Show YO YOU U CANT CAN'T VOTE AFTER i SEVEN O'CLOCK P M MAt I At That Hour the Machine Will WillBe WillBe Be Locked and Sealed County Count Attorney Parle Parley P P. Christenson ChristenSen Christen Christen- son Sen handed down an opinion yesterday In response to lo a letter from Count County Clerk J. J U U. asking as to what wha time voting should cense cease e anti and th the J meaning of or the word poll The Tho opInion opinion op op- op- op follows s I 1 have ha your communication enclosing enclosing en en- closing request for tor an opinion as to the time that voting oUng should cease and whether electors who are within the polling immediately before seven se o'clock should bo be permitted to toI I vote oto after seven o'clock p p. p m. m The I answer to this question Is contained Ir In InNo No Complied Compiled Laws o of Utah 1598 This section rends reads as follows At all all' elections the thc polls poll shall shah be beI I opened at seven o'clock a a. a m m. and continue con- con open until seven e o'clock p. p m in tho the same da day This language e is is open to but ono one Interpretation and that Is that no votes shall be received and counted after V seven o'clock p. p m m. the tho language of I the section being leing to lug ng that tho the polls shall be closed at seven se Poll Iohl Meant j If by b poll were meant tho tile house or enclosure In which the voting Is done one then as you OU suggest has been bean the custom heretofore to lo permit permit per per- mit those electors who were Inside of or the thc polling lOlling place at seven o'clock p.m. p.m. p. p m m. to vote yote might be permitted but hut oven then it would be clearly unfair for while some seine rooms where voting Is done on might ht hold a dozen people others like the city and count county buildIng buildIng build build- Ing where a polling place lilace will be es established es- es might contain at seven se o'clock c several hundred people all of whom under tinder that rule rulo would bo be permitted per per- to lo cast st their ballot after seven o'clock p p. inThe m m. The word poll 1011 used in the statute does not HOE refer refet to the place where the voting is done Ilone but rather to tho lists the Ule poll or register of electors elector The These c poll poli lists Ills should be opened and ami votes should be lie receIved at seven soven o'clock a m ni and th they should clo close c and anol no votes should hould be he received after seven en o'clock p. p II in m You aI are therefore advised that no votes voles should be ito received and counted after seven cven o'clock I p p. p in m that at nt that hour the lie poll books should be he closed the tho voting machine locked and anti sealed anti and no further her voting perm permitted |