Show TIE OTLn > OUj > VETO ixrcunvi OFFICE SALT IIAKE CITY March 13 1690 Hon J S liiclianlt Jntident of the Council Slr1 return disapproved C F 49 entitled HAn Act in relation to Ihe registering of voters and rgl tedlg oter Ind con ducting of election and amending sections 23a 215 and 24G or the Compiled Com-piled laws of Utah of 1SSS relating I t registrations and election ° Tln Act amcndo three sections oC Chaltcr IX Vol 1 oC the Com pled laves ot ISIS I which provides for the registration of nobtrlon Olr the conduct of elections and the CIIVDSO and return of Un votes con tabs provisions intciideil 1 as a Fubstllutc for other portions of the Charter and leave other jmrtsof the samechaplcrunclianged It is intended s faros I changes the existiiif law to govern the ac lion of the Utah Commission I and ail onicers in me course 01 registration nlstrton and In the conduct of elections and I provides Itshill 0 in force when approved It contains no repelling I clause and f otli trf the approval of Congress Chaj ter IX wasenacted February Fomar 21S7S and IIDS beentlie rule of nrtloti on the sub jects narrcJ ever incf I except S uj Ca qualified bj acN t of Consresa respecting re-specting the qualifications of voters and the appointment of officers t execute the pro Ulons of the law Tile act of C ngren of March 22 I 16sJ cec 9 ereiteel the 2 Commission aud among other I thing defined IU ilutv in these n ordskach P Each and every tiutj relating I to theregMratloii of > olcr the con duct of election the eILtol receiving or rejection of voted and the canvass ing and return of the same and the S Issuing of certificate or other eel deuce election In laid Territory shall until other provisions I U made by the Legislative Ateeniblj of said Tcrritnryas Is hereimfterprovldetl prlc bo performed under existing laws of the United State and of said Terri amII11L tory by proper L r rsoii who shall b The same ton provided that at or after the first meeting of the Legislature elected under this act Said legislative Assembly may make such laws conformable to the organic act oJraid Territory and not Inconsistent Wilil other Jason of the United States as It hal deem proper concerning the filling of the offices ofe this In said ICt Territory declared vacant bj By theactof March 3 lIST Congress Con-gress further provided that the provisions Curher prll visions the act of 1SS2 in thIs respect should remain operative until the provisions and laws there on rfer t to b made and enacted en-acted by tile Legislative Assembly of Sid Territory of Utah shall have been male and enacted bj sid Assembly As-sembly nnd shall have been p proved by Congre i 1 The entire legislative power was pwcr I antI is In Concrete which may delegate dele-gate to the Utah IcgMitura such et 1 n i powers as it choose and afterward change the extent the printed I power or withdraw I in ffbolo or i In I part and Congress has retained tie Jlwer appoval ordLsapproviI of l let passed under the delegated dele-gated power SXt time of the passage of the act oflSS2 Congress did not change the elet tlou laws of Utah in regard to elections excel t as to certain disqualification dis-qualification but changed the persona per-sona t execute them llils Inulcutcel an approval of the Iplr1 then stood laws as ther Had the election lawn been different Ui y mightor might not have been approved and changes in the lawn themselves might or might not have been made The wolds underex would not of course istlng laws woul lt eone prevent Coiigretsfrom making any desired change Whether or not L llicso words mel that the duties of tile Commission lould b perforra e under the lawn of Utah a then x tr or as they should exist at I the tins of the performance of tho dIlly mao 1 matter of doubt If I it be assumed the latter i tho meanIng I mean-Ing null that the power to 1 cnangu me JaWS wimout uiti outlining ou-tlining the ipprova of Congrcrs cxlafj all still exists except as t I I tho method of filling the offices I It still remains tint tho duty of the II commission anti appointed was nrvscrlbvil with reference t these I I last aol that while the duty of the commission is largely administrative administra-tive any such change In the laws as woul ailed thc dutie would I I lUVctinr so far the nets of Con greta and the policy of the enactj melds I This proppMal act makes r many I changes that I I not desirable to i attempt to mention all of them The I reason for many of them IM not apparent ap-parent Some arc in conflict with the provisions of tho net of Congress Con-gress requiring the approval of Congress or to filling tho offices vacated and some changes In the cxNtinglaw ate not au improvement improve-ment The act charges the general election elec-tion from August to November I p chang the tune manner and par for registration I irovidoS i for a dlf I ferent board fl review gives I the 1 formula for I trial on a challenge at I the poll provides that a new registration < regis-tration shall be annually made In i > each city and county at the offica of t the registrar only that no election precinct iliaD ha cover 500 voters j and that the county court anti city I I councils may divide precincts I I provides a regbtralion officer for eacn county anu one lureacu ciiy i I and a registrar for each precinct both Iu countIes I and cities I All give bonds but no duty is assigned I to the registration officer Every duty of the act is put upon the pnI duct > cnc registrars I This double tet of registration cfll I ccrs lakes the place of the assessor i and lily 1 deputies unJer the present I act anti of the appoIntees of the Commirslan to fill their pC I Under the existing law it I provided vided tho cnior justice of the peace of the precinct shill act as a board of review and he hears challenges to j regMercd vcter and notIce t the j i person cliallengnl In I provided for tilts proposed net jrovides for a loard of three i < tron to beappalnt1 Itt I oalplntI Itnn ud us rgi trirs nre The jower of the Justice tot the per sen acting In Ills place under appointment I ap-pointment by the Commission ap act judicIally and strike ofF the I mmesof voters without any power I of review bj the courts or otherw I > I though e tlg at least since ISiS ha I bn nr ritlvprllfi keel nuntl 1 trary but the proposed act make no change in the power authority of tile leccivlug board and omits the provisions of the existing law that the challenged party shall have notice of the challenge I have on my hinds l act Intended In-tended for tho approval of Congress rJC supply the legislation provided pro-vided for the acts of that body is intended to cover the frI I subject of registratIon qualification of voters ind the conduct of ele ton and both these nets embrace many common sul jects but they I differ In details rcliting 10 the same ul and it is difficult subjects dlnelt to understand under-stand both can bo the legislative time will expressed at neirly the same I 1 aU very respectfully i AHTIIUK I IUl5 I Governor I i |