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Show UTAH INDEPENDENT Elect STERLING October 30, 1970 Page W. EVANS SV.A,'V5CV"'?'V, fgBg&V ?$ 3 The administration of Sterling Evans as County Clerk has shown that: 1. He is honest. There have been no discrepancies in the clerk's office under his administration. 2. The clerk's office gives good service. This office handles: Elections Probates wills child adoptions Passport applications Mental Department Naturalization Alimony and Child Support Marriage Licenses Court trials and juries watching out for the tax dollar. Under Mr. Evans' administration the clerk's budget for 1970 is over $10f000 less than it was in 3. He is 1969. Let's vote to keep an honest and efficient administrator as our County Clerk. shall become county for 60 days next preceding any election, shall be part of this constitution. entitled to vote in the elecThe revision or amendment tion, except that in a presiof an entire article or the dential election year persons addition of a new article to who make proper proof of this constitution may be pro residence in this state for 30 posed as a single amendment days immediately preceding and may be submitted to the the last voter registration electors as a single question day may register and vote or proposition. Such amend- for a president and a ment may relate to one subof the United ject, or any number of sub- States only. jects, and may modify, or reSection 2. The secretary peal provisions contained in other articles of the constitu- of state is directed to subtion, if such provisions are mit this proposed amendgermane to the subject mat- ment to the electors of the ter of the article being re- State of Utah at the next vised, amended or being pro- general election in the manner provided by law. posed as a new article. Section 3. If adopted by Section 2. Proposed amendment The secretary of state the electors of this state, this is directed to submit this amendment shall take effect proposed amendment to the on January 1, 1971. electors of the state of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. PROPOSITION NO. 3 Section 3. Effective date. INCOME TAX If adopted by the electors BY REFERENCE . of this state, this amendment shall take effect on January A JOINT RESOLUTION 1, 1971. PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION amendments State of Utah OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Salt Lake City September 1, 1970 . Dear Fellow Citizens : vice-preside- The Legislature of the State of Utah has entmsted me with the responsibility for publishing the folloiving Propositions, which relate to changes in the Constitution of the State of Utah . In the beginning of the body of each Proposition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 3, 1970. Because of the very serious nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be placed before you, I urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions in full. I urge you to consult with your friends, neighbors and local civic leaders in order that you may gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision. Sincerely, CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State 22 OF PROPOSITION NO. 2 RESIDENCY FOR VOTING PROPOSITION NO. 1 CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT PROCEDURE A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE XXIII, SECTION 1, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTITON AND PROVIDING THE METHOD FOR REVISION OF AN ENTIRE ARTICLE. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirof all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor ds Section 1. Amend article. It is proposed to amend Article XXIII, Section 1. of the constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows: Section 1. Method of amending articles. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in either house of s the legislature,! and if of all the members elected to each of the two houses, shall vote in favor thereof, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their respective journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the legislature shall cause the same to be published in at least one newspaper in every county of the state, where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election, at which time the said amendment or amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state for their approval or rejection, and if a majority of the electors voting thereon shall approve- the same, such amendment or two-third- . - nt THE CONSTITU- State of Utah." No bill or Joint Resolution shall be passed, except with the assent of the majority of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature, and after it has been read three times: The vote upon the final passage of all bills shall be by yeas and nays; and no law shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only; but the act 'as revised, or section as amended, shall be reenacted and published at length. The Legislature, in any law imposing income taxes may define the amount on, in respect to, or by which the taxes are imposed or measured, by reference to any provision of the laws of the United States as the same may be or become effective at any time or from time to time and may prescribe exceptions or modifications to any such Section 2. The Secretary of State is directed to sub- mit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law. TION OF THE STATE Section 3. If adopted by OF UTAH, RELATING the electors of this state, this TO THE PASSAGE amendment shall take effect AND AMENDMENT OF on January 1, 1971. LAWS; AND PROVID- ING FOR PASSAGE AND AMENDMENT OF A JOINT RESOLUTION LAWS IMPOSING A L. MILLER, SecPROPOSING TO AMEND TAX OR TAXES BY I, CLYDE of of the Slate State retary ARTICLE IV, SECTION REFERENCE TO THE of HEREBY DO Utah, 2 OF THE CONSTITULAWS OF THE UNITED CERTIFY the that foregoing TION OF THE STATE STATES. is a full, true and correct OF UTAH, RELATING Be it resolved by the Leg- copy of the constitutional TO THE STATE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT islature of the State of Utah, amendments proposed by the of all members regular session of the Thirty-Eight- h FOR QUALIFICATION Legislature, 1969. TO VOTE AND REDUC- elected to each of the two ING IT TO SIX MONTHS. houses voting in favor thereIN WITNESS WHEREof: I have hereunto set my OF, Be it resolved by the Leg1. Section is and affixed the Great It hand, proposed islature of the State of Utah, of to amend Seal the State of Utah, Article Section VI, members all of elected to each of the two 22 of the Constitution of the at Salt Lake City, this 1st houses voting in favor there- State of Utah to read as fol- day of September, 1970. two-thir- ds two-thir- ds of: lows: Section 2. The enacting Section 1. It is proposed clause of every law shall be to amend Article IV, Section Be enacted by the Legisit 2 of the Constitution of the lature of the State of Utah. State of Utah to read as laws as may be such Except passed by the vote of the Every citizen of the United electors as provided in subStates, twenty-on- e years of division 2 section 1 of this age or over, who has been a article, and such laws shall legal resident of this state begin as follows, Be it enfor six months and of the acted by the people of the CLYDE L. MILLER Secretary of State 7 |