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Show Re-anportionment And What It Means To You Hilt U the llrst of a ser-' of (trillion on the roMised u apMit lloiiiiHiit of representation In Gio I'lali Slate l4-gi-l.ltllie, iiiaiiil b) tin logl latl ('Oiiiinlt(e anil Milsnltti-l ere b Mr. John , JohnMin or, iMipie (iarfleld (bounty's repre-seulatlto In lli, LogMalure. ' HAT IT l Pursuant to a resolution ad-i I ted by the 1!6U legislature, t'tah oters at the 1954 general election may vote either for or again?! a proixisal to amend ;ln- Constitution of the State of Flah. Such amendment. If ad-opted, would constitute each (oiitity of the state a senatorial district nnd provide for one senator from inch county. It would apportion the representatives .imnng the several counties or the state so as to bring up to 'ate. on iho basis of tho 1950 population, the apportionment oi representatives toeachcoun-i based on the unit or 10,000 or major fraction thereof, for ach additional ripresentath e arter the rirst one guaranteed l. the CoiiMltution. Thus, tho t'lnber or representatives Trom 'alt I nke County would Increase from 19 to 27. Utah County from r, to S, Weber County from r to S. and Davis 1 to 1. The number of senators noin Salt Lake County would, or course, be reduced rrom 7 to 1 and Weber County and Ftah County would each lose 1 senator, ro that the net Increase In representation rrom each or the said counties would be 2. Fnder the proposed amendment, the senate would consist of 29 senators and the house or represent nth os would comprise 75 representatives. wiiv Hi:iToimoNMi:r IS XHCHSSAUV The existing Constitution ot the State requires that nt iarti legislative session following . i numeration of the Inhabitants or the state the legislature shall t levlre and adjust the apportionment Tor senators and ropre-'tntatlves on the basis of such numeration. Despite enumerations in 1940 and 1950 there has been no revision or adjustment of the apiortlonment since 1931. Tho successive legislatures lave sincerely tried to Trork out a satisfactory basis of representation, and a number or proposals have been submltte.' nnd considered, but the constitutional amendment now pending Is the first positive step which has been taken. The said proposed amendment Is a frank 'air, and Just approach to a vital problem which should not go unsolved any longer. In the In-'erest of maintaining tho legality of legislative nctlons. Hill I'HOPOSKD AMFADMIAT IS lt.Si:i) OV SOFXI) P IK. CKDHXT The proposed amendment i patterned after the principles embraced within the F.S. Constitution, which provides for 2 senators from each state and I representative, regardless or population, and additional representatives based entirely upon population. This Is one of the foundation stones of our constitutional form of government, under which, through the years. he FSA as a representative republic has prospered and Its people have become enlightened and made happy rar beyond the anticipation or anyone living at the time this government was founded. This nation Is the envy of the entire world. Many other governments have attempted to patera after our form of government. Surely the State of Ftah cannot err In following such a pattern In reference tu legislative apportionment within the state. Furthermore, we have five states, namely. Nevada, Idaho, Montana, N'ew Jersey, and South Carolina, who have heretofore adopted, and are now operatln,' tinder, a similar constitutional provision. Further. Arizona has a provision which requires that i ach county shall have 2 senators from each of Its 14 counties. In addition, 5 other states have a constitutional provision teiiilring that each county In the stato shall have at least 1 senator. Also, one of the states, namely Michigan, in 1952 ad-"Pted a provision accomplishing a similar purpose In principle by districting Its 83 counties Into 34 districts for the purpose o r senatorial representation. Thus, It will readily be seen that tho proposal In question Is not unique, extreme, or unusual, but that it Is based on substantial and respectable precedent. IT IS 1 Ol'NDKD OX TIIK PKIXOIPI.K OF HKPIIKSKXTA- tivh (;ovi:nx.Mi:xT One or the vital points or strength or the US government Is tre fact that it Is a representative republic and not a true democracy. Our national Congress Is composed or a senate, with Its senators elected from each state for a period of six years each, and a house' of representatives, each representative being elected for a perloet of two years, and the number being based upon population, |