Show I I I BILL FILED TO I I I KILl flAW IN lAWi I I I I Makes Intent Of or Voter The Basis I Ii I Of C Count Designed To End i Contests I I I A bill clarifying the election i I laws of the state by providing that the obvious intent of the voter voter vot vot- I I er shall shaU govern in case of a contest contest contest con con- vot-I vot test was introduced in the house of representatives Tuesday by J. J R. R Jarvis of Bingham I I The Jarvis bill is is' aimed at preventing preventing preventing pre pre- venting a recurrence of the situation situation situ situ- I which two years i ago when the office of Salt Lake county recorder was hotly contested contested contest contest- ed by Miss Jessie Evans DemoI Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat and Mrs Helen F. F I Republican I I I After a a. recount of ballots the I case was taken talen into the courts and was finally appealed to the supreme su- su supreme supreme su su- preme court The supreme court in its decision followed f a strict I I construction of the election law I I holding in effect that ballot marks other than those specifically I I I ly provided by law invalidated the IlY ballot As a result of this deI decision de decision de- de Miss Evans was obliged to toI relinquish the office to Mrs Reis Reis- I er The intent of the voter the i iJarvis i states should be Jarvis measure I I given full consideration and mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- and technical defects in voting and failure on the the part of the voter to follow strictly the I rules for balloting as laid down shall not invalidate a ballot The following qualification also is contained in the measure No ballot marked by the voter voter voter vot vot- er shall shaU be rejected because of marks on the ballot baHot other than prescribed in this section except when said marks on said ballot show an attempt on the part of of one or more persons to so mark their ballots that it can be de determined that the intent of said person or persons is t to show concerted concerted concerted con con- action on the part of a group in designating their ballots so that the action of said group or voter can be determined by any I person persona |