Show I Changes e in I Utah's o STATE OF UTAH I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE t SALT LAKE LAKi CITY I September 7 1972 Dear Fellow Citizens V I TILe The Legislature of the State of ot Utah has entrusted me inc with the responsibility for publishing publishing pub pub- lishing the following Propositions which relate relate relate re re- re- re late to lo changes in the Constitution of the State of Utah In the beginning of the body hody of each Pro Proposition pa- pa I sit ion we have set forth the Ballot Title litle of the Proposition as it will appear on the General t f Election Ballot on November 7 1972 Because of the very serious nature of these Pro Propositions I lions which your our State Legislature has caused I to b be placed plad before you I urge that each of you goU stud study the text of the Propositions in f full I 1 t to consult with urge you your our friends neighbors and local civic leaders i in 1 order that you may gain all information necessary t to reule a just t and wise decision f r c f 4 If td d J CLYDE L. L MILLER L Secretary Sate of 0 State PROPOSITION NO 1 LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE REVISION ARTICLE VI OF THE STATE STAT CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION lUTION BE REVISED TO FO MAKE CHANGES IN THE TIlE PROCEDURE AND MANNER OF OPERATION OP OF TilE THE I STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE TIlE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLA LEGISLA- FIVE TIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE TIlE LAWMAKING LAWMAKING LAWMAKING LAW- LAW MAKING RULES AND PROCEDURE TILE THE PRESENT LAW AND i THE TIlE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE AUE ON CARDS CAlmS IN TIlE THE POLLING 1 PLACE ILACE AND BOOTH Be it resolved p the by Leg Leg- I of 0 the State of Utah UtaJi 1 two two thirds th ird of all aU members elected to each of the two houses voting in us favor thereof there- there of 01 Section 1 It Tt is proposed to amend Article VI of tho the Constitution of tho the State of Utah to read t p Sec See 1 The Legislative power of the State shall be vested L I. In a ft Senate nna House of Representatives which shall be bo designated the Leg LeI of tho State of Utah 2 In tho the people of the State of Utah as hereinafter stated The legal voters or such fractional part thereof of the State Slate of Utah as IlS may be provided by law under such conditions and and in such sueh manner man ner ncr and within such timo as may be provided by law Jaw may initiate any desired leg log anti cause USO the tho same samo to be submitted l to a vote of th the tho people for approval or rejection or may require any law Jaw passed by the Lc Legislature Legis Legis- gis- gis lature except those laws pass passed d by a two-thirds two vote voto of the tho members elected to each ends house of the tho Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture tore to be submitted to the of the State More such uch law Jaw shall take effect The rIle legal voters or such fractional part thereof as ft may be provided by law Jaw of any legal subdivision of the Ole State under such conditions an and l in jn such luch manner and within such time as may be provided by law may initiate any desired legislation and cause causo the samo same to be sub sub- to a vote voto of the tho people of said legal subdivision for approval or rejection or may zany require any law or ordinance passed rd by the Ole law making body ol of said legal sion to be submitted to the voters thereof before such law Jaw Jawor or ordinance shall take effect Sec 2 Sessions of the Legislature slature shall be held annually annually annually an an- at the Ole seat scat of government govern govern- ment mont and shall begin on the second Monday fonday in January A general session shall shaH be beheM beheld held heM during odd numbered years and and a budget session session shall be bo held during even- even numbered years Legislation not directly related to the state budget may roay be considered considered con- con by the Lc Legislature during budget sessions only if permitted by a joint resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution passed by two-thirds two of the members elected to each house bouse Sec See 3 The TIlE members of the House of tives after the first election shall be choS chosen n by the qualified Bled voters of the tho respective representative districts on the tim first Tuesday after the tho first Monday I in November 1896 and bi there there- after Their term of office shall bo ho two years from tho the first day of January next after their election See SN f 4 The Tho senators shall be chosen by tho tim qualified voters of the tho respective senatorial senatorial sen- sen atonal districts at the same times and places ns fiS members of tho the House of Representatives fives tives and their term of office orrice shall be bo four years from tho the first day of January next after aCter their election and n as nearly one half ai may be bo practicable shall be he elected in m each biennium the as ns Leg t shall determine by law with each apportionment apportion apportion- ment meat Sf Sec Se 5 No person pellOn shall be he e eligible to the office of son lien ator or representative who as ns of the tho last date datI provided by hy law for filing for the office i is iq not a citizen of the United States twenty five years of nee age a n qualified voter in the district from which abich he ho is h chosen i a 1 resident for three years of the tho State and for six six ix months of the district from which lie he is elected Sec 6 tI No P person holding any public office of profit profi t or trust under authority of the United States or of this State shall he be a member of the Legislature Provided That appointments in tIme the State Militia and amt tho the offices of notary public just justice ice of If the Ole peace United States commissioner and post postmaster mas- mas tot ter of the tho fourth class shall not within the meaning nUa of this Oli section bo ho considered co d offices of profit or trust t Sec 7 No member of the Legislature during the term tenn for which he was elected shall 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 which he was elected See Sec 8 Members of the Legislature in all cases exCEpt except except ex ex- ex- ex treason felony or breach broach of the peace shall be privileged privileged from arrest during each session of the Legislature 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 See 9 The TIle members of the Legislature shall receive compensation of 25 25 per diem while actually in session session ses sos sion expenses of 15 per diem while actually in session ses sos sion and mileage as provided provided provided pro pro- vided by law Sec 10 Each house shan shall be the tho judge of the election and qualifications of its members members mem mom bers and may punish them for disorderly conduct and with the concurrence of two- two thirds of all members elected expel a member for cause Sec See 11 A majority of the members of each house shall constitute a quorum to transact transact tran tran- business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may moy compo compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as each house may prescribe Sec See 12 Each house shall determine the rules of its proceedings and choose its own officers and employees Sec See 13 Vacancies that may occur in either house of the legislature shall be filled in such manner as 83 may maybe be provided by law Sec See 14 Each house shall shan keep a journal of its proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- which except in incase incase incase case of executive sessions shall be published and the yeas and nays on any question question question ques ques- tion at the tile request of five members of such house shall be bo entered upon the journal See Sec 15 All AH sessions of the tho Legislature except those of the tho Senate while sitting in executive session shall be bo public and neither house without the consent of theother theother the tho other shall Rhall adjourn for more than three days nor to any other place than that in which it may maybe be holding session Sec See lit 16 No general gentral session sos ICS sion of the Legislature shall exceed sixty calendar days except in cases casl'S of If impeach impeach- ment No budget session shall exceed twenty calendar days except in cases casl'S of im Ira No special session ses sos sion shall exceed d thirty calendar calendar cal tal- days except in wes of impeachment When IY session of the Legislature trying of impeachment exceeds excels the number of calendar calendar cal tal- days it may remain in session ns as provided in this section the members shall receive vo for compensation only the usual per diem ex ox- P S S and mileage Sec See 17 The House of Representatives shall havethe have tho the solo sole power of imP impeachment impeach ach inc ment but in order to impeach im im- peach prach two thirds of all the tho members elected must vote See Sec 18 AH An Impeachments shall he be tried by the Senate and Senators when sitting flitting for that purpose shall take toko oath or make affirmation to todo todo todo do justice according to tho law and the evidence When the Governor is la on trial the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall shaH preside No person per per- person son shall be convicted without without with with- out tho the concurrence of two two- thirds third of tho the senators elected See Sec 10 19 The Governor and und other State and Judicial officers cers eel except justices of the peace shall be liable to impeachment impeachment im Ira- for high crimes misdemeanors or malfeasance sance sanco in office but judgment in such cases shall extend only to removal from office and disqualification to hold holu any office of honor trust or profit in the State The party whether convicted or acquitted shall nevertheless be liable to prosecution trial and punishment according to law Jaw Soc See 20 No person shall be tried on impeachment unless he lie shall have been served with a copy of the articles thereof at least ten days before the trial and after such service he shall not exercise the duties dutiEl of his office until he shall have been en acquitted See Sec 21 All officers not liable to impeachment shall be removed for any of the offenses specified in this article in such manner as IlS may be provided by law Sec See 22 Every bill shall be read by title three separate sep sop arate times in each house except in cases where two- two thirds of the house where such bill is pending suspend this requirement Except general appropriation bills and bills for the codification and general revision of laws no bill shall be passed containing con con- taming mining more than one subject subject sub sub- which shall be clearly expressed in la its title The vote upon the final passage of all bills shall be by yeas and alid nays entered upon the respective journals of the house in which the tho vote oc oc- oc- oc curs No bill or joint resolution resolution reso rose lution shall be passed except with the assent of the majority majority ma mJ- of all nil the members elected to each house of the Legislature SeeS See 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 tho taxes are imposed or measured by reference to any provision of the laws of tho the United States as the same may be or become effective ef of- at nt any time or from time to time and may proscribe prescribe pre pro scribe exemptions or modifications modifications modi modi- to any such pro vision Sec Soc 24 The presiding officer officer officer of each house not later than five days following adjournment adjournment ad ad- shall sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the tho Legislature certifying to their accuracy and authenticity auth nuth- as enacted by the tho Legislature Sec 25 All An acts shall shan be bo officially published and no act shall shinE take effect until sixty sidy days after aCter the adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment mont of tho session at which it passed unless tho the Legislature Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature by a vote voto of two-thirds two of all the tho members ers elected to each house shall otherwise direct Sec 26 20 No private or special special cial law shall h be enacted where a general law can be applicable Soc Sec 27 The Legislature shall not authorize any game Iame of chance lottery or gift enterprise en en- under any pretense or for Cor any purpose Sec SIC 28 The Legislature shall not delegate to any special special cial clot commission private corporation corporation cor cor- cor- cor or association any power to make supervise or interfere with any municipal improvement money prop erty or effects whether held in trust or otherwise to levy taxes to select a n capitol capital sit sits sib or to perform any municipal functions junctions Soc SIC 2 20 29 Tho The Legislature shall not authorize the State or any city cily town township district or other political subdivision of the State to lend its iU credit or subscribe to stock or bonds in ill aid lid of any railroad tele tel graph or other private individual individual indi indi- vidual or corporate enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise or undertaking See Sec 30 Notwithstanding any general or special provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the Constitution the Legislature in order to insure continuity of state and local government operations in periods of emergency re resulting resulting re- re suiting from disaster caused by enemy attack shall have havethe havethe havethe the power and immediate duty 1 to provide for prompt and temporary succession succession suc suc- cession to the powers and duties of public offices of whatever nature and whether filled by election or appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment meat the incumbents of which may become unavailable unavailable unavailable able for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices and 2 to adopt such measures as may be necessary necessary necessary sary and proper for insuring the tho continuity of governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental operations including but not limited to the financing financing ing thereof but subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not permit the public officers so appointed to act or the measures so adopted to be in irs contravention of the Constitution Constitution Constitution and applicable law Sec See 31 For attendance at meetings of interim committees committees com corn established by law Jaw to function between legislative sessions members of the Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- shall receive additional additional addi adds per diem compensation compensation tion and mileage at a rate not to exceed that provided in this Constitution for regular reg zag- ular legislative sessions session 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- all jill legal services for the Legislature except as the Legislature by law shall authorize authorize authorize au au- au- au performance thereof by the attorney genera general Sec 33 The Legislature shall appoint a n legislative auditor au nu- nu to serve at its pleasure The legislative auditor shall h have han authority to conduct nu outfits its of any funds funds' functions functions june june- and accounts in any branch department agency or political subdivision of this state and shall perform such other related duties as may be prescribed by the Legisla Legislature ure He Ho s shall sall ll r report port to |