By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media –
Raton City Clerk Tricia Garcia announced Tuesday, Jan. 5th that four Raton residents have filed for the three seats up for election on the Raton city commission.
Those filing for the three posts are:
District 2 Donald Lee Giacomo
District 4 Lindé Schuster James Kenneth Cruz
District 5 James Neil Segotta Jr.
Garcia now has until Thursday January 7, 2016 to verify the candidates and at 5:01 p.m. on Thursday they will draw for positions on the March 1, 2016 municipal election ballot.
Persons desiring to register to vote at the regular municipal election must register with the County Clerk of Colfax County not later than Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 5:00 P.M., the date on which the County Clerk will close registration books.
Polling locations for the municipal election are as follows;
Voters in consolidated precincts 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 shall vote at the Raton Convention Center, 901 S. 3rd Street, Raton, NM.
Voters in consolidated precincts 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 shall vote at St. Patrick’s – St. Joseph’s New Parish Hall, 104 Buena Vista, Raton, NM.
Those wishing to vote absentee can pickup an application for an absentee ballot from the municipal clerk. All applications for an absentee ballot must be completed and accepted by the Municipal Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M., February 26, 2016. After 5:00 P.M. on February 26, 2016, all unused absentee ballots will be publicly destroyed by the Municipal Clerk. The Municipal Clerk will accept completed absentee ballots delivered by mail or in person by the voter casting the absentee ballot, by a member of the voter’s immediate family, or by the caregiver of the voter until 7:00 P.M. of March 1, 2016.
Absentee ballots may be marked in person in the office of the Municipal Clerk during the regular hours and days of business, beginning on Tuesday, January 26, and closing at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016.
Early voting on paper ballots counted by Image Cast Precinct (ICP) will be conducted in the office of the Municipal Clerk during the regular hours and days of business, beginning on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 and closing at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016.
