Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-10-23
SIZE Of BALLOT
IS AGREED ON BY
PARTY CHA|RMEN
technical Difficulties in Mat
ter of Voting on ConStitu-
tionaI Amendments Are.
Cotton Out of Way,


santa Fe, Oct. 22.--Ralph G. Ely.
,epuhlican chairman. Bronson NJ.
cutting. progressive chairman and J.
II Paxton. democratic chairman. to-
dav reached an agreement as To the
form and size Of the ballots for the
constitutional amendments proposed
and 10 be voted on in November
The legal size Of the ballots is three
bv eight lnchs but that Is not large
enough for the printing Of the tax
amendment in English and Spanish.
The ballot agreed upon will lie twice
the width of the statutory ballot and
IS long as may be required 60 he
ntinted on white paper and separate
ballot for each Of the three amend
mcniy. Instruction ballots are 20 be
printed on eolored paper
The ,grecmcnt.
The agreement sent out to the coun-
~ officials today by the secretary Of
state reads
'Now on tue 22nd day of October,
4 D. 1914. in consideration Of the
mutual agreements herein made and
proyided. il Is hereby mnualy stin-
ulated and agreed between the pro-
eressive state central committee Of
New Mexico, acting by ia 'hairmau
Bronson NJ. Cutting, and the repull-
lican state central conimitiee Of New
Mexico. acting by IFS chairnan, Ralph
e. Ely. aud The democratic state cen
tral committee. acting by IFS chair
man. j. H. Paxton. that The form Of
ballot To he used in yoting on Inc
constitutional amefdmens in III.
constitutional amendments IN the
general election oil New Mexico 60 lc
held on November 3rd, 1914. shall be
a two-column sheet Of white paper,
twice the width of the statutory bal
lot and as long as may be necessary,
containing the text OF the amendment
in English and Spanish, respectively,
printed in parallel columns, with two
blank squares printed below, one Of
which shall be labeled affirmat'vely
and the other negatively in English
and Spanish. thus;
"For the Constitutional Amend
ment-En Favor de la Enmienda
Constitutional.
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment-En Contra de la Enmienda
Constitutional
And that the voter shall indicate
his vote on this question by marking
a cross I'M the affirmative or negative
square of his ballot, and casting his
ballot so marked. and that separate
and distinct ballots shall be used for
voting on each of the three constitu-
tionaI amendments; and that these
ballots shall be distributed to the
election judges with the ballot hoxes'
and by them offered to each voter
for marking ana voting. when he Of
fers to cast his vote In the said gen
eraI election; and that these ballots
shall not be allowed to go into the
hands Of political or other workers
but shall be retained in the custody
Of the election Judges, save as they
are voted: and that an original o.
this agreement shall be filed with the
secretary of state of New Mexico, and
shall be binding and obligatory upon
the several political parties, provided
that either party organization may
print and use instruction ballots on
colored paper, but not for voting.
"In witness whereof, we have here
unto set our hands the day and year
in this agreement first above written
"BRONSON NJ CUTTING,
Progressive Chairman.
"RALPH c. ELY,
Republican Chairman.
-. II. PAXTON,
anaynnnratic Chairman.