Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-11
RULES LAID DOWN.
The Utah Commission Issues Ilstruc.
tioHs 10 Election Judges.
THE IMPORTATION IN DETAIL.
Qualifications aud Duties VI Judges. 80
Amnesty, Challenges, falio
Returns, Puulshutnts.

| AMNESTY Nnnlitnkctf taitV
Returns, PuuishIntnis.
The Utah Commission tod ay mad,
public tho following code Of rules an,
Instructions for the guidance " Judge
and officers Of ihe coming election;
To ho Judges and QDiosrs " klsc,i0,
yOr Utah TerutOry, 1898
Tho u ard Of Repatriation and Elco,
ton iur tbs Territory, continuing th'
"Utah Commission" submit tho FOL
lowing for tue information anu guild,
anco VI tue Judges and other Election
Officers.
lodges Appointod-Oaihs 10 DO Taken
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Polls Opoued, Etc.
The commission will appoint three
capable aud Discreet pefsuns la each
precinct VI the several c1uniita 90 ACT
az Judges Of election, one ~ lta,t Of
whom shall no 81 tue political party
that was IN tho Minority MT the last
previous election, u any tuch party
there no INA fuch precinct, aud desig-
nniu QUO 10 preside anu the others 10
&c; us clerks VI election.
JUICES 10 QuALFY AND REIUrN
uAIif.
Certificates Of appointment Will be
male out aud transmitted 10 the sAiu
! Judges, who, previous to entering upon
'her dutits, SHALL tskc anu suuscribu
tue oath cnclDssd herewith tbrfOfe
any notary puh.ic, justioe Of Tue peace,
registration Oillcrr or other person au.
thufizod 10 administer the hAmel aud
return said oath NJ once 10 tue uom-
mission ur notify u OF their inability
or refusal 10 act.
yAcASoY--now FiILED.
II In any precinct any person 40.
pointed AZ Judge declines ~ serve, Or
tails 10 appear at the h0uf fpf opening
the polls, the voters OF such precinct
fifst assembled on toe day Of election.
TO the number VI not leHs than siN (Bl
At OF Immediately after tue time drsig.
mated for opening the polls, may elect
n Judge 10 nl tue vacancy from the
political party to which such absent
Judge belonged, N aly be present, and
the person 90 elected shall qualify A.
htrcin provided, but no candidate or
registration Ufiiorr should act ~ Judge
OF election.
H.uisIRARs TO CORRECT LIST Al
ELECTIONS, BIO
Its suggested that the registrars in
The several counties should be at their
respective polling places during the
election, either Ia person or by deputy,
hhd conveniently accessible 10 ali
electors, Tor tue purpose Of hearing
complaints OF any persons whose
names may have been enormously
omitted or stricken from the registry
lists, and In case any voter has been 10
erfoneousiy omitted or stricken ifem
such lists, tue registrars are authorized
TO reinstaIe their names thereon, anu II
Otherwise quallfiud, such voters should
De Permitted 70 cast their ballots,
OUT ~ no case shaH neig names be added
o. any HdDie TtHS,attd 4hioh had bs,n
strict" ~ for oauss, GJttr a previ1,s
hedTb'gi aspTo r'd' d ~ tIW.
H.
Books-StatlOneTy - EnvolOpes-Two
Ballot BoHes-To 30 Examined
anu Locked.
The commission will provide the
necessary books, blanks, stationery and |
onvel9pvs,anu tue county court Of each |
county should furnish two ballot boxes |
for each poll, one for the Territorial |
aud couhty oilicrfs, anu Que Tor Dele. |
gates 10 the Constitutional Convention.
There will ue two sets OF books for the |
Judges and two kinds Of envelopes Tor
the ballots, one (bufl 10 be usaI for tho
ballots u be dsposiisd Tor Terriioriai
and county officers, the other (Dlurl
for the ballots Tor Constitutional usIt.
gates. There will also be sheets Tor thv
llst OF peTsonH voting, upon when
should be written the names OF voters
aud la the columns Oppusilo the same
should be Indicated by tho marx y
Tor which class VI officers balIOls may
10 cast. Before opening the polls, the
ballot hoAcs thould DO carefully and
publicly examined by tue Judges, who
should satisfy Themselves mat nothing
IL therein. They should then be locked
aud tie keys delivered 10 the PRECEDING
Judge anu not Oo opened dutIng tho
election.
On or before opening Of the polls the
Judges should strike from tue registry
lAHth AhN hhhhNH " hNth AhNuallnNl |
electors NJ may have, alter a bearing,
been certified 70 them by tho T,g .slraTs,
III,
Polls Opened-W heu-One Judge 10
PTeslde and Deposit Ballols-One
10 Keep Registry BoUks-Ons 10
Make List VI NOIefs-MAnner Of
Voting.
The polls SHOULD 10 opened one hour
Aiier sunrise anu be closet at sunset.
DUTIIs on JUDGES,
Az the opening OF the polls the
uuges Of election, Tor their respective
precincts, shall designate onu VI the
Judges 10 act M clerk, who shall have
In custody the rex slrauUn books aud
ihall make the entTieB therein 10.
luiIuc by law, another Of said Judges,
,otlug NJ clerk, shAll write the uame OF
zach person voting on tho sheets fur.
lisbed, AM opposite each name the
number OF tho vote; anu mark In the
columns | and ~ tue letter X under
he officers voted Tor
CASTING THE BALLOTS.
Every voter shall designate on a
Jingle ballot, wfitlen or printed, the
lame OF the pprson voted for with a
ieftinent esisuation OF the nice 60 I
" filed, which ballot shall DO neatly /
oluod anu placed IA Uue OF the tnVei. |