Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-15
NEW ELECTION LAW
FOR NEW MEXICO
PROPOSED
C0L-FAX COUNTY MAN
WANTS RIGID PENALTIES
Nh, Roberts of Ration Draws
Bill Which Would Provide
Penitentiary Sentences for
Violation of Election Laws.


Mr.. Roberts. Of Colfax county has
introduced in the house of representa-
tives a bill which makes radical
amendments in the existing New
Mexican election laws and which pro-
vides severe penalties for the viola
the existing laws. The text of the
bill, which is one of the most import
ant of the present session. follows;
An act to regulate elections and to
provide for non-partisan election
boards II to punish certain
crimes; to amend and repeal GER
tain portions of the compiled laws
of 1897 RELATING to elections and
for other purposes.
Re it enacted by the Legislative as
sembly of the territory of New
Section /. The county commission
ers of each county shall, ten days be-
fore the election. by public proclama-
ZION, and by publication in each of
the two leading newspapers published
in such county. one of said newspa-
perS representing the republican
party and the other the democratic
party. give public notice OF the OBJ
tect Of the election, the officers to
be voted for. the names OF the can
didatcs for each OF said offices as the
same are on file in the office OF the
probate clerk and the postoffice ad-
dress of each of said candidates ana
the place where said election is to be
held in each precinct in said county,
and where there are in such county
daily newspapers published, sueh no
tice shall be inserted in dailN news
papers six times prior TO the DAY
when the election is to be held, but
oil nc a NAD
published in such county, such no
trees may be inserted in a weekly
newspaper and where the same Is m
serted in a weekly newspaper, the
same shall be inserted therein in TWO
issues prior to the date when such
election is to be held, and whefe the
hoard OF county commissioners deem
it expedient and there is pupilshed III
such county a newspaper printed
The Spanish language, they may cause
notice thereof TO be inserted IN span
ish in such newspaper.
Seq 2 1t shall be the duty OF the
board of county commissioners at
least eight days previous TO any eiec-
ton to appoint three election Judges
,or each precinct in such county and
said board shall, ut least ten days prl-
or 70 the date of the meeting Of SAID
hoard for the purpose of appointing
snch election Judges cause the clerk
Of said board to give written notlce 10
the county chairman OF each poiiticai
marty. Of the day when such poaru
viii meet for the purpose or appoint
ing such judges, ana the county
chairman of each of the two domlh-
AMI uolj Al rarties shall nave Inc
richt to mo win the clerk OF salu
hoard III pe .i>s before the meeting
of such Luafd .or such purpose a llst
of the names of such election Judges
as they may desire anDolnted III eaVn
precinct in such county Whlch s"ae
list shall contain al leas' the ga
three qualified electors IN each pie.
cinct for each of the judges TO De
onnointed. from which list so flled the
haard of county commissioner shall
have the right and it sh3ll De lts uuts
ia select the election judges ior e"ci
of said precincts, and Where W. 90
moro of said commissioners beloh" 10
~ nolitical party they snail
layo tho right to select two or salu
irdeas for each precinct from Inc ny
of Games submitted hY the county
chairman representing thelr puma
Marty. and the remaining Juus' si"'
ra selected from the list submitted ny
"a county chairman representing
the opposite political party ana no
more tnan two Of said Judges sh"h
belong to the same political parry uh-
less such county chairman represent
ing the other political party shoulu
or refuse to submit the list OF
names from which the judge IN any
rrecinct could be selected. II 'he
chairman of any political party as
herein provided. should fan or re-
fnse to submit the list OF names as
herein provided for. the board OF
commissioners shall select any
ouali6eG elector Of such precinct or
Judges of election.
sec. 3. The judges 50 recommend
ed by the chairman Of each polltical
marty must be men of good repute Tor
and integrity, qualified elec-
tors Of the precinct In when they are
TO serve: not related either by bloo
ar marriage within the third de-
10 any candidate on am ticket to be
voted for at such election.
Sec 4 At the time of appointing