The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-19
NEW AUSTRALIAN
BALLOT SYSTEM TO
Be USED ON NOV. 6
Every Voter Must Register in His
Home Precinct Previous TO Oct.
81; Full Instructions Issued
Covering the Election.

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Santa Fc. ~ NJ. oct. i9.-oThe office
Of secretary Of state today received
from the press and made public in
structions to voters under the ne
Australian ballot syste mfor the con-
stitutionai amendment election to be
held November Gth Prohibition
headquarters today released detailed
Instructions concerning registration
AS follows
Il h the duty OF every voter to reg
lister in his home precinct previous Ia
October 21th., n under the new
election law provisions for such regis
tration are made as follows:
The county commissioners Of each
county of the state appointed the
board of registration, consisting Of
three persons Of zach precinct with
in the county, sixty days before the
vote IL To- be taken on tn" prohibitory
amendment. The board OF rcgirtr1.
tion Is required by law to NEE, thirty
days before the election and To rcmnln
In session for three days. from nlne
o'clock In the morning until twelve
o'clock moor and from two O'Clock W..
81 six o'clock In the afternoon. Then
the board Is to III In open session
every saturday until ten days before
the election. ON the tenth day e.
fore the election said board of regis
tration shall meet and remain In ses-
sion during the hours mentioned
above. After that time no other ma nie
shall be added or put on the reglstra-
ton list. So II hehooyes every friend
~ prohibition to see that his name
h. registered.
II for any reason the citizen other.
-wie qualified to vote, Is not registered
he may swear his vote in on election
day by making an affidavit and haV-
ing two other voters Of the precinct
also make affidavit to the fact thai
the person thus seeking to vote Ii in
every other WAY "A qualified voter.
that he Is an American citizen, has
lived In the state for at least one
year the county ninety days and the
precinct thirty days prior to the date
II election.
\ copy OF the registration list as
prepared by the board Of registration
must he placed IN the most pul -
place TN the precinct for ten days prior
To the election. This is FOR the par
pose Of allowing all voters to see IL
they are properly registered. and lf
they are not, Ia arrange to swear In
their vote by affidavit AZ mentioned
above.
Any qualified olector. uu%avoidably
absent from his home precinct IN
election daS. and more than fifteen
miles distant from suCh precinct. may
vote In any precinct or election dis.
ttiCt or ward in the state under reg
untions provided BY law. In order
FOR such voter 10 be entitled to vote,
he must uc registered in the precinct
in which he lives aud must obtain a
certificate from the board OF regis
tr1tlon uf such precinct, showing that
he rs u dulN registered and qualified
voter in such home precinct An
clcCtor presenting such registration
certificate shah make and subscribe
before one Of the Judges of election
an affidavit to the effect that he IL
uuaVoidahly absent from his home
precinct and has had no opportunity
To ,ot" therein at this election, and
that he viii be unable TO reach his
home precinct h a day IN time TO vote
therein. and, that lie has not, and viii
not vote elsewhere at this election