| Show Ill Discuss Discusses S the nu i Proposals for amendment of the Utah State Constitution which will be acted on by vot- vot voters voters ers in November are arc analyzed in a research brief issued Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday by Utah Foundation Seven proposals for constitutional constitutional amendments will appear on the ballot in addition to a proposal for calling a constitutional convention to consider a major overhaul of the states state's basic legal document The con con- convention proposal was dIscussed ep Ia y length in a Found und alion research r report issued I Ia a week ago The eight constitutional ques and their several effects as outlined by the Foundation brief are lifted ted below In the order in which they will appear on the November ballot Proposal No 1 would permit counties with or more re- re resident population t td vote on questions of establishing metro metro- metropolitan metropolitan politan area government if they so desired Approval of the con con- constitutional amendment would not establish any metropolitan area governments but would make possible their then tion Three affirmative votes by bythe bythe the electorate would be necessary necessary sary before any such govern govern- government ment could actually take effect Proposal No 2 Is for a to consider possible le rewriting of the entire document Proposal No 3 would permit the stat state auditor and state trea surer to serve two successive terms but would prohibit their exchanging offices at the end of d elected terms as has been the custom in recent years Proposal No 4 would give givel l legal gal status to legislative com com- committees Legislature is not In session Proposal No 5 would provide for annual sessions of the Leg Leg- Legislature the sessions in even even- numbered years to be known as budget sessions and to be gen geny orally restricted to consideration consideration tion of fiscal matters It h would also permit the Legislature to adjourn regular or special sese ses- sessions to a later date when they would mEet for not to exceed five days for the sole purpose of cf reconsidering nu vetoes Proposal No 6 would permit the presiding officers of the State Senate and and House of Re- Re acting jointly to to call the Legislature into special session on the written request of two thirds of the tho members of both houses The governors governor's ex- ex existing existing right to call the Legisla Legisla- Legislature ture into special session would not be changed Proposal No 7 would Increase the compensation of legislators from to 1000 a 11 year un tit otherwise provided by law This last provision would per per- permit mit future changes In legisla- legisla legislative live tive compensation without any specified limit to be put into effect by legi legislative enactment without necessity for constitutional constitutional change or approval val by the electorate Proposal No 8 would abolish the Board of Examiners which is composed of the governor the secretary of state and the attorney general The boa board rei has constitutional authority to to ex amine all claims against the state except salaries or r com com- compensation compensation of officers fixed by bylaw bylaw law The limits of the Board of Examiners authority and the claim that it has encroach encroach- encroached ed on the rightful powers of the governor have been exten extensive extensive- extensively ive- ive ively ly debated In in Utah fur for anum a nuin- nuin ber of years The proposal to abolish the lice Board Doard of Examiners follows a recommendation of oC Utah's Lit Lit Lit- Littie tie Hoover Commission as does Proposal 3 relating to tho of auditor and terms treasur- treasur treasurer er cr Proposals 4 5 G 6 and 7 relating to the terms authority and compensation of the Legis Legis- Legislature lature follow recommendations of the special legislative study committee appointed by the re- re regular le gular session of the thirty sixth utah Legislature All have been discussed In previous publications of utah Foundation |
