This state shall never enact any law restricting or abridging the right of suffrage on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. (As amended November 5, 1912.)

ANNOTATIONS

The 1912 amendment, which was proposed by J.R. No. 6 (Laws 1912) and was adopted by the people at the general election held on November 5, 1912, by a vote of 26,663 for and 13,678 against, deleted provisions requiring that all state officers and legislators be sufficiently fluent in English so as to conduct their duties without an interpreter. The amendment was authorized by congressional resolution of August 21, 1911 (37 Stat. 39).

Law reviews. — For student symposium, "Constitutional Revision - Indians in the New Mexico Constitution," see 9 Nat. Resources J. 466 (1969).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Elections §§ 105 et seq., 146 et seq.

Political party, committee or officer, exclusion by, of persons from participating in primaries as voters or candidates, 70 A.L.R. 1501, 88 A.L.R. 473, 97 A.L.R. 685, 151 A.L.R. 1121.

29 C.J.S. Elections §§ 8, 31.