Show II I Ij Canvass oi of Election of-Election Returns Davis County Commis- Commis T The met on September 9 I s l meted I I sand and canvass canvassed ed the election re re- districts of the 93 voting turns tens n Dav Davis is County for the returns re- re in n on the votes cast at the ns 1 reg regular bur turns Sular ni election This is done County Count Commissioners hv the by regular election i 1 a at t every THE COST of thus this election possibly be the highest will ll 11 m election Due previous J of oC any increase of the i i to tion from the election of f 1970 1970 it became necessary to divide di- di di vi vide up over populated distrIcts districts dis dis- from 79 districts to 93 districts making an increase of 13 It is very possible that the election budget of this past election will run close to Six election judges in each district receives 20 a da day y and with six judges budges in each of the districts the labor cost per district is and with 93 districts the labor amounts amounts- to Each registration agent is is paid 15 a day for every registration on date before the elections This cost can run up to better than Each agency is paid 3 for putting up and taking down the voting booths THE COUNTY pays 10 in the primary election for rent of the house in each district for polling and the same during during dur dur- ing the regular election Printing supplies consisting of tally sheets envelopes a variety of ballots and other equipment while not a large item in in election expense runs from 2000 to The smallest district has about 30 voters and the largest over IT COSTS Davis County taxpayers taxpayers tax taxpayers payers money to hold an elec elec- tion Tax payers should give consideration to this cost and get their tax moneys money's worth by going to the poles and registering and voting In the Primary election held in in September less than 30 percent per percent percent cent of the registered voters went to the poles and cast their votes COUNTY CLERK Auditor John M. M Park states that their is very little chance of the budget for the future presidential presidential presidential election in 1972 willbe will willbe willbe be less and a good chance that it will be more All indications indications indications indica indica- point to an additional seven to ten districts over the present 93 which will bring the districts in the county to over Voting machines are out o of f the question as the cost o of f these machines are as high as per machine Th The e general fe feeling ling io is that for Davis County with the future prospect of districts for 1972 the cost would be pro pro- THE COUNTY Commissioners Commissioner's Commission Commission- ers er's Canvass of the Tuesday election is out of the 93 districts districts dis dis- dis- dis registered votes cast their ballots out of a total of for a per pcr percent percent cent vote cast |