New
Mexico. aud Tor other purposes:
Section That hereafter when
any political convention held Ia the
territory ui New Mexico Or any c0un.
iy thereof for the purpose 0i nominal
ing candidates % be voted for at any
election held ln this territory or any
county thereof and the names OF the
candidate or candidates nominated by
such convention and certified 20 by
the prtaidng officer OF such conven.
ton ANA the secretary thereof shall
have been filed with the probate clerk
of the county Ia watch such cOnyon-
ton Us held o. shall be- unlawful for
any other political convention, person
or persons 20 prlnl or cause 20 DO
printed or circulated any ticket or
ballot having thereon the name or
names uf the candidate or candidates
nominated hy such political CunYen.
ton. Provided that nothing In this
section shall be- construed 10 prohibit
any person irOm orasing or changing
IN any manner any name ou such tick.
az or ballot voted by such person. and
further provided, tnat this act shall
not be construed as TO prevent any
executive committee Of any political
parts holding such convention from
substituting the name or names Of any
candidate selected by such COMMITTEES
by authority of such convention 81
on any vacancy caused by the death,
ioclination or retirement Of any can.
ildate nominated by such convention.
Section within thirty days ale
ter the taking erect of the act the
chairman of the territorial committed
of each political party may Ole win
tho secretary VI the territory his Ger.
tlncato sCtuns forth and showing By
representation thereof his selection OF
a device or emblem for the political
party represented hy him. The device
or emblem SO chosen and hlod shai be
used thor,aher to designate and dis.
tnEuIsh nll tho candidates of that 20.
liticpl party upon an tickets through
out the territory and In ail subdIyi.
slon and municiualtits Thereof Pro-
yided. that any territorial convention
Of said party may change said device
or emblem by adopting any other Ia
its stCaa that is not then la use by any
other political party and by filing with
Tho secretary of the territory a ccrtl.
hcate signed hy the presiding officer
and the secretary uf said cunyeutlt q
setting forth and showing rs repre-.
sentatlun az emblem and the action OF
snid convention in reference thereto.
No political party snail select any DE-.
vice or emblem or any uor.iuu thoro-
of the samo as, similar 10 or that is
liable go be- coniOundcd with or mis-.
taken Tor the device OF Cmblcm then
Boz use hy ans other political party q.
Cor any reason no device or emblem
shall DEE solicited Cor q political party
within thirty dayb from the Taking a.
fec, cog this ACT us hOrcin provided
then % shall De- lawful until a terri
turlul convention ol aald pnrty shall bg
hold for NE members uf sucn party
100 conventions on primary elections
hold hy them 90 make nominations. "a
select aud use such devices or en-
biems aa they prefer subject go the
provisions of This act But li shall hC
the duty of the first territorial cunvon
tIon held hy eny political party here
after organized TO select and hlo with
the secretary Of the territory as here
inboiure provided a doyico or emblem
Tor said party which shall continue ~
be- used or may bo changed as herein
provided.
Section III shall be the duty OF
The county recorder Of said county q
d provide printed ballots at the expense
III he county Tor every election fol
n public officers IN which the electors oil
any o. she electors within his county
participate and 10 cause TO be printed
.n the appropriate ballot the name oi
every candidate whose name has beer
certified TO or filed with him Ia ths
manner provided for In this act. Ant
uo person shall accept a nomination
for more than one Office nor from
more than one political party BAL
lots other than those printed by IN,
respective county recorders nccnrdini
10 the provisions Of this act shall no
be- cast, counted or eanyasHed In am
election Every ballot printed unde
the provisions vi thls az. shall D.
headed hy The name and emblem D
the political party by whom the can
dates whose names apps az upon thl
ballots were nominated, and eacl
0f said ballots shall contain only th'
names OF the candidates nominated bl
said party. Said ballots shall DO print
ed from the same kind Of paper AM
OF the same size and each ballot shat
= have printed upon tho back thoreo
an endorsement substantially as fol
lows NNeiti hANntt HiNttiuN hN'
...... insert date .....," with iaC
simlle signature of the county record
err The printing and distributing o
an ballots mentioned in this act shall
be done under the supervision of OH
chairman VI the county committees o
the political parties Of the county i
which any such election Is TO be held
Section Amy person violating an
of the provisions OF this act, shall p
deemed guilty OF a felony and upo
conv.etlon thereof before any court q
com, .tont Jurisdiction shall be punish
I'd by imprisonment IN the territoria
poniientlnry for not less than one yea
and not more than ave years az th
discretion OF the court trying IN
cause
Section b.--Chapier 90. laws ct 100
and all acts and parts OF acts In cor
hici herewith. are hereby repealed an
THIS act shall be- in force from and a
ter April lal, 1905.
A. ORDERED TO REPORT m
CUBA FOR OUT