The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-26
UTAH COMMISSION CIRCULAR.
Instructions Regarding Registration
Other News From the Outside.

Other News From the Outside.
The Utah commission is busily en-
gagged in mailing to all county and
deputy county registrars, county clerks
and chairmen of county political COM
mittees of all parties, the following sue
cinct circular, which is explanatory in
itself:
Sir: In order to reach all the electors
of the territory, we enclose you copies
of instructions, forms of oaths, and
other data pertaining to the registra-
ton for 1894. Please see that they re-
ceive as wide a circulation as possible.
Note the following:
1. A Double egistration.-A double
registration is required-one revision
of the list for 1898, based on the usual
regulations, for all electors who may
vote for the county and territorial Of
ficers; new registration of all qualified
electors who may vote for delegates to
a constitutional convention.
.. Two Sets of Books.-There. will be
two sets of registration books, one in
buff color for the old or revised list,
and the other in blue for the new list.
Electors desiring and qualified to
vote for both set of officers, should see
that their names are on both lists.
All qualified electors must take the
new oath before they can be registered.
Simply being on the old list is not suf-
ficient to warrant the registrar in en-
tering the name on the new list
8. Ballots, Ballot Boxes, Judges of
Election, Etc.-County counts must fur
nish two ballot boxes for each polling
place zone for county and territorial
tickets. and the other for convention
delegate tickets.
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used. and two kinds of envelopes. one
in buff for the county and territorial
tickets, and the other in blue for the
convention tickets.
There will be three judges for each
poll except in larger cities where the
polls may be increased or additional
judges appointed)
4. Registration Data, Two Oaths,
Transfers, Notices. Etc.-Registrars
should complete the house to house
canvas by September s.
Revision week extends from Septem-
Der "a to October ]. Copies of both
lists must be made out and filed with
county clerk by October s.
Transfers of names of registered
voters from one precinct to another)
must be made on or before October 8.
Copies of both lists must be hung up,
at or near the place of election, in each
precinct fifteen days before election; on
the back of these must be notice of
the hearing of objections by the regis
trar of each precinct (Which must close
at sunset on the fifth day preceding
electionD.
Notices of election must be posted in
three public places in each precinct,
best calculated to give notice to all
voters. Registrars must forward lists
of disqualified electors to the judges
three 90 days prior to election.
5. Registrars Must Furnish Names
For Judges of Election.-Each registrar
is directed to furnish to the commission
not less than four names of persons
qualified for judges, two from the ma
jority and two from the minority party.
These names should be furnished i'm
mediately and should be such of the
best qualified and in every way most
competent citizens who can act in. such
capacity.
g. Qualifications of Voters.-Corree-
ton of Lists.-All electors not properly
on the old list must have their name
erased therefrom instructions I'D.
ALL qualified by age, residence in ter
ritory and precinct, and who have taken
(or will take) the usual oath (Edmunds-
Tucker) should be enrolled on the re-
vised list Gin the buff registry books.
All qualified electors whether on old
list or not male citizens of the United
States, over q years of age, and who
have resided in the territory since the
9Th of November, 1893, may be regis
tered in the new lists ((blue books pro-
vided they first take the new oath re-
quired; they must be so registered in
order to vote for delegates to the consti-
tutional convention
Z. Special Notice to Officers.-County
registrars must have a general super
vision and keep a close watch upon all
details of the registra ton
They must-First, furnish names of
judges, with name of precinct and
county and postoffice address.
Second, They must see to the deliv
cry of the poll books; to the county
clerk; to the judges of election, and to
the posting in their respective precinct
Third, They must notify county clerks
where to send ballot boxes, two for
each poll.
Fourth, They should furnish Judges
the list of names of all persons erased
from the registry list three DAYS before
election, and in general do everything
necessary and proper to facilitate the
work Of the registrat ton and election.
The commission being especially de-
sirous of obtaining a full, fair and hon
est registration of all qualified electors.
ask the aid of each and every official
connected with the work, as also of the
press as we'll as the several politicaI
and the people of the
entire territory.
Office of the Utah Commission
Salt Lake City, Aug. 25. 1894
THE REGISTRATION WORK
very gratifying reports regarding
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