Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-11

."N ''F'H 'Al vote WITHOUT new reg
isiratlon: and the registry officer VIII
not call at your home 10 set your
name.
This demands great and important
Work on the part of the electors and Il
should not be omitted either by .ndIf-
ference or through a lack Of UNDER
standing
The State statutes require O. now reg-
istrotIon IN each presidential year, and
they allow only five days for the work
with no house-to-housa canvass The
old registration lists arc without force
In the coming county state and presi.
dental election
Every qualified elector in the state.
male and female should De registered
for the approaching election. They
should be registered on either the ON
10th. 10Th. Goth or 3lst of October. at
the office Of the registry agent In their
election district the earlier It is done.
the better.
Here Is what the State law says
An entirely new registration OF vot.
ers shall be made I'M each year of q
presidential election and every per-
son desiring registration must appear
IN lGson and make application there
Entirely new dlspenses with 400 the
old lists Formerly the people were
accommodated greatly by being visited
at their homes by the registry agent
Then, many persons who thought they
would not care 10 vote were registered
anyway as It was no trouble. and
when election day came they caught
the spirit of the occasion. and were glad
that their names were ON the voters
list. The arrangement was especially
convenient for women. who We're not
as accustomed as men 10 placing them
selves IN a position TO participate 10
the election But the women have had
some opportunity 70 become Interested
so the Legislature made the change.
Besides. # was a saving OF considerable
expense to the counties, In paying for
the time occupied by the house toulouse
canvass. Now the voter must go In
person 10 the registry agents oflceand
make application for registration. SUBJ
scribing TO the oath Of citizenship. resi-.
deuce, etc.
The law further says:
1T shall be the duty Of the registry
agents, when called upon 20 do go at
their respective offices. and not else
where, az any time between the hours
ot eight o'clock a. m and nine o'clock
p. No. Of the fourth Tuesday ana VI
the fourth Wednesday and Of
the third Tuesday and OF the first Tues
day, and. In presidential years. of the
ilrst Wednesday. prior 90 any general
election. 60 receive and register the
names Of an persons applying for regis
Tatlon, who. on election day, Will De
legally qualified and entitled 10 vote
IN mat election district. according 90
the provisions Of law under which such
election may be held"
The dates this year are October 9.
10 JIG. 80 and 81 That is just one day
more for AN entirely new registration
than for q revision Of the lists. and
seems inconyealenuy short But II is
the law, and the qualified electors
should make 1t a point 20 call early.
since delay might mean being barred
out There are always enough who are
unayoidably detained TO crowd the last
hours of public function like this.
The registry agents must give notice
OF and be at their offices from q. m. TO
o p m. on the days named They are
not entitled 10 a "lay-off Tor two or
three hours for lunch They must be
present and ready for business as con-
unuously as can be reasonably expect.
ed. They cannot register persons any.
where else, or at any other time. though
errors in names Of persons registered
may be rectIned during the three days
succeeding the last day Of registration.
The registry agents must post the lists
as made up TO October 10th OF this
year for public inspection This must
be done within three days from that
date. so people can see who are regis
tered then. After the final registration
they must also post the lists as COM
pleted and corrected this time near the
polling places. They cannot refuse reg
istraton 20 any qualified elector. The
registry books and lists must Dee open at
any reasonable time for inspection by
any person
The Importance OF the situation re-
luires that the county commissioners
select only well qualified persons for the
office OF registry agents amy old
stick o. not good enough The man
date of the law. that "Al registry
agents shall be competent persons.
should be followed In letter and spirit.
ana as county commissioners hold posi-
tions OF promm ince that give them n
broad comprehension of affairs n
Is not expected that ony other than
competent persons viii Doe considered
for registry agents.
Voters. kindly look over the situation.
ana note the changes from the proce-
durc 90 the last presidential election.
DO not fan 20 meet the obligations that
rest upon you az citizens of this great
Republic.
A NEW SECT