The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-13
It IS EASY TO
VOTE ON MACHINE
Just Ring Bell on the Flag
and Let It Go at
That.
CLOSE CURTAIN, TOUCH
BELL, PULL LEVER
Expert Hamilton Of the Voting
Machine Company Details
Workings.

possibly the election officers, rot be.
inc accustomed TO the use OF the ma
chimes may become confused and there
by cause general delay IN the voting,
With view TO ascertalnlng what mad
been The experience IN other cities
where the machines have been installed,
Mr.. s. c. Hamilton, who represents
the United States Standard Voting
Machine company, was questioned by
The Tribune In regard to the matter.
Mr. Hamilton stated that, during
the tine the machines have been IN
use, the representatives. or the com
pany who have been assisting IN con-
Quoting elections in various cities have
each made 4 note of all the conditions
that arise, and from the experience or
several years and IN al parts OF the
country the company has compiled
system for conducting an election with
the voting machines which complies
with al or the requirements OF the law
and furnish instructions tor the same,
which, If followed out, can only result
IN the elections being carried on with
out mistakes being made or delays
caused.
Mr. Hamilton then produced a set
OF the instructions and paraphernalIa
which accompanies each machine. 1t
went through and explained IN detail.
Each package is numbered, and, be-
ginning with No. !, Mr.. Hamilton pro"
duced the contents of each, II order,
Just as they will be received by the
election officers
How to Vote.
Package No. one contains six notices
10 the election officers to attend the
instruction meeting, six copies OF the
instructions TO election officers, set
of six of the folders, ffHow to Vote
- fa, ri
material TO the election officers. Ac-
cording to the instructions. this ma
.terial is to be mailed to the election
officers three weeks before election,
and the election officers are instructed
TO read carefully all Of the directions.
The copy of Instructions to Election
Oficers" contained in this package
contains detailed instructions FOR each
step that must be taken by the cleo
tion officers on election day, from the
Hlling Of the lantern that accompanies
each machine and hangs inside OF the
curtain TO the the delivering TO the
proper officials the keys to the ma.
chine after the returns are recorded
on the return sheet and the machine
is locked and sealed
Package No. TWO contains blanks,
upon which the custodian OF the ma
chimes is to certify that each and every
election officer has attended the instruc-
tion meetings and is thoroughly con-
versant with his duties. The eertif-
cate, duly indorsed by the custodian,
is given to the election officer, the Gus
Jodian keeping a stub from each GER
tifcate, that he may check up and
see that every election officer has Te-
cejved Instructions.
To Seal the Lever
Package No. three contains seal
with which TO seal the curtain. lever
OF the machine, This is TO be done
after the machine has been prepared
for the election. Each seal bears 2
different number, so that any effort
TO tamper with the machine after it
has been prepared for election can be
easily detected.
Package No. four contains the F'Cus-
todian So certificate that he has
properly prepared the machine for cleo
tion.. This certificate is practically a
verifcation. OF the certificate of the
election officer. The custodian is re-
quired TO visit each machine the day
before election, after it has been pre-.
pared by the election officer, and ex-
anime 1t minutely On this certificate
tho custodian records the number of
each machine and certifes that the
candidate counter and every other
counter IN the machine stands at zero.
Package No. five contains the 'fEx-
amirer 81 certificate that the machine
IS properly prepared for election. This
certificate is a duplicate of that of
the custodian, though Of different
colored paper. The examiner follows
up the custodian, making a second
check on the work of the election OF.
hcers IN preparing the machine.
Keys to the Machine.
Package No. six contains the tag
for the keys to the machine which 90
to the election officers On each OF
these tags is inscribed the number of
the ward and the precinct IN which
the machine will be used.
Package No. seven contains an en-
velope in which are the keys TO the
voting machine. The envelope is not
to be opened until a majority of the
election officers are present on cleo
tion norninp. In this racl.age is
also q blank receipt, which is filed out
10 the election officers by the custo
dian: On this receipt is written the
number of the machine and tie ward
and precinct IN which it IS used.
The last package, No. eight, containt
four sheets OF cardboard, upon which
is printed the following: "Penalty
for tampering with voting machine
The law Of the State provides a pen
atty Of hne and imprisonment for any
person found guilty of tampering will
voting machine, or who commits O.
attempts TO commit any fraud, or il
any way interfercs with the prope
conducting Of an election where a vot
Ing machine is used.' These notice
are required to be posted in a con
spicuous place about the voting place
Custodian Easily Called
This card also contains card TO b
LETT with the election officers on whicl
is written the telephone number b,
which may be reached the custodia;
or the representative of the voting ma
chine company in case any troubl
arises which the officers can not solve
After explaining the details of thi
instruction system, Mr. Hamilton stat