Navajo times., 1962-03-28
JUDGES VACANCY


- appointed shall fail to attend ct the precinct
or election district for which he wa S appoint
ed, the day of election, an sternate
appointed from the same political party shall
: VQualify and act as such counting judge If
there shall be vacancy nor filled by such
:, alternate. it shall be lawful fer the Judge or
judges of election in uchprecinct or election
district belonging to the same political party
to appoint counting judge of election to
fill such vacancy.
POLL BOOKS AND TALLY BOOKS
Prior to all statewide, general, special,
Or primary elections, the Committee on
Elections in cooperation with an official
designated by the State Election Authority,
= shall obtain from the Secretary of State of the
State of New Mexico, sufficient number of
poll and tally books for use in all election
precincts during the conduct of any election.
= BALLOT BOX
1t shall be the duty of the Committee on
Elections to obtain from the Secretary of
State OF the State of New Mexico, ballot
boxes of the same type and quality as ballot
H. boxes used in elections throughout the state
Of New Mexico. The cost of the ballot boxes
shall be paid from the election fund ap-
propriated for this purpose by the Navajo
- Tribal Council.
ATTENDANCE OF ELECTION OFFICIALS
AT POLLING PLACE
e-e The election officials must present them
selves at the polling place not later than
p 1880 am. on the morning of election day,
- and shall erect the booths and be prepared
to receive electors by 500 am. Upon
opening the polls, the election officials shall
show the empty ballot box to any electors
Apresent and thereafter close the ballot box
- and permit electors to vote.
OCCUPANCY OF BOOTHS
Except when assistance may be required,
not more than one voter shall be permitted
* to occupy any booth at the same time, and
no person shall remain in booth for a
period in excess of ten minutes.
a. ASSISTANCE IN MARKING BALLOTS
Any registered elector who declares and
executes an affidavit that he needs assistance
may be accompanied in the polling booth by
%wo poll clerks and one person of his own
selection, who may assist him in marking
his ballot, but no other person or persons.
Any person who shall swear falsely in order
to secure assistance shall be deemed guilty
OF an offenSe. and upon conviction in Tribal
court shall be imprisoned in Tribal Jail
for term not TO exceed one year.
: sPOLL CLERKS AND COUNTING CLERKS
On or before the third Monday preceding
any election, the Chairman of the Navajo
Tribal Council shall furnish the Board of
County Commi ssioners the names of two
81 qualified Navajo electors in each precinct
and election district who, in addition to being
registered shall be qualified to assist voters
to correctly mark their ballots. The persons
so recommended must be able to read and
write legibly
no oil tuaf foil in
the appointment of counting clerks for each
- precinct or election district in which more
than 200 votes were st for governor at the
last election.
VACANCY POLL OR COUNTING CLERK
In the event vacancy cannot be filled by
an alternate. the judges of election for the
= precinct who belong to the same party S the
-T clerk whose failure to attend caused such
vacancy. shall appoint some qualified person
10 fill such vacancy. and such person shall
be of the SAME political party the clerk
whose failure to attend caused the vacancy.
DUTIES OF POLL OR ELECTION CLERKS
1t shall be the duty of the two poll
clerks to keep the poll books in the manner
sspprescribed. % and to assist the judges OF
election during the election and in count
ing and tallYng the ballots. 1t shall also
be the duty Of the poll clerks to accompany
- 90 election booth any voter who has re-
" queSted assistance.
POLL CLERKS OATH
The poll clerks. before entering upon their
duties, shall take and subscribe before one Of
4s1Fhe judges OF election. an oath that they shall
faithfully and impartially discharge the duties
OF their office.
~ REMOVAL OF BALLOTS FROM ELECTION