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Show ELECTION REFORMS 10 BEJWTAKE! IK I Newly Chosen Legislators of Utah Already Outlining Hl Work of Significance. Ii MAY- BAR MACHINES Bills to Put Premium on Vot-i Vot-i ing and Ban Buttons Contemplated. s-ivccpinsr election vcfbnrfs sire, to be 5 urged at the coming- seaalon of tlio statu Yslslaturc. Tlic purpowo of tho pro- ' poacd rcformwhich will probably be ln- 3 eluded In a series of bills to bo Inlro- dticed l:i tlio next legislature Is to make j the exercise of tlio voting franchise prao- I tically compulsory, to reduce campaign expenditures uml to give opportunity for a more Independent expression of the will Among the proposed reforms arc in-j in-j tludcd tho abolishment of the voting ma il. Incs. the Inauguration of the direct prl- mary, the enactment of si corrupt prac- j lice act, and the adoption of the short ; Machines in Disfavor. 1 Sentiment against voting machifiM has grown to such an extent In this city thai it Is believed that. tho stale legislature will repeal the law under which tho voting vot-ing machines have been used. The sentiment sen-timent against the voting machines Is not confined to Utah and Is to bo found wliprrvcr tho machine?) arc In use. The nr'neitiul objection to iho voting machine If u lhat It hampers the IndependcnL voter. In L'lah and In sonio other places w'icrc tho voting machine ! In use the voter la limited to ono minute in which to cast, hla ballot A similar law applies . In Illinois. However. In Illinois ai tho last, election tho supreme' court of the alHtr ordered tho line of the .Australian hallol aa well as the voting machines. The voter In Chicago was given his choice between the machine and the ballot bal-lot Less than 5 pr ctu ehoso tho voting vot-ing machine. For the reason lhat so few , i Hple us-nd the machine the judges In Chicago did not enforce the time limit of one minute on tin: voters. .Account was kept of tho tlmo consumed In vot-jng vot-jng by those who used the machlno In Chicago. The average time usel by each oter In casting his ballot throughout the ntlrc city of Chicago was two minutes suid twelve seconds, more than twice tho time allowed by law. and of those who used the machines probably a majority voted straight tickets. ffi Teaches Plain Lesson. luf: The agitation In Illinois against, the UK otIng machines has reached such propor-tjffi propor-tjffi Hons that It js predicted In Chicago that flS voting machines will never bo used again jjjlfjj In Illinois. There Is likewise a great 11 amount of agilatlon against voting mail ma-il 3j chines in Minnesota, where machine: jjjf ' ave bocii iihwI for the past, eight years. KjiF In Minnesota. It Is contended, the sna-Mlj sna-Mlj chines are detrimental to Intelligent vot-uu vot-uu ing and do not glvo opportunity for. the J9 j unhampered exercise of the voting fran- gjjfj The point -in favor of voting machine Sufi in thai they give the accurate totals of aMi tlic vole for each candidate. Immediately Iflf after tlic close of the polls and save a nfij great deal of work hi counting- and pos- InF iiiblc mistakes of judges. H For "Short" Ballot. I EE Persons In Utah who wish to do away I Si with voting machines also favor the m adoption of the so-called "short ballot"! ! for counties. They contend that It Is 19 difficult for the average voter to become Jjft familiar with tho nuaJIricallons of each JsW candidate for county office In a. manner Qaj that will enable him to cast his; vote In- W telllgcntly for any candidate or group M of candidates They proposo to elect only fljfj) tounty conimissioners and give the board Kff of county commissioners! power to select gjX a clerk, sl treasurer, a surveyor, an sittor- 9nl ney. a recorder, asi auditor, an assessor, J Ijffi sl sheriff and such other countv officers ' wi :,s mSi' nccos.sa.ry. IL is pointed out gm; that with the votera casting their ballots fj; only for commissioners the public will I' have opportunity to be advised as to the BBii -various candidates for places on the Ml board of county commissioners sind mav BHl trust to the Judgment of the commission"- j ers as 10 the nusiliilcatlons of the. officers LHj whom they are given power to appoint. H The snort bailojt has been adopted In MM, mntiy slates of the union. Incentive to Vote. An Interesting piece of proposed Icglfc-S! Icglfc-S! latlon Is that which provides for what Is I' practically eompulnory voting. It Ih prob-m prob-m able that early in the session there will JC1 be introduced In the scnato a bill pro-ill' pro-ill' vjdlng for the levying of a oll tax on fSRl all men and women who arc qualified to JBl vote. The bill will provide that this poll ftf) tax must be paid by sill who fall to vole. m l nder the provisions of the bill the poll jdOt'- tax will bo duo immediately aftr onch gj, olec.Ion. Those who have certificates W from Judges of election showing that they SK i?d c votcd win havc lllcIr 1)0,1 tax rcm'1- 1 9ffi The purpoiic of tho bill will ho to Jiff place, a premium on voting. It is polnt- m' yi.,,ouA l,hlat,,lt Present some citizens Hi I nl, ft '!'s"dv'nlcous to cast their ST w o ?. The presence of their names on m. tk I books places thorn on the poll tax m, records and often subjects them to lisry l duty If a remission of noli taxes conis M bJ voting a verj- largo porccnUigc of tho m citizens of voting ago will undoubtedly ; cicrciso, their franchise. Tho enactment 9) 1 f "','! 11 ,aw would do away -tvlth the M. necessity of supplying transportation for H 'he voters to and from tho polling places. lii Favor Direct Primary. Im TJ.o Republloan party of Salt Lake c oL-riti- In Ita leglalatlve convention ii Plcdscd Its legislative nominees to the B onaotment of dlrcrt primary law and V It is probable that a bill for such a law Mm V" br.1Jn??v tho propospd election re- mgK form bills to be Introduced early in the Ml scaslon. This bill will probably follow mm I closely the prlmar' lawa now In force i Wm mii.ny of. ll"J states of the union. q safogtiard Jiic elections of the fu- mm turc in Tjtab a sweeping corrupt nrac- mml Ice law will be proposed. In addition HKS 10 llr?vlf,lnKr for strict enforcement of HEM provisions now in existciico ncainst frauduIetJt voting the proposed bill will II , The election vehicle, which shall not K be used under tho proposed bill on rcgis- Wm pi?-l?'on,laya r nl T)rImnri" or general flK Tlio distribution of campaign literature fin VlV iiflx ' a"V anj"w',cre on elcc- Tho paid "worker" whoa duty It has mm bocsi to a8lst In getting the voters out fl Vote t0 a1V,Se lI,Cm 0Vr to 9r The campaign "booster" who has b-cn UJKf; nlwayo found at the polling places, work- M Ing In the Intercut of a particular party Hi or candidate. H May Ban the Badges. Wk F urthcrrnore. tho bill will provide lhat my no csimpalgn button, badge, or other ln- Utf slgnla shall be worn at or nnar the poll- H r'ce. The only representative of a am political partv to be oennlttcd within ami the polling place will be a partv chal- mm longer and he will not bo permitted to W t oar any . button or badgo to denote Wm wli'c'i party he rcprcprnts. IB ,, fcat.irc.-j of the b'U Ulti be t.o JOB r-a.jirlt of campaign ton nbuUons and I expenses and tho limitation of campaign cam-paign expenditures. Those who Propose these ejection reforms re-forms arc optimistic about securing all pf -them riom the corning session of the legislature. In an event Ur- frt tivr. Jhut too of t! -efo-ro! proponed -rrill I be written into law h the leglflature. |