Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-30
MUST ENFORCE
ELECTION LAWS
Governor Admon-
ishes All District
Attorneys.
TO KEEP SHARP LOOKOUT
For Violations and to Prevent
Fraudulent and Illegal
Balloting. ...

lhe following circular letter has
Deen sent out by Governor Hagelman
to all the district attorneys of New
Mexico, calling their attention 10 the
laws governing illegal voting, and ol
the duties pertaining to their Offices
in this respect
October q, 1906.
Dear Sir. --
| have the honor to advise you that
representations have been made to
me By prominent citizens in many
parts OF the Territory. both Re
publicans and Democrats. that there
Is considerable danger that. in many
places, the election laws of New Mex
leo will not be enforced at the com
ing election.
Our laws in respect 10 these matters
are very full and detailed, and point
out without any possibility of con
fusion or mistakes the methods where
by dishonesty and fraud in elections
can be avoided, and provide specifical
ly the penalties and punishments to
be imposed for the infringement OF
the provisions of such laws.
| beg to call your attention particul.
arly to the following sections of the
Compiled Laws Of 1897:
Unlawful for Non Residents to Vote.
1855. That it shall hereafter be I'm.
lawful for any person who is not a
quallfied elector to vote, or to offer
to vote at any election held in this
Territory, or to register or offer to
register as a voter; and it shall be I'm.
lawful for any persons to register, or
offer to register, or to vote or offer
to vote in the name of another per
son, and it shall ne unlawful for any
person to register his name as a vot.
er, or to cause or procure his name
to be so registered in any other elec.
ton precinc' than that in which such
person resides, on will in good faith
have resided, the requisite period OF
time prior to the day of the next en-
suing election; and it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to solicit. procure
aid, abet, induce or attempt to pro
cure or induce any person who is
not duly qualified, to register as a
voter, or to vote at any election held
in this Territory. Any person who
Shall violate any of the provisions OF
this act, shall. upon conviction there
Of. before any court of competent
jurisdiction, be fined in any sum not
less than one hundred dollars and not
more than five hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the county jail for
not less than three months, nor more
than six months, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment, at the discretion
of the court trying the same
Voters Must Not Be lntimidated.
1886 1t shall be unlawful for any
person after the passage OF this act
at or prior to any election authorized
by the laws of the Territory, to in
fluence or attempt to influence any
voter to vote for o" against any can
didate for Office, or any question OF
person or to refrain from voting al
any such election, by the offer of any
money, property, article or thing O.
value, or by the offer of employmen.
or by any means Of threat to dis
charge from employment, Or by an,
threat of violence to any such voter
or by any threat or menace to sl,
any such voter or any other person
or by any promise to refrain or ah
stain from suing such voter or an.
other person. or to influence or 70 at
tempt to influence any voter to cas-
his vote in any particular way b.
means of any bribe, reward or prom
ise of reward, Or for any voter to TAX,
or receive any bribe, compensation
money. article or thing as an induce
ment to vote for any person, or ques
ton, or to refrain from voting for an.
person, or to obstruct, interfere will
or impede any qualified voter from
registering or voting at any such elec
ton, or to abruptly or violently, o
without his consent, take from an
such voter any ballot or ticket for tn
purpose of changing the same, or +
examine the same, or to interfere wit
the easy access of any voter to tn
polls for the purpose of voting at an
such election, or to mslead or deceiv
any voter by furnishing him with
ticket or ballot under the pretens
that such ticket or ballot contain
names other than those printed
written thereon, or to deceive or d.
fraud any voter by falsely causin
such voter to vote for a person, thin
or question other than such voter dt
sired or intended to vote for. An
person violating any of the provision
OF this section shall upon convictio
thereof. before any court of compt
tent jurisdiction, be fined in any SUI
not less than one hundred dollars nc
more than five hundred dollars, an
by Imprisonment in the county ia
not less than three months, nor NOR
than six months, at the discretion {
of the court trying the same.
"Repeaters" Are Liable to Arrest.
1863. Any qualified voter of thi
Territory who votes or offers to vot
more than once at any election ther'
! after held in this Territory, and an
. person, who, by any species of frau
: or deception prevents qualified pc
son from voting according to his ow
free will and opinion, on conviction
shall be fined in a sum not less tina