Navajo times., 1962-03-28

le Navajo Reservation in the
designate as the polling place in each pre-
cinct the most convenient and suitable public
building or public school building which can
be obtained.
REGISTRATION DEFINITIONS
The word affidavit shall be construed to
mean affidavit of registration in general use
in the state of New Mexico.
The word ELECTION" shall be construed
to mean and apply to all special, county,
statewide, and primary elections.
REGISTRATION METHOD
Any qualified elector may register by
filling out and executing the affidavit of
registration in triplicate provided by the
state of New Mexico and filing the original
and duplicate of the same with the county
clerk of the county wherein the elector
resides.
Qualified electors serving in the armed
forces of the United States may be registered
by executing power of attorney as pro-
Wded for in Chapter 8. Article 2, Section
g. of the New Mexico Statutes.
AFFlDANl1S Of KA ION
The Secretary Of State of the State of
New Mexico, purS Suant 10 the laws of the
state of New Mexico, shall provide blank
forms of affidavits of registration. The
Navajo Tribe shall, upon request of the
State Election Authority, pay for all such
forms supplied by the Secretary of State
for use within the boundaries of the Navajo
Reservation in the state of New Mexico.
REGISTRATION BINDERS
Registration records for each county and
for each precinct located On the Navajo
Reservation shall consist of record binders
to hold and protect affidavits. Such binders
shall have a built-in lock of substantial
quality and shall be stored in safe place
when not being actually used by the pers
designated by the Committee on Elections and
the State Election Authority or for any
other purpose hereinafter mentioned
REGISTRANTS' NAMES--MARRIED WOMEN
The names Of persons registering shall
be prefixed "Mr." Mrs, or "Miss'.
All married women shall register according
to the name of the husband and not by the
wife's given name.
COMPLETION OF REGISTRATIONS
PERSONS UNABLE TO READ OR WRITE
OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED
Any person seeking to register who shall
be unable 10 read or write because of
physical disability or otherwise shall not be
denied registration. The apple alton of such
person shall be filled out by one of the
registration officers and the name of such
person registering shall be signed by
mark end sworn 70 be him and witnessed
by Two qualified electors in the county
ALPHABETICAL ARRANGEMENT OF
ORIGINAL AND DUPLICATE RECISTRA-
TON AFFIDAVITS
Upon receipt of the original and duplicate
affidavits, the person designated by the
Committee on Elections and the State Elec-
tion Authority shall file the same according
to precincts or election districts alpha
betically by surnameS and shall arrange the
duplicate registration affidavit alphabetica
iy without regard 10 precincts or election
districts The triplicate copy of the affidavit
shall be delivered to the voter at the time
OF the registration.
BOARDS OF REGlSTRATION--APPO
MENTS
On or before the first Monday in Feb
ruary of each odd-nurnbered year, the Chair
man of the Navajo Tribal Council shall
furnish the Board of County Commi sioners
the names of Two qualified Navajo electors
in the county who are members of different
dominant political parties for consider ration
by the Board of Registration. The persons
SO selected, must be able to read and
write legibly. Each Navajo member of the
Board shall receive, as compensation for his
services, the sum OF ten ($10OO) dollars
per day from the election fund appropriated
for this purpose blythe Navajo Tribal Council.
REGISTRATION CLERKS
The Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council
shall furnish TO the Board of Registration,
not less than sixty (60) days prior to the
date of the primary election in each even
numbered year, the names of two qualified
Navajo electors for each election district for
consideration by the Board of Registration
as persons qualified to serve as clerks
of registration. The persons selected by the
Chairman shall be of different dominant
political parties and able TO read and write
legibly. The Navajo Tribe shall pay the