| Show THE UTAH commission the utah commission sent out oat the following july 28 to the differ ent registration off officers leers SALT lai LAKE laie E CITY july 28 1890 registration officer 0 effice i county DEAR SIR you are hereby requested and directed to instruct the judges of election of your various precincts to forward the returns of the august election to this office immediately after the vote is canvassed this is important by order of the commission yours respectfully ELIJAH SELLS secretary GENERAL CIRCULAR REISSUED it has also reissued the following general circular OFFICE OF THE UTAH commission salt lake city july 26 1890 the utah Commis commission siou in view of the approaching election on the ath of august dext deems it proper to reissue the following circular issued july 31 1889 to the officers of election and voters of utah territory the utah commission being charged with the duties of registration and election in the territory after due consideration have thought it advisable to make this public appeal to the registration officers judges of election and voters at the election to be held on the ath day of august next the commission is desirous of having and so far as it has authority by law is determined to have a fair and impartial election that everything like fraud shall be put down that every lawfully registered voter in the territory shall have the privilege of depositing his ballot freely as he wishes and without intimidation and that none who are not legally registered shall be permitted to vote no matter what may be the circumstances the commission suggest that judges of election in passing upon challenges at the polls shall do so impartially and fairly rejecting none who are legally admitting Mitti tig none who are not keeping in mind that the presumptions of law are in favor of the elector until the contrary is shown attention is respectfully called to the following section of the election law any person who shall disturb or be guilty of any riotous conduct at any aay election in this territory or who shall disturb or interfere with the making of the returns or who shall interfere with any voter in the free exercise of the elective rr franchise anchise shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor compiled piled laws of utah 1888 vol 1 p sec it is suggested that prompt arrests be made for any violation of this statute in the interest of fairness the commission further suggests that in all towns and cities that no person son except the county registrar or his deputy of election the sheriff or his deputies the united states ni irshal or his deputies and such challengers not more than two as may be selected by each party be permitted m i eted to remain within feet ar of t the he polls at one time and that when one has voted he be shall immediately pass beyond the limit fl fixed ned for approach to the polls and not return the commission most earnestly invokes all good citizens of all parties to lend their influence in aid of a fair and honest election that they frown and stamp upon all frauds or attempted frauds tending to unfairness at the polls or in the returns of the election ever keeping in mind the great truth that the freedom of the american people depends largely upon the purity of the ballot box the commission Commik Commit sion takes great pleasure in bearing witness to the fairness in all elections heretofore held under its authority and management and with great confidence looks to the same result in the ap proa pro ehing election the manhood of utah cannot afford to prostitute itself by frauds in election G L GODFREY chairman utah commission |
