Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-23
FIGHT ELECTION FRaUDsi

The tricks said TO have been resorted
20 at the primaries In this city for the
election Of delegates to the Republican
convention, should be discounienanoed
by every honest citizen, II Is alleged
not only that people were permitted to
take part IN primaries OF districts
wherein they did not reside but that
certain FOUNDERS were taken In car
rlages from primary to primary for the
purpose of repeating. And further that
men who are not legal voters being
non-resldents IN the meaning of the law
and not citizens of the United States,
were allowed 10 vote, against the pro-
test OF citizens who quoted the law on
the subject in vain.
An attempt was made to prosecute
two persons who voted at the primary
outside OF the district. but within the
precinct or city ward wherein they re-
side. AS the law on that point is q
little lame, although the evident intent
of the Legislature was to make the reg
ulations as TO voting at primaries con-
form TO the law on voting at elections,
the prosecution failed The opinion OF
the county attorney was had to the eff
feet that as the word district" does
not appear in the act relating to voting
at primaries and the accused took part
In primary within the precinct where
they resided, there was no case against
them.
The attorney was probably correct,
technically, on this point but has been
misunderstood as TO it's further appliea-
tion. lie did not intimate, az stated by
a contemporary, that a citizen could
vote at as many primaries ,as he
pleased within his own precinct. That
would have been clearly against the
law, which Is as follows
That any person who Is not legal
voter at any election following any. pri-
mary, IN this state, who shall vof or
attempt 60 vote at such primary or
any person who shall vote or attempt 10
vote az more than one primary held in
the same or different precincts. wards
or cities, or who shall attempt To vote or
shall vote nt any primary. In any pro
clnct, ward or city where such npraon
does not reside ana is not entitled IN
vote, shall be deemed guilty of "A mis-.
demeanor' Laws OF 1901, Chap. ~.
1t ia also made misdemeanor for
any person teller or officer al pri-
mary, to Intentionally receive such II.
legal votes or make any false account
OF ballots cast at such primary. If
any person. therefore has voted nj
more than one primary, or has received
an Illegal vote, knowingly, he can be
prosecuted for that offence. Observe.
only those who are legal voters at an
election can legally vote at pnm.
ary' Those aliens unable to speak or
write the English language and nre
clearly not citizens of the United
States, who were allowed to vote nj
any primary, and the tclers ana Off.
GERS who received ana counted their
ballots, were guilty Of a mlsdemeanor,
aud should be prosecuted and punish.
ed as the law provides.
Now as 10 registration. II Is tho duty
OF every citizen OF the age OF twenty.
one years, who shall have resided in
the state one year, Of the county four
months and the precinct for sixty DAYS
prior 10 the election on November Srd
20 he duly registered in the DISTRICT,
wherein they reside. Transfers may be
had from one district to another in tho
precinct No one can vote who has not
been a citizen for ninety days previous
20 the election. nor In any district
wherein he or she Is not registered.
To prevent unlawful registrations. Il
Is provided that registry agents must
examine under oath, applicants who
are not known to be entitled TO regis.
ter, and to examine under oath person.
who are challenged by qualified cleo
tor The registration lists must b,
duly posted according TO law, and OBJ
jections 20 the right to vote, OF sue,
persons whose qualifications are dis
puted In writing duly verified by an,
qualified clector, must be heard on IN,
Saturday preceding the election, from
s to 9 o'clock p. m. Such anidavits mus
be carefully preserved by the registr
agent and delivered to the election
judges. and that officer must write ia
words "to be challenged opposite Ia
name Of the person so objected to. an
also Opposite THE NAME OF AN
PERSON WHOM THE REGIsTR'