Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-20

~ h'uuiuk out 10 election ulll'ltF
throughout the ratc complete in
stiurtions as to the manner OF hold.
INK the election of November g. next
when the people OF Ncw Mexico Tot
the first time viii have an opportun.
ity 90 vote for presidential electors
The Instructions and the letter from
the attorney general giving tn,
opinion on which the Instructions ar,
based. are as follows:
At the election to hc held ON IA,
5th day of November. lg12. In uddi'
ton Co. voting for the different prcsi.
DENTAL electors. aud one representa-.
tive la congress as enumerated 10
the governors proclamation callinf
the second state election. the quail
fled electors are Co vote for OF against
proposed amendment To- the consti'
tuition uf the state 81 Sew Mexico, a'
required and provided hy a joint rcso.
luton ~ the senate and house OF rep
r'soutativvs of the legislature uf th'
state OF New McXiCo filcd iu the OF
flee ~ the secretary uf state. May 20
1919, also for or against an issuance
ut 100000 worth OF bonds hy the
state Of Now MeNico for tho purpose
of constructing hud maintaining O
system OF state highways in New
MoXiIo, as required and provided bN
Scnat" Bill SO. 1Gl. as amended
passed by the first state lpRislatur,
of New Mexico and approved Jun,
10. 1912. which said uct i- known a'
the state Highway Bond Act
For the Information and guidanc,
ul election officers so much of the
constitution us ls applicable To- the
holding ot elections ana the makinl
oi returns thereof iv quoted, 1858 fpl
lows
src, @. aD Article o. or tho cousu
tuition.
"rhc tDtmus oi oyerl election fo
state officers shall nv scaled up ans
transmitted o. tho srcrctar, uf state
etc.
Presidential electors and member
oft congress are state officers within
the meaning ct the constitution uu'
returns of the election for them az,
60 hr sent direct 90 tho secretary a
state. and not Co the county canvass
ipg boards
For the further Information AN,
Buidanc, ot election officers so mucl
of the "oc' providing for the issuance
ct bonds" cts, as is applicable 10 th,
manner ct voting thereon and th
making of returns uf the vote, b
quoted as follows.
Sections e and A. of said act.
"Scc Z This act shalt hc submit
tod 90 tho people OF th, state of Sow
Mexico Tor their ratification az ia
next general election, Go ho held Il
thr month nf November 1912 and nj
ballots ut said election shalt hnv
printed thereon ANA ut tho end there
ui the words, For the state highwa
bond ISSUE" aud iu a. separate I'm
under M, same. tho words "uE3ius
m, state highway bond issue pp
pusitp said lines there shall hv
square la which the voters may MAX
or stamp cross Co indicate Whrth,
thry vote for or against said BON
issue. aud those voting for said BON
issue shall do so hy placing re- cross b
the Square opposite the words 10
the state highway bond issue an
those voting against said bond issu
shall DO so hy placing e cross in IN
square opposite the words, again,
the state highway bond issue"
"S,o s. The votes cast for an
against said bond issue shalt b
counted. returned. canyo sscd and de
claIcd in the same manner ana sub
Iort "a the same rules as votes cas-
Tor state officers" cts.
Thus the returns OF the election %
said bond issue are To bo made dire,
20 the secretary Of state, and not {
the county canyassing boards
There Is mo- law governing the con
ditions and manner ut voting uu
making returns on the constitutions
amendment 90 bee voted ou az th
election. but the attorney general q
the state suggests thul th' I,.ut res,
luton of th, yougrcss uI th. Unite
states. known as the hood liosulu
ton" which provided The manner ,
voting and making returns at th
last general election un the so-cailc
blue Ballot" established SAT-, pr,
ccdont to follow IN the absence ,
constitutional or statutory dircCtio
ON the subject
Therefore, for the Information am
guidance ut election officers $40 niue
at said Flood Resolution" as rs aI
pucable To tho election of the const
tutlou8l amendment Co be- voted ON Q
this election is quoted. as follows.
Ballots shall have printed thcrcu
the proposed amoudm, in both oh
English ana Spanish language
There shall bo placed ou said ballot
two blank squares with dimension
of unc-hnn an inch aud opposite or
ot said squares shall hc printed
both the English and Spanish mi
guagcs the words Tor constitution
amendment and Opposite the uth'
blank square shall br printed u bot
tho English aud spanish Language
the words, agaiuaJ constitution
amendment
ANY olpCtor desiring to vote "a