| Show I i Candidates campaign BEB HH for Tuesdays Tuesday's S elution Who to vote for this is the question in the minds of Uintah County residents this week as the interest builds to to a crescendo as the candidates make daring last minute statements in an effort to woo voters to th their ir side of the ballot The gener general l election will take place Tuesday from 7 am a.m. until 8 pm p.m. The most cherished freedom of Americans the right to v vote te will decide the future of national state and county candidates who have spent the past three months month campaigning for office offic TINS TillS YEAR the ballot has eight columns for party can can- One column has been combined for three different sets of independent candidates for president and vice president of the United States making a a total of eight sets of candidates running for these offices In the state stat contests contests' a close race for United States Senator will be between Orrin G G. Hatch Hat Hat- Hatch ch chR R and incumbent Frank E. E Moss D George Merl Batchelor Batchelor Batchelor Bat- Bat of the American Party and Steve Trotter of the Libertarian Party are also contenders f for r the U. U S. S Senate sea seat t. t For For U. U U. S S. S Representative in Congress in the first district are are Joe H. H F Ferguson R Gunn McKay D incumbent and Harry B. B Gerl Gerlach chA A FOR GOVERNOR of the state are are Vernon B. B Romney R Scott M. M Matheson D L. L S. S Brown A and Betty Bates Concerned Citizens For Secretary of State and Lt Governor are David Smith Monson Rand David L L. L Duncan D For Attorney General are Robert B. B Hansen R and D. D Gilbert Athay CD D For State A Auditor dit r are Richard Jensen R and R Robert bert H H. Sw Swan SwanD i iD D For State Treasurer are Stanford P P. P Darger R and Linn Baker CD D For State Stale Representative in District 68 including Uintah and Daggett counties are Glade GladeM M. M iii R incumbent and Thad Wilson A IN TIlE TIIE THE county slate of candidates candidates' for County Commissioners Commissioners' Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners' Com Com- missioners missioners' for four year term are Roland Merkley R Samuel D. D Sammy Hatch D and George Woodrow Cozart A For two year term are are Neal H H. H Domgaard R F Forrest rr st Goodrich D and D D. D M. M Fat Hatch A partisan Non offices up for el election this ye year r include the uncontested term of Fourth District Court J Judge dg GeorgeE Ballif Other non partisan non partisan races are for school board members rs For District 6 6 state school boardm board m members are Sheldon n S. S Allred J inc incumbent and Irene Hoyt Hoyi LOCAL SCHOOL board members for Precinct 4 ar are Orlo Orbo K Spencer and Max R. R Todd incumbent In 5 are Hugh H II Knapp and John JohnHenry JohnHenry JohnHenry Henry One prop proposition nl and three initiative proposals appear appe r on the ballot this year Proposition No 1 is is' I titled Elections and Suffrage Article Revision and states Shall Article IV of or the St State te Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- be amended to decrease the minimum voting age to 18 years in all elections in conformity with the United States to reduce reducer ti i r residency requirements for voting to 30 days next preceding any ny election or or such other period as provided by l law W to remove property qualifications for voting found in this Article and to replace the term elec electors tors' tors torsby by the term v voters INITIATIVE I A is Freedom from Crom Compulsory Fluoridation and Medication a Act and states Should law be adopted the pu purpose pose of oV w which ch shall be ben 1 To prohibit the St State te Board of Health from adding fluorides fluorides' and arid other medications to any public water supply and nd 2 To or other medication of any public water supply except when authorized to do so pursuant to toan toan toan an initiative petition approved by a vote of pf the majority of the users of said water supply Initiative Proposal B Is The Utah Recall and Advisory Recall Act and states Should d n law be adopted the purpose of which shall be 1 To a authorize th the recall of any public officer whether elected or appointed for any reason whatsoever including political reasons by the registered voters of the electoral electoral electoral elec elec- toral district from which said officers ers is is elected or appointed and 2 2 To authorize a special election to replace any officer as a result of a recall petition signed by registered voters of at least ten percent for state officers officers of of- twelve percent for county officers and nd fifteen percent for local officers INITIATIVE Proposal C is Is' Budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling and states Should S 'S a law be adopted the purpose of which shall be 1 To impose a year five annual budget ceiling of beginning with the fiscal year 1977 78 1977 78 with a corresponding requirement that the receipt of federal revenues be completely phased out by the fiscal y year year ar 83 1982 and 2 2 To provide that any budget surpluses be applied to the retirement o of state indebtedness indebtedness indebtedness in in- and thereafter a tax reduction schedule be adopted A complete te list dist o of of pg polling ling j s published liI in inu this hJ his weeks week's Vernal Express on page 26 A A Ah s sample ballot is also reproduced reproduced-on e fon page 24 for the convenience e i of the voter to study before making the great decision Who will it be and Where will I mark my ballot |
