Series 396
United States. Board of Registration and Election in the Territory of Utah Election returns register
Dates: i 1891-1895.
2.50 cubic feet
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The Utah Commission was established in 1882 under the federal Edmunds Act to monitor elections in territorial Utah. The members received and canvassed returns and appointed election officials, including a Board of Canvassers.
These volumes contain certified election return abstracts from around the territory for each year from 1891 through 1895. The returns are certified by members of the Utah Commission or by the Board of Canvassers. The volumes contain returns for elections from the municipal level to territory or statewide positions, but not all levels are present in each year.
The 1891 volume contains returns from each district for members of the Legislative Council and returns for members of the territorial House of Representatives. It also contains general election returns of county and precinct officers. The 1892 volume contains returns for delegates to Congress, territorial, and county officers plus those for precinct officers. Returns for members of the Legislative Counciland those for members of the territorial House of Representatives comprise the 1893 volume. The 1894 volume contains general election returns for county and precinct officers and returns of a special election to choose delegates to a constitutional convention. The 1895 volume contains returns for the election of state and district offices plus a referendum on the adoption of a state constitution; it also contains returns of the general election of county and municipal officers.
Utah became a state in 1896, and the Utah Commission was abolished. Elections continued to be conducted under the auspices of the Secretary of State, as they had been under the Secretary of the Territory prior to the establishment of the Commission.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Oaths of office register from the Territorial Secretary, Series 350, records election returns for those to whom the constitutional oath of office was administered.
Commission registers from the Secretary of State, Series 352, The commission registers record commissions issued for individuals elected during the same period as the election returns.
Election papers from the Lieutenant Governor, Series 364, The election papers contain returns and related election papers for the period from 1851 to 1976, while this series covers only the 1891 to 1895 period.
Indexing Terms
Elections--Utah--Records and correspondence.
Elections--Statistics--Utah.
Voting--Utah--Records and correspondence.
| VOLUME | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1891 |
| 2 | 1892 |
| 3 | 1893 |
| 4 | 1894 |
| 5 | 1895 |