Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-22
READY TO CHANGE
POLLING PLACES
Suggestions to Convent
enCe Voters Are
Invited.
NOW IS The TIME TO
REGISTER OBJECTIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE CON.
slDEREo iMMEDiATELY.-.GoV-
ERNoR MAY QUIET
COMPLAINTS.

Inasmuch as. after last years cleo
tions. there was more or less complaint
from several precincts in relation to
the polling places. to the effect, chief
! ly. that certain appointed localities Tor
the casting OF votes were not central
and we're otherwise inconvenient to a
large proportion OF the voters OF the
precinct registering the objection,
steps are now being taken by the an.
thorities to meet, in all cases, the
wishes of the people as expressed by
those who are willing to make sug'
gestions for the improvement Of condi'
tions in this regard. for the greater
convenience Of all.
Secretary OF the Territory Carter to
the extent that time will allow, Is adj
dressing letters to various precinct
clubs and representative voters, invit.
ing recommendation as to advisable
changes in the polling places, with a
view to making the rapidly approach.
ing county elections as satisfactory In
system as is possible.
While IL was at first thought pos.
sible that the Governor might have the
power to subdiyide some OF the larger
precincts, the recent opinion OF the At
torney General on this point decided
that such action would be contrary to
section i63 of the County Act, which
provides that the polling precincts
shall be the same as those established
In 1902.
This section, however. according to
the opinions OF the Governor Secre-
tary Carter and Attorney General An.
drews does not do away with the pos.
sibllity OF changing the polling places
ns long as they are kept-within the
boundaries OF the precincts.
Secretary Garter, speaking on the
subject this morning, said II was the
desire of the. Executive that anybody
who may nave any suggestions to
make will make them as soon as pos
, sible.. 1t is particularly hoped that
those who have objections to make IL
the location OF any polling place as II
existed last year will not only point
out their reasons for objection to the
old locality but viii suggest a bcttel
place, one convenient to all and on,
that will suit all voters.
D OBJECTIONS" said Secretary Carter
i"are generally made when the cleo
i lions are over. ! hope this year the,
5 will be made Immediately. 30 thai
D changes acn be made wherever the!
u are required.
Il IF the law prohibits the changing o
Il the polling places, II seems to me ina
, the system would not be practicable
u For example, II 1t was required thnt |
certain polling place should be In |
Il particular school house and II hap
n pened that the school house should h,
D burned. we would have to take It, /
seems, that there could be no yotini
there. There must be some allowance
for such emergencies"
t In Puma last year there was con-
! plant that the polling place at Kala
! pana was at one end OF the precinc
Il and most inconvenlent 10 large pro
X portion OF the voters. Several wert
d unable to cast their ballots. II Is dc
I sired that the polling place there b,
b changed to the Poholke court house.
5 Many persons In Hilo did not lill,
the polling place In the warehouse OF
D the wharf. IL has been suggested tina
o the warehouse OF Theo. II. Davies
= which is more central. be used. There
n was also complaint from Halawa. Mo
q lokai. 1t is therefore the wish OF tn,
4 authorities to hear from the people al
d soon az possible in regard to thell
: ideas on new polling places. wher,
0 changes are deemed necessary, It Il
) anticipated that last years experience
: should cause numerous suggestions t.
Q be addressed at once to those II
: charge. Secretary Carter gives assur
ance that such recommendation vii
receive immediate attention,