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Show I SUN CHRONICLE, Sept. 30, 1 976, Page 14 ELECTION AND SUFFRAGE ARTICLE REVISION (Passed March 12, 1975) Sec. 5. No person shall be deemed a qualified elector voter of this State unless such person be a citizen of the United A joint resolution proposing to Amend Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Utah; Relating to elections and right of suffrage; Amending Section 2 to decrease the minimum voting age to 18 years in all elections and reducing the durational residency requirements for voting; Amending Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, to Replace Electors by Voters; and Amending Section 7 to remove the reference to property qualifications to vote. Those words in italic are being eliminated with the underscored words. States. incompetent person or persons convicted of treason, or crime against the elective franchise, unless restored to civil rights, shall be permitted to vote at any election, or be eligible to hold office in this State. Sec. 7. No property qualifications shall be required for any person to vote or hold office. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, s of all members elected to each of the two houses thereof: in favor voting a special tax or creating indebtedness, no property qualification shall be required for any person to vote or hold office. Section 1. It is proposed that Article IV of the Constitution State of Utah be amended to read: Sec. 8. All elections shall be by secret ballot. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of any machine or mechanical contrivance for the purpose of receiving and registering the votes cast at any election: Provided, that secrecy in voting be preserved. Sec. 7. Except in elections levying two-third- of the Sec. 1. The rights of citizens of the State of Utah to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. Both male and female citizens of this State shall enjoy equally all civil, political and religious rights and privileges. Sec. 9. All general elections, except for municipal and school officers shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of the year in which the election is held. Special elections may be held as provided by law. The terms of all officers elected at any general election, shall commence on the first Monday in January next following the date of their election. Municipal and School officers shall be elected at such time as may be provided by law. Sec. 2. Every citizen of the United States. 13 years of age or over, who makes proper proof of residence in this state for 30 days next preceding any election, or for such other period as required by law, shall be entitled tovote in the election. Sec. 2. Every citizen of the United States, twenty one years of age or over, who has been a legal resident of this state for six months and of the county for sixty days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote in the election, except that in a presidential election year persons who make proper proof of residence in this state for thirty days immediately preceding the last voter registration day may register and vote for a president and of the United States Sec. 10. All officers made elective or appointive by this Constitution or by the laws made in pursuance thereof, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. only. Sec. 3. In all cases except those of treason, felony or breach of the peace, electors voters shall be privileged from arrest on the days of election, during their attendance at elections, and going to and returning therefrom. Section 2. The secretary of state is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah on November 2, 1976 in the manner provided by law. Sec. 4. No elector voter shall be obliged to perform militia duty on the day of election except in time of war or public danger. committee has formed to oppose A citizens Sec. 6. No idiot, insane mentally andor replaced Group organizes, tries to defeat fluoridation Section 3. If adopted by the electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect on January 1, 1977. been No. proposition 2 That ballot. November would proposition the on prohibit the addition of flouridation or other medications to the public water supplies. Charles W. Akerlow of Salt Lake City has been elected chairman of the committee which is composed of representatives of the dental and medical societies, several womens groups and citizens from many at-lar- throughout Utah. . Known as Citizens for Good Health the committee promises a vigorous cam- to defeat the paign referendum which Akerlow calls a poorly drafted and potentially dangerous proposition. We plan to campaign against this issue on two fronts. The first is that the wording of the referendum clearly intends not only to prohibit flouride but also to remove chlorine and other purifiers presently used from our drinking water. Only the most backward countries of the world do not treat their water since untreated water results in typhoid, cholera, dysentary and other major As C fcM.fi' V 40' Stm 1). M(. fci' A0 tCPOygllft ' l pletely safe. The American UEA rwff mTT0(3'- - ell American Association and the U.S. Government, which rarely all agree on any one thing, concur that flourides do not endanger health or cause cancer. If Utahs water supply it is was flouridated estimated that the average More than 300,000 students in Utah public schools will get a four-da- y weekend Oct. when educators gather at the Salt Palace for the annual UEA Convention. conventions The first begins at : 10 :30a.m. Thursday (Oct. 7) with addresses by UEA session general President Lucille Taylor, UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCarty and National Education Association President John Ryor. Ryors keynote address will follow the conventions Medical Association; Dr. Newell Warr The of Utah Dental Association; Mike Murdock of The Utah Cancer Society; Joan Wilson of The Dental Auxiliary and Gail Wix of The Dental Hygienists. the water supply, Akerlow said. chairmen Subcommittee Work postponed on reservoir for duck hunt season With the full endorsement of the Utah State Wildlife permit hunting in the area Resources Division, Utah Power & Light Co. has a postponed drawdown of its Cutler duck 10-fo- ot to Reservoir in deference duck hunters. during the opening week of season hunting beginning Oct. 2. The companys Cutler Dam is used for hydro generation mostly for peaking purposes. Its generation has a rated capacity of 30,000 kilowatts. The shallow reservoir embodies water channels and marsh lands which, the company said, are not endangered by the drawdown. Repairs are expected to continue at least through the month of October. A Continuing Education: Revolution. The NEA official heads an organization of 1.8 million throughout Lets get a bit more light on the & subject! V Im Reddy Kilowatt, your friend at Utah Power. This column is devoted to questions and suggestions we receive from our customers. You are warmly invited to Hi, participate. Questions and suggestions regarding electricity, your electric service or energy conservation are welcome. a Is It true that it costs less to leave a light on than to keep turning it on and off? A Turning ra tube. and a fluorescent lamp on shorten the life of the off will Therefore, it is better to leave a fluorescent fixture on for up to an hour than to switch it on and off. if it will not be needed for longer than an hour turn it off. Regular incandescent bulbs, however, should be turned off when not in use. Three-wabulbs in table lamps can conserve energy if they are turned on higher wattages for reading and lower for conversation. Small wattage bulbs should be used in conversation and dining areas. Outdoor security lighting should be put on a timer or photocell unit that turns it off automatically. y theme Bicentennial educators Utah the annual savings to a Utah family on dentist bills would be $100. The annual cost to that same family is about $2 to flouridate Robert K. Maddock of Dr. flouridation convention meets sSEE Medical The utility said that it had planned the lowering of Akerlow said. Cutler Reservoir so that work We also plan to present could begin to make the facts on the need to necessary repairs on the flouridate our water system. dams spillway control gates. More than half the population However, the company said it of the U.S. live in comwill postpone the reservoir munities which flouridate drawdown until Oct. 8 to their water. Nationally m also elected are Howard Jorgensen, publicity; Orson Wright, D.D.S., speakers bureau; Allan J. Moll, legal; Jean Osborne, organizations; Joan Wilson, auxiliaries, and several county chairmen. Representing the various supporting agencies are The Association, public health problems, has reduced cavities on an average of 60 to 65 percent. An eight-yea- r study in Brigham City has shown a 63 percent reduction in cavities since the flouridation of that citys water supply. Flouridation is com- TT Dental the United States, the nations largest professional group. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at the second general session of the convention, which will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Speaking during that session will be Senator Sam Ervin, who chaired the Congressional Watergate Committee. He is a renowed Admission to the Taber- a Which is operate or TV? A radio least expensive to my radio, stereo ex-U.- story-telle- nacle r. Ervin Choir-Senat- session is available to members or the general public without cost. Public educators will attend a round of sessions aimed at improvement of education skills Thursday afternoon and Friday. Fridays sessions will be devoted to a wide array of educational specialties. National authorities on such topics as development, First Security Bank ot Utah, N A. First Security Bank ol Idaho, N A. First Security Bank of Bountiful, Utah N A. First Security Bank ot Logan, Utah, N A, First Security State Bank, Salt Lak9 City, Utah First Security Sta'e Bank of Spnngvi"e Utah First Security Bank of Pock Spr rg5 Wyom First Security Bank of Murray Utcf N A First Security State Bank of He per tydn First Sec.oty State Bank ot Kays, e Members F.D.I.C. curriculum business education, library practices, math, reading and physical fitness will address educators at some of those sessions. The Convention will end Friday at 8 p.m. in the Salt Lake Tabernacle with the traditional Grand Festival Concert. Performing in the concert e will be Utahs Band and Chorus, All-Stat- All-Sta- All.Ctoto OrrhMtra A is least expensive, con- - suming an average of 86 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. A radio stereo record player combination consumes 109 kwh. A conventional tube-typ- e black and white television uses 220 kwh. Tube-typcolor TV uses 528 kwh; solid-statcolor TV about 320 kwh per year. Size of the TV screen and wattage of radios and stereos all have a bearing on energy consumption. e e Address your questions or suggestions to Reddy Kilowatt, P. O. Box 899, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. Due to space limitations, all questions and suggestions cannot be printed in this column, but each will be answered. UTAH POWER tr LIGHT Ca H J |