| Show Voting District Change Cause Of Confusion Each year voting districts need to be reappraised due to changes In population An old law on the books suggests that districts be kept to voters each This is applied where feasible DAVIS COUNTY jumped from 58 voting districts In 1965 to 72 for 1966 In addition there are fi five ve Representative districts five school districts two Senatorial Senatorial Sen- Sen districts and one Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional district with some confusion in boundaries It was voting distrIct 72 formerly formerly for for- merly part of last years year's 38 and both within Representative district 45 1 45 that caused a protest protest pro pro- test or of illegality in a justice ot of the peace race In South Davis Precinct VERN F. F JOHNSON incumbent incumbent bent justice of the peace In the precinct challenged the nomination nomination nomi- nomi nation of Charles E. E Bradford on the basis that 94 primary election election elec- elec tion votes were cast Illegally According to John M M. M Park Davis County clerk clerk-a clerk auditor u d it 0 r District 72 being a part or of Representative district 45 and being a new district this year set up tip in Bountiful ballots were sent to 38 and 72 72 BALLOTS IN 72 should have been returned because of being in the city district Part of 38 was eligible to vote because of being in the county Part was ineligible According to law voters living living liv- liv ing In a city wIth a city judge and court do not have the right to vote for a justice ot of the peace In the county JUSTICE OF THE peace Vern F F. F Johnson running for reelection reelection tion coincidentally learned of the mix up when he was making a routine check on two districts which might also have had boundary confusion A I lady ad y serving one of the districts mentioned that they had been most careful because they had heard that all of 72 voted county coun- coun ty Charles E E. E Bradford was Mr Johnsons Johnson's opponent in the primary primary mary election He received 94 votes In District 72 which were ultimately considered Illegal IN RENDERING his decision Judge Thornley K K Swan of the Second D i s t r i let c t Court said hereby find that 94 votes for justice of the peace for the South Davis PrecInct were cast castin in District 72 which lies within thin the boundaries of Bountiful and that said votes were Illegal and should not be counted From the evidence and me file herein the Court concludes the petitioner is a duly elected candidate forthe for tor the Republican party The decision based on the fact that 94 ballots were discounted discounted dis- dis counted placed Mr l Johnson ahead by 22 votes The unofficial cial tally of the primary election election elec- elec tion before Mr Johnson challenged challenged chal- chal the legality of the votes had shown Mr Bradford ahead by one vote THE DECISION was made this 1 week lie lk |
