The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-10-26

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by the chairman and secretary of the
conventions nominating the same to
the probate clerks of each county in
which said candidates are to be vot-
ed for, and in the absence of sucn
of the convention, or the county
chairman of any political party in the
county in which the said candidates
are to be voted for, may make such
certificate, which shall be authorita
bate clerk in the printing of ballots.
Third-The chairman and secre-
tary of each territorial convention
shall certify to the probate clerk of
the county in which such territorial
convention has been held the name of
the candidate nominated for dele
gate to congress by such convention
and it shall be the duty of the pro-
bate clerks of all other counties in
the territory to take official notice of
such nomination
Fourth-In counties where either
political party may not nominate
candidates for county offices, it shall
be the duty of the probate clerk to
cause ballots to be printed of the
proper size, setting forth the name of
the candidate for delegate and can
didates for legislature, if any, nom
mated by such party, in any county
in such legislative district. and the
various offices to be filled at such
elections shall be designated on said
ballot. A place for the names of can
didates for untitled Offices shall be
left in blank.
ton and the names of candidates for
the constitutional convention shall
be submitted on the same ballots on
which appear the names of the can
didate for delegate and the county
| offices.
We advise that the order of nam
ing candidates on all ballots shall
conform to the order in which they
appear on the poll books now in
the hands of the probate clerks, of
the respective counties.
Sixth-The law makes it the duty
of the county recorder of each coun-
ty to provide all printed ballots at
| the expense of the county, and under
the supervision of the chairmen of
the county committees of the polit-
ical parties of the county in which
the election is to be held. The print
ing of such ballots shall be done by
the county printer, unless the county
recorder and the chairmen of the po-
litical parties, respectively, shall
agree otherwise. The time of the
| printing of the ballots shall be un-
der the control of the respective COM
mittees, and such ballots when print
ed shall be delivered at once to such
cnairmen for distribution, and not
less than eight days prior to such
election. The number of ballots to be
printed in each county shall be not
less than five (5) nor more than ten
(1O) for each voter in such county,
as shown by the number of votes
cast at the last election for delegate
to congress; provided, however, tnat
if any chairman of any political par
ty should desire more ballots, as
above specified, he may obtain same
of said printers, upon payment of
the cost of same. The size of all BAL
| lots shall be uniform in each coun-
ty. Tickets may be more than eight
(S) inches in length, and should be
| of such width as to enable all sthe
matter necessary to appear thereon
in such form as shall be convenient
| for the use of the voter. Each ballot
shall bear an imprint of the emblem
adopted by the political parties, and
| it shall be the duty of the probate
clerks to take official notice of any
such emblems.