Show Letters To Editor Judging Long bong At Election o I Gentlemen At am a.m. on Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day morning November 6 four irate Bountiful husbands f finally nally welcomed home their wayward wives One might jump to the conclusion that these gals had been out celebrating cele cele- brating They sagged and staggered staggered staggered stag stag- into the their 1 houses They were absolutely beat BUT LEST THIS letter continues continues continues con con- to suggest wrong-doing wrong let me tell you some tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre right doing during those wee hours These women women women wom wom- en were none other than election election election elec elec- tion judges They had just spent over 21 21 demanding hours from 6 the am a.m. previous previous io ious s morning to the their r am a.m. check bed-check the morning following election day Of course they got paid They received 15 Thus they proudly accepted their 70 cent an hour paychecks but will probably never do dothe dothe the job again I AM AM AMA A VOTING-district VOTING chairman although I probably wont won't be again When I arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged with these women to tobe tobe tobe be judges at our district voting voting voting vot vot- ing little did I realize what a disfavor I was doing them what problems it created with their families and how disgusted disgusted disgusted dis dis- dis- dis gusted we all are at Utah's voting booth Let me summarize the problems problems problems lems 1 NUMBER OF JUDGES The number of judges was totally inadequate There was an extremely heavy vote And although there were six judges total two from the other I party counting could not begin begin begin be be- gin until the polls closed I It was even unclear to us and I these judges whether they could start counting before the polls closed 2 LOGISTICS Whether we were properly informed or not we were instructed that these judges could not leave the voting area during the voting day We therefore could not stagger their presence presence presence pres pres- ence to provide for much needed rest meals and other relief r 3 BALLOTS They had been delivered to a person who wasn't even a judge or in any other way connected with the election The ballot boxes were likewise delivered There was no official I by any qualified individual to see if the voting was in order Im I'm sure four of the six judges were improperly certified or not at all In conclusion we must tighten up our security and procedures on our voting pro pro- cess Its looseness it depressing depressing depressing depres depres- sing as the purpose of the vote are so over important but the importance is obviously not reflected in inthe inthe inthe the stature and dignity of our voting process I JUDGES ARE ordinarily persons with jobs families I and other important I Unless they are I I relieved by proper improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments we may simply approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap the time when DE JUDGE WONT WON'T COME Very truly yours DEE B. B ROWE |