National Affairs: Kentucky Reverses

In 1930 Kentucky, tired of claims of dishonest election counts by precinct officials, passed a law requiring that four padlocks be placed on all ballot boxes, that the boxes be carried to county seats and counted there by county election boards on the day following the election. In 1932 that 24-hour delay did not keep anyone in the U. S. from knowing that Franklin D. Roosevelt had been overwhelmingly elected President of the U. S. the day before.

Last week, tired of waiting for election returns, Kentucky decided it would take no chances of holding up what promised to be closer election results for 1936, passed a “quick count” election law to finish with other states on election night.