Show Fate of Amendment No 1 Uncertain ta 11 in Vote Count First Returns From County Board Show Constitutional Issue Up in Air With first returns from four county boards of canvass canvassers ers reaching reaching reaching reach reach- ing the secretary of states state's office and other counties completing a canvass of returns of last Tuesdays Tuesday's electon Utah constitutional amendment No 1 apparently still trailed by a small mar margin in Monday The count combining unofficial l learly early tabulations with those of four lie which 1 have been r- r received by Secretary of State E. E E. E Monson Monson Monson Mon- Mon son and with reports of completed tabulations from several other county county county coun coun- ty clerks showed the following For against majority majority ma ma- against the amendment This total includes the entire unofficial unofficial unofficial un un- un- un official vote for Salt Lake county reported by the county clerks clerk's office office office of of- fice as for the amendment and against However there still sUa remain 71 districts out of in the state to tobe tobe tobe be tabulated and the final vote could easily turn either way Largest gain for the amendments came Monday from the secretary of states state's office which reported 1310 votes received from 10 districts in Garfield county and 33 votes against it This was a gain of votes over the reported for the amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment in the original unofficial tab tab- 17 Districts From Tooele Of the votes yet to be tabulated there are 17 districts from Tooele county which will be canvassed by bythe bythe bythe the board of commissioners Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day at 10 a. a m. m This county is reported being against the amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments as is Summit county which still has four districts to be counted Another major vote still outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing is in Box Elder county where 23 districts are missing The board was canvassing the total Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day but had not completed the count by early afternoon Here the count was reported evenly divided A major contribution for the amendments is expected from Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne county where 13 of 21 districts districts dis dis- dis- dis have reported a better than five to one majority The remaining remaining remaining remain remain- ing eight districts are expected to continue this ratio Wasatch county county county coun coun- ty with 11 outstanding districts districts outstanding is also favoring the amendment Complete by Tuesday li Night ht Canvass of the votes in virtually every county in the state will be completed by Tuesday night with the official state tate total likely to be compiled in the office of Secretary of State Monson by the state board of canvassers by early next week I I |