The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-06-13
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Art. Ito be allowed to take part
and vote a person must be a legal
voter under the law of New Mexico
at the time said Primary is held.
That is he must be a citizen of the
United States, twenty-one years of
age, a resident of the Territory six
mnohts, and of the precinct thirty
months, and of the p~recince three
days prior to June 80. 1906. ON which
day primary shall be held.
Art. 2.-Only Democrats shall be
allowed to vote, and the judges shall
refuse to allow any person, to vote
whom they believe is not acting in
good faith, or who is not a democrat
and there is no appeal from their
decision
Art. 3.-No person shall be allow
ed to vote. except at the ballot box
provided for h precinct of which
he is a resident, and no one shall
be permitted to vote out side of his
residence precinct, by transfer or GER
tificate or otherwise, except that if
any voter, knowing that he will be
in another precinct other than his
own, on the day of primary, may Sc
cure a certificate from one of the
judges of his precinct designating that
he is a qualified voter and stating in
which precinct his vote is to be cast
he then may be permitted to vote
by being properly identified. No trans
fer cal be issued later thai the day
preceding primary.
Art. 4.-The tickets shall be print
O.! ami d:strII II under the direc
non II the Central Committee, and
! ether tickat Shall be used. The
n4raes of all candidates shall he riac-
ed O the ticket under the name
of the Office for which they are can
didateS, and in alphabetical form for
each respective office.
Art. 5.-The tickets shall b. deliv-
cred to the judges of each voting
place in sealed packages to be open
ed when the poles are declared open,
and said tickets shall not be distri-
buted among the voters but shall re
main in possession of the judges, and
be given out and voted only as pro
vided in Art. G and z. hereof.
Art. 6.-The judges of each voting
place shall Immediately upon open
ing the poles adopt a stamp or device
or mark which same when adopted
must be placed upon the back of each
ticket, when handed to the voter.
In the absence of some suitable
stamp, the initials of one of the judi
ges or clerk, may be used, by writ
ing same on the back of each tick
ct, and delivered to the voter.
But no marks or numbers shall be
used to disclose identity of the voter.
Art. 7.-Voters shall enter the pol
ling place or room, one at a time,
except where the judges may provide
two or more booths. but only permit
one voter to each booth. Immediately
upon entering a judge shall hand the
voter a ticket. stamped or marked
as provided in Art. 6. The voter shall
repair to a table or booth provided
ing place and prepare his ballot, by
striking out all the names of the can
didates for whom he does not wish
to vote. He shall then deposit his
ballot in the box
Should a voter make a mistake in
striking out names or otherwise, he
may have a second ticket, by return
ing the damaged one to the judges.
If a person does not vote after nter
ing the room he shall return the
ticket given him to h judges, before
leaving the room.
No mi shall be allowed to take a
ticket from the voting place.
In case a voter cannot read or
write. the judges may read him the
ticket and erase for him names of
candidates not desired. No informa-
ton otherwise shall be furnished.
Art. S.-Only tickets marked or
stamped and voted as above provid-
| ed shall be counted.
Art. 9.-The voting place for Pre-
| cincts 1 and 2 shall be at the Court
House in Roswell, and all Democratic
voters for said precincts shall vote
at the same ballot box. In all other
precincts the voting places are as
follows:
Precinct 8. East Grand Plains.
Precinct 4, Dexter.
Precinct 5, Hagermal.