Show THE NEW ELECTION LAW wic WE have received the annexed communication muni cation from vernal uintah county and answer as aa requested because the questions propounded may be of interest in other counties besides uintah echor deseret near there has been much discussion and difference of opinion in this county over the election law that most important t though bough ve very v ambiguous statute passed b by y the last legislative body of utah the fo following opinions are hold held by the best informed men of the county 1 that all county and precinct officers are to be elected in november next and to enter upon their duties of office january let 1893 except assessor and collector who hola hold until june 2 that all county and precinct officers are to be elected in november next but those only to enter into the duties of office january lot 1893 who would have been elected under the old law the others to take office january let ast 1894 thus obviating an election county in 1893 ard 3rd that only those who would have been elected under the old statute are to be elected in november next the others to be elected in 93 but in november instead of august ath that there here to is no general election in 93 but that elections for county pro pre and territorial officers are to be held biennially 1 I hold to the first opinion for county and precinct officers and that the legislative members must be elected in november 93 we wish to remove our county seat in 93 our probate judge holds I 1 am informed the fourth opinion herein set forth and says that we cannot move the countryseat county seat in 93 because there is ig no general election for that year will you kindly express through thea the columns of the NEWS your views on the election law as it now stands and oblige yours etc B R S COLLETT we understand the law as follows A general election is to be held on the tuesday next after the first monday in november 1892 this is for the election of elective territorial county and precinct officers but ut not for members of the legislature the officers elect will enter upon their duties jan let 1893 and conti ue in office two yea ye arsand roand until their successors are elected and qualified but no longer an exception is made as to the county oc hector whose term of office commences in june instead of january the official terms of present is extended to or ex pires as the case may be on jan let 1898 1893 there will be no general election after november 1892 until november 1894 t the election to he held in november 1893 Is ie for city town village and school district officers and for members of the legislature but for or no other officers the election for city town village anti and school district officers in 1892 is designed for that year only and to fill the gap till the election of 1893 which is to be biennial thereafter the law in relation to the of county seats requires votes on the question to be taken at a general election therefore unless a vote is taken on the removal of the county seat beat of uintah county in november 1892 it cannot be taken until november 1894 but the time of removal may be in 1893 if the vote taken at the general election in 1892 so determines careful examination of the law we think will show that our views of its import are correct and that there is no ambiguity about its provisions by taking immediate steps all difficulty about the county seat may be avoided the election can take place next november and the removal JD in 1893 if so BO fe tee ired |