Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-15
DISCUSSION OF
ELECTION LAWS
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
MEN MEET.
Agreement REACHED
Mooted Questions AmteabIy Answer,
ed and Copy IS Mailed TO Attorney
General Reid for Endorsement.

Th.. !"llusin. t. 'l,. 'grv"n~n,
reached at the conference Of thu lead
ct~ III III" republican ard democratic
parties With Chair men ImIsum and
Jones At Albuquerque recently. held
ior The purpose of discussing the Srv
rral flaws in III, election law which
was passed by the legislature two
Years ago. 4. copy has been mailed T."
Attorney General Reid. who will &C
Ctpt and atftx his endorsement;
Agreement OF Territorial Chairmen
Agreement between tn" republican
, and democratic trrritOli Hl committees
as to the certifying and endorsing of
| tickets nominated b, the respective
parties IN the different counties and
proper distribution Of the ballots to
be- used at the. coming election to be
; held November 6. 1906,
First-The nominees for the COnn'
~ offices and delegate to congress
! shall be- certified TO III" different pro
bate clerks of the county in which the
+ conventions ar, held hy the chairman
, and secretary of the conventions.
! Second Where members of III"
legislature are tn be- voted fl by th"
! electors of more than one COUNT,
tn. candidates OF the parties rrspec~
lively for such districts shall b" c"iti
fled IN the chairman and secretary
of III. conventions nominating the
same to the probate clerks at farn
rnun,> in which said candidates are
to he voted for. and in the absence
uf such ccrtifiCat" either the CHAIR
man and secretary of tn" conventions
mr. The county chairman of any poIitl'
cal party in the county IN "hlch 'he
said candidates are to be voted for,
may MAKE. such cartiNcatt. when
shall br authoritative to govern tn"
action of the probate CLERK in the
printing of ballots.
Third The chairman and secretary
of zach territorial convention shail
certify 10 the probate clerk of the
Ountv in which such territorial O
,.ntion has been held the nam" OF
the candidate nominated for delegate
I'm congress hv such convention. and
It shall be the duty OF thu" prohat"
clerks of all other counties in h ter
ritorv 10 take. official notice OF Silch
nomination.
Fourth In counties whtr" either
political party may not nominate
candidates for county offices, 1t Shal
he. the duty OF the probate clerk 10
cause ballots to be printed OF the
proper sizr. setting forth the name
IF the candidate for delegate and
candidates for legislature, If any.
county, in such Legislative district,
and the various offices to be filled at
such r%lrciions shall be- designated on
said ballot. \ place for the names
of candidates for untitled offices shall
le lcft in blank.
l. Fifth-Tht joint statehood question
III i the naili"S of candidates for :hf
constitutional convention shall be
submitted on the same ballots OF
which appear tn" names of the candi
dat" fer delegate and tn" county of
fic"s.
We advise that the order of nam
ing candidates III all ballots shall
l conform to the order in which they
appear on tn" lroll books now in tbs
hands of the probate clerks of th'
respective. counties,
~Sixth-The law makes II the duty
d. of the county recorder Of each conn