Show sed Changes in U Utah's s 's STATE OF UTAH C OFFICE O OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SALT LAKE CITY I September 7 1972 I IDear Dear Fellow Citizens The Legislature of the Stale of Utah has entrusted me with the Hie responsibility for publishing publishing pub pub- lishing the following Propositions which relate relate relate re re- late to changes in the Constitution of the I State Slate of Utah i In the beginning of the body of each Proposition Proposition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 7 1972 B Because of the very serious nature 1 of these Pro Propositions lions which your lour State Legislature has caused to 10 be placed before you I urge that each of you gou study the text of the Propositions in fullI full I 1 urge you jou to consult with your Jour friends neighbors and local civic leaders in iii order that you may gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision f. f i. i ff c I I YI f fiL j I CLYDE L. L MILLER 11 Secretary of 0 State PROPOSITION NO 1 i LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE REVISION SHALL ARTICLE VI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION I TUlION BE REVISED S TO ID MAKE CHANGES f IN THE TILE PROCEDURE AND MANNER OF OPERATION OPERATION OP OPERATION 0 OF F TIlE THE 1 II E ESTATE STATE LEGISLATURE AND TIlE THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLA LEGISLA- TIVE BRANCH OK Ol STATE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE TILE LAWMAKING LAWMAKING LAWMAKING LAW- LAW MAKING RULES HULES AND PROCEDURE Till THE PRESENT LAW AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE ON CA CARDS LIDS IN TIlE THE POL POLLING L I N G PLACE FLACE AND BOOTH Be De it resolved by the Leg Leg- of 0 the State of 0 Utah Ulah two thirds of 0 all members elected to each of 0 the two Vo houses voting in favor thereof thereof there there- of 0 Section 1 It is is proposed to amend Article VI of the Constitution of the Ule S State tto of Utah h to read See Sec 1 The Legislative power of the tho S State tte shall be bo vested L 1 In n ft Senate and House of Representatives which shan shall bo be designated tho the Leg Leg- of tho tIm State of Utah 2 In tho the people of the tho State of Utah as us hereinafter a stated The Tho legal voters oters or such mell fractional part thereof of the Ule State of Utah as may be bo provided by law hw under such suh conditions and anil in such manner man ncr ner and within such time as may Y be provided pro by law may initiate any desired leg lee 1 on and cause causo the tho same sanie samo to be B submitted to a vote veto of the people for approval or rejection or may require any law passed by the tho Legislature Legis lature except those laws passed by a two-thirds two vote of the members elected to fa each house of the tho Legisla ture hire to be submitted to the tho voters of the tha State lx before fore such uch law bw shall take effect The lc legal gal voters or such fractional part thereof as may be provided by law Jaw of any legal subdivision of the Ule State te under such conditions and and ancl in such manner and within such time as may bo be provided by law may initiate an any d desired Sired legislation and cause the same to be lie sub sul to a voto vote of fh tha people of 01 said legal subdivision for approval or rejection or may require any law V or ordinance passed by the law making bod body of ol said laid legal short mon to be bo submitted to the voters thereof before such law or ordinance shall take effect Sec 2 Sessions of the Legislature shall be held annually annually annually an an- at the sent seat of government government govern govern- ment mont and shall begin on the tho second Monday in January A general session shall shaH be beheld beheld beheld held during odd numbered years and a budget session session shall shaH be held during even- even numbered years Legislation not directly related to the tho state budget may be considered considered con con- by the tho Legislature during budget sessions only if permitted by hy a joint resolution reso roso- lution passed by two thirds of the members elected ejected to each house Sec 3 The TIle members of ot the House of Representatives tives jives after the first election shall be chosen by hy the qua voters of the respective representative districts on tho Iho first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1896 and bi hi there thero- after Their term of office shall hall be ho two years from the tho first diy day of January next after offer their election Sl See Sec 4 Tho The senators shall be bo chosen by tho the qualified voters of the tho respective senatorial sen son atonal districts at nt the tho same Mme times and amI places as members rs of the tho House of tive and their term of office shall hall he be four years from Crom the tho first day of oC January next after their election and ns as nearly one half as sq may be practicable shall he be elected in each endl biennium as the Leg shall Rhall determine by law with each apportion apportion- ment Sf See 5 No person shall be eligible to the office of sen son ator or representative l who ho as of the tho ln t late dale provided by law for tor filing for the office iq Ic w not a citizen of the till United States twenty five yen years of nl acre ace n it qualified voter in ill the district from which he is chosen a n r resiLIent resident for tor three years of the State Stall and for six months month of or the district from which lIe he is elected Sec 6 No person holding any public office of profit or tru trust t under authority of the United States or of this Stats State shall be bo n a member of the Le Legislature Provided That appointments in the State Militia and ancl tho the offices of notary public justice of the peace United States commissioner and postmaster ter tom of the fourth class US shall not within the meaning I of thi section be ho considered offices of profit or trust triad Sec 7 No member of the Legislature during the term for which he was elected shall shaIl be appointed or elected to any civil office of profit under this State which shall have been created or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during the term for Cor which he was elected Sec See 8 Members of the Legislature in all cases except except except ex ex- ex- ex treason felony or breach of the Ule peace shall shaH be privileged privileged privileged from arrest during each session of the Legislature Legis Legis- lature for fifteen days next preceding each session and andin in returning and for words used in any speech or debate in either house they shall not be questioned in any other place Sec Soc 9 The members of the Legislature shall shaIl receive compensation of 25 per diem while actually in session session session ses ses- sion expenses of 15 per diem while actually in session ses sos sion and mileage as provided provided provided pro pro- vided by law See Sec 10 Each house shall shaD be the judge of the election and qualifications of its jt members members mem meat bers hers and may amy punish them for disorderly conduct and with the concurrence of two- two tl thirds of all aU members elected expel a member for cause Sec 11 A JI majority of the members of each house shall constitute a quorum to transact transact tran tran- suet business but a 11 smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members in such mch manner and under such penalties as each house may presen prescribe e. e See 12 Each house shall Man determine the rules of its proceedings and choose its own officers and employees See Sec 13 Vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature shall be filled in such manner as may be provided by law Sec 14 Each house shall shan keep a journal of its proceedings proceedings pro pro- which except in incase incase case ense of executive sessions shall shaIl be published and the yeas and nays on any question question ques ques- tion at the request of five live members of such house shall be entered upon the journal Sec 15 All AIl sessions session of the Legislature except those of the Senate while sitting in executive session shall shaIl be public and neither house without the consent of theother theother the tho other shall adjourn for more than three days nor to any other place than that in in which it may zany be holding session See Sec 16 l. No general session see ses sion sion of the Legislature shall exceed sixty calendar days except in cases of impeach impeach- ment No budget session shall exceed twenty calendar days except in cases of impeachment im im No special session see ses sion shall shaIl exceed thirty calendar cal ca- days except in cases of oC impeachment When y A session of the Legislature trying cases of impeachment exceeds the number of calendar cal days it zany may remain in session as provided in this section the members shall receive for compensation only the usual per diem ex and mileage millage Sec 17 The TIle of Representatives shall have havethe havethe havethe the sole power of impeachment impeach ment but in order to tr impeach im Im- peach two thirds of all 1111 the members elected must vote Sec atc 18 ATI Ahl n impeachments shall he tried by the tho Senate and Senators when sitting for that purpose shall shaIl take oath or make ke affirmation todo to todo todo do justice according to the tho law and the evidence When the Governor is ia on trial the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside No per person son shall be convicted without with out the concurrence of two two- thirds of If tho the senators elected Sec 19 The Governor and other State and Judicial officers officers cers except justices of oC the tho peace shall be liable to impeachment impeachment impeachment im im- im- im for high crimes crims misdemeanors or malfeasance malfeasance sance mince in office but judgment in such cases shall extend only to removal from office and disqualification to hol hold any office of honor trust or profit in the S State tte The party whether convicted or acquitted shall nevertheless be liable to prosecution trial tria and punishment according to law See Sec 20 No person shall be tried on impeachment unless he shall have been served with a copy of the articles thereof at least ten days before the trial and after such service he shall shaIl not exercise the duties dutie of his office until he shall havo have been acquitted Sec See 21 All officers not liable to impeachment shall be removed for any of the offenses specified in this article in such manner as may be provided by law Sec 22 Every bill shall be read by title three separate separate separate sep sep- arate times in each house except in cases where two two- thirds of the house where such bill is pending suspend this thia requirement Except general appropriation bills and bills for the codification and general revision of laws no bill shall be passed containing containing con con- taming more than one subject subject sub sub- which shall be clearly expressed in its title The rhe vote upon the final fiMI passage of all bills shall be by yeas and nays entered upon the respective journals of the house in which the tho vote oc oc- oc curs No bill or joint resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution shall shaIl be passed except with the assent aMent of the majority majority majority ma ma- of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature See Sec 23 Notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution Constitution 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 tho United States ns as the tho same may be or become effective effective effective ef ef- ef- ef at nt any time or from time to time and may prescribe proscribe proscribe pro pre scribe exemptions or modifications modi to any such pro vision Sec 21 24 The TIle presiding of officer El eec of each house not later than five live days following nd- nd shall shaU sign all aU billand bills bill and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature certifying to their accuracy and authenticity auth nuth- a nt as enacted by the tho Legislature Sec 25 All An acts nets shall shan be officially published and no act shall take effect until sixty days after the adjournment adjourn ment mont of the session at which it passed unless the tho Legislature Legis Legis- lature by a n vote of two thirds of all the members elected to each ach house shall otherwise direct Sec 26 No private or special special cial law shall he be enacted enact nal d where a general law can cnn be applicable Sec See 27 The Legislature shall not authorize any game of chance lottery or girt gift en rn- under riny any pretense or for any purpose Sec 28 The Tho Legislature shall not delegate to any specia special ape ape- cia cial commission private corporation corporation cor car or association any power to make supervise or interfere with any municipal improvement money property prop erty or eRects effects whether pro J he held I in 1st trust or otherwise to levy taxes to select a capitol site or to fa perform any municipal functions Sec 29 The Legislature shall not authorize the State or any coun county y city town township district or other oilier political subdivision of the State to fa lend its iLl credit or subscribe to tu stock or bonds in W aid 1 d of any railroad tele Ide graph or other private individual individual indi individual vidual or corporate enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise or undertaking Sec 30 Notwithstanding any general or special provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the Constitution the Legislature in order to insure continuity of oC state and local government operations in periods of emergency re resulting resulting re- re suiting from disa disaster ter caused by enemy attack shall havethe havethe have havo the power and immediate duty 1 to provide for prompt and temporary succession suc sue cession to the tho powers and duties of public offices of whatever nature and whether filled by election or appointment appoint ment the incumbents of which may become unavailable unavailable able for Cor carrying on the powers and duties of such offices and 2 to adopt such measures as amy be bo necessary necessary feces feces- sary and proper for insuring the continuity of governmental governmental govern govern- mental 11 operations including but not limited to the financing ing jag thereof but subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not permit the public officers so appointed to act or the tha measures so adopted to be bo in contravention of the tho Constitution Constitution and applicable law Sec 31 For attendance at meetings of interim committees committees com corn established by law to function between legislative sessions members of the Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- shall receive additional addi adds per diem compensation compensation compensation tion and mileage at nt a rate not to exceed that provided in this Constitution for regular reg- reg ular idar legislative sessions Sec 32 The Legislature may appoint temporary or permanent nonmember employees employees employees em em- for work during and between sessions including independent legal counsel which shall provide and control control control con con- till nil legal lega services for Cor the Legislature except as a the Legislature by law shall authorize au au- au performance thereof by the attorney general Sec 33 The Tho Legislature shall appoint a legislative auditor au nu- nu to serve servo at its pleasure The le legislative auditor sitaR shall haJj authority to conduct of any funds functions functions functions and accounts in any branch department agency or political subdivision of this state and and shall perform such other related duties almay ai as may be bo prescribed proscribed by the tho Legislature lIe He shall report to and be bo answerable only to the tho Legislature Section 2 No 11 passed at the General |