The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-09-13
A DESIRED CHANGE.

rOr tne past twenty years, oedaiia
Township. including the City Of Soda
liz, has constituted but one voting
precinct for general elections. Legal
~, votes Gao be cast, received and
counted at only one place in each pre-.
CT, ct. However, in order 10 facilitate
voting and expedite the counting, it
has been customary, by mutual con.
sent CT the lo,al political leaders,
although a gross irregularity, to an.
point for this precinct t~o sets Of
judges and clerks and devide the alph,
abst allowing al! parties whose names
begin with ths letters fr,m A. to X.
to vote at one window. End from l..
to Z. at the other window.
Notwithstanding this disision. the
judges and clerks must work during
the whole election day, xll the follow
ing night and portion Of the second
day in order to count the 5000 votes
cast in this precinct.
This condition Of affairs is without
precedent. who iy unnecessary and
radically wrong, especially, So when
it can be go easily renedied as sh,sn
by persual of the following Section
taken from the Election law now in
operation to wit:
"The county courts of the severa!
COUNTIES in this state shall, have power
to divide any to~nship in their re-
sp-ctive counties into two or more
election districts, or to e tablish two
or more election precincts, in any
township. and t, alter sucn election
districts and precinc,s, from lime TO
inc. as the convenience Of the inhab
itants may require"
In pursuance of said section, it has
been suggested that at least four vot-
ing precincts be establied in SedaliA
township to be known as: Fret ward
precinct second ward precinct. third
ward precinct ami fourth ward pre-
cinct.
The 6rst ward precinct will inc u lie
and embrace the first ward uf S.dalia
together with oil that portion of Sec
tions 5 and s. township As. range 81.
and sections 81, 80 and SO. township
46, range 81. lying outside the city
limits.
The second ward precinct will iu-
clude aud embrace the second VII o.
Sedslia together with all that poftiIn
of sections l and 2. township 45. ra ,ge
81, ard sections 81. s., and SO t.wa-
ship 46. range 81, lying outside the
city limits.
The third ward precinct will Id.
clude and embrace the third ward o
Sc 'alia together with all that portion
Of sections 10. II, IL, Is, II. Is. p.
% and "a. township 45, range 81.
lying outside the city limits
the fourth ward precinct will in
clude and embrace the fourth ward OF
Sedalia together with all that portion
Of sectIohs Z, 8. 9. Is, II, Is, 10. 81
and 81, township 45. range II, Lying
outside the city limits
As will be observed, the city w.rds
will not be changed. and the outlying
portions of Sed.lis township will be
divided by section lines On which pub
lie roads have been established, clearly
marking the boul Diary lines Of the
proposed new prec nets.
Under such an arrangement. We
would know the result OF our elect, ns
BY 500 or 900 o'clock p. M, on cleo
ton day, instead of being obliged to
wait in suspense until some time dur
ing The second day. Again .he judse
and clerks become completely worn
out and exhausted by such . long
siege, and are, therefore, more likely
70 make mistakes in the count.
1t il understood the county court is
in favor Of the proposed change, and
no doubt the matter will be brought
before them officially At the October
term when it is to be hoped the much
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