31 Oct 1980
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1980
Page
1
Hidalgo County voters head to the polls next Tuesday for a broad ballot including presidential choices among Reagan Carter and Anderson plus write ins. The ballot covers six constitutional amendments and several county and state races with unopposed candidates and competitive contests across Commission Court Supreme Court and local offices.
Elder John H. Groberg of the First Quorum of the Seventy will preside at the Duncan Arizona Stake Conference this weekend. Open to all adults, the Saturday meeting is November 1, 1980 at 7:00 p.m. in the Duncan Ward Chapel, with the Sunday session November 2, 1980 at 10:00 a.m. in Clifton Morenci Chapel. Groberg, born June 17, 1934, has served since 1976 and has held multiple church leadership roles. He and his wife Jean Sabin of Payson Utah have 11 children.
Republican congressional hopeful Joe Skeen visited Hidalgo County this week as part of a last minute push for a second district write-in campaign against Dorothy Runnels and David King who is on the ballot. Skeen touted county support, decried Governor King’s role in a failed special election effort, and pledged focus on copper stabilization geothermal energy water and tourism. He noted state party backing to aid committee assignments if elected and contrasted his stance with the Independent candidate's party change.
Voters are reminded how to cast write-in votes in this election year with steps on locating the correct office number on the voting machines and instructions to lift the slide cover to write a candidate's name. Dorothy Runnels campaigns in Lordsburg and Playas with events on Nov 1, plus a Nov 4 board meeting in Lordsburg. The Centennial Committee hosts a follow-up gathering Nov 3 at the Civic Center and thanks volunteers from the 100th birthday celebration.
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