The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-19
or BALLOT
LAW PASSED BY LATE
STATE LEGISLATURE
New Mexico Has Taken a Big
Stride Forward in the Matter of
Safeguarding Elections; Sec.
recy Now Surrounds Voters.

The following IN "a synopsis of the
Australian ballot law passed
By the state legislature. The bill was
introduced by Representative Barnes
OF Bernalilio county;
Section |. Provides thai all bal
lots tor public officers toNcept Justices
Of the peace. constabics and acequia
officer shall be printed and distrlh-
uted NJ public expense. In the ease
Of general elections the expense Is To
be horne by the county. but In the case
Of municipal elections the expense Of
printing and delivering the ballots
shall be % charge upon the city o.
owu in which such elections shall he
beld.
section ,. Provide, that when q
vacancy occurs before amy genera
election. and after The pr nting of the
tickets. and any person - nominated
Tor the vacancy. the proper officer
shah have stickcrs printed. showIns
the name Of he man who has been
nominated for such vacancy.
section 8. prcscribes the mauucr
OF submitting constitutional amend
ments.
Section 4. Provides that the couuty
CLERK shall furnish printed ballots Tor
every election OF public officers other
than the exceptions noted ln Section
/. II also provides that u voter
may write or paste ON his ballot 'hr
names Of any persons for whom he
desires L. vote for an Office, and such
vote shan be counted the same as II
printed upon the ballot and marked
By the voter.
Section o.. Elections Tor justices ct
the peace, constnhlcs. municipal otl-
GERS and accuuia offers are excepted
| from the provisions OF the preceding
section. and in an municipal cleo
tons the duties specified in the pre-
ccding section as dcvolving on the
couuty clerk shall dcVulvc on the mu-
nicipal clerk.
section 6 Covers the preparation
and printing OF ballots. An nomiua-
lions ui any party az group of PEE
ltItioncr- shall he placed under the
Iutlc Of such party or petitioners ns
! designated by them In their cuttin-
Gates of nomination oT petition. There
shall he a circle under the party dcs-
ignatcd aud a square at the right of
IfNt name NA JUS 'lNlIANllffN ~ UNIV AiA'
IVotct may clearly indicate the party
or the candidate for whom he wishes
TO casi his ballot The list ui ,audt-
dates OF the R~cpupticau party shall
be placed In The hrst column of the
Ilct hand side Of the ballot. the Dem
%ocratic party the second column ana
the other parties IN the urder in
which the certificates OF nomination
have been filed. II any party shan
.aii 10 nominate "A ticket, the name ui
such party SHAH not appear upon tn"
ballot. No candidate's name shall APP
pear more than once upon the ballot
Section e.. Provides for the mum
Der OF ballots to be furnished by the
county clerk,
Section 5 Refers to mode of pro-
ceduro "a case any candidates name
is omitted from the printed ballot
Section .. Refers to deli'ery ul
ballots prior to elections.
Section 10. Provides that Judges
OF election shall arrange Tor booths.
OF compartments, IN their respective
polling PAGES. where electors mas
mark their ballots, screened rom OBJ
/ |scItatlun. Thry are also required it
provide a guard rail go constructed
that uuly persons within SUCH raj car
p approach within ntty feet of TIE n"l'
lot boxes. coz the booths ur vuWphrl'
% mcut-. Nuiuber Of booths CO. com
partucut. shall hv not n than uu'
o. tor every u.ty electors co. Fraction
70 thereof rcg.sttrcd iu the precinct ul
voting Ht the last p~rt,rdinE election
where there b. mo- registration. IL
preyucts containing less than tnirty
I'VE voters tho election may Dee con
I Quoted without the preparation o
y such booth, ol compartments. ~
person other than e,cc,or- engaged %
receiving, preparing "r d'posiun'
[ their ballots. or chHllcuscrs, sidl ID
permitted to De- within said r1'l. 'n'
3 in ease or small precincts Whct'
booths or compartments are not Iv
q pulrod. no Uctsuua engaged DOB rI'pHi
/" ug ih.i ballots shah 100 tuN way n'
q mtrrtcrcd with oN aus person, uHl'r
u bee someone author bed Dos % pro
10 NHsIons ~ this act. 60 assist hiu 90
them 300 preparing has or their ballot
section H.. cover. delivery OF u',
lots tn electors. Auy ClcrtpI d'-lrlu|
to- vote shan give ms uuuu TO % "
the ludue-. who shall then, IN AN aud
llhIc tone of voice, announce b same
]whcrcupuu "a challenge may DEE inter
unscd IN the manuc PROVIDED Uy law
z If mo- challenge DE ~intcrpps'd, or
tho challenge be oNCrrulcd, the ludr
shall give MIN . ballot az the sam
lIn, rtlliu- Co. the CLERKS Of tl'tli".
the number ut such uallul u 'n'|
h. thr duty of such Dl'TK- go writ