Show Foundation Gives Summary On Amendment Proposals Proposed amendments to the Constitution of oC the State of Utah which will appear appear on a special ballot in the November November No No- vember general election and also published published published pub pub- in the Express legal page from now until election day are outlined In Ina a research brief released this week by Utah Foundation IN ACCORDANCE with established custom the Foundation a private nonprofit nonprofit non non- profit public service agency does docs not take a stand for or against any of oC the proposals but offers factual material for the information of voters The research research research re re- search brief presents the language In which each proposition will appear on the ballot explains what the result of its adoption would be and outlines some of the principal arguments for and against each of the proposals Three pr for constitutional amendment will appear on the 1970 special special cial ballot In the 1968 general election there were five proposals and all were adopted In 1966 seven proposals for specific amendment and one proposal for the calling of a Constitutional Convention Con Con- were all rejected PROPOSITION No 1 Is the so called so-called called Gateway Amendment which would permit the revision of an entire section of the constitution by a single amendment amend ment At present a separate amendment Is required for each treated whether or not two or more are led in the same section of the Under the proposed amendment changes in other sections of the constitution constitution con con- and the statues which would be directly affected by the revision of ofa a section could be effected in a single amendment PROPOSITION No 2 would reduce from one year to six months the requirement requirement re reo re- re for residence in the state of or Utah as a prerequisite to voting Residence Residence Re Re- requirement in the county where the vote would be cast would be reduced reduce ed to 60 GO days from 90 00 days and the existing requirements for having been beena a citizen for 90 days and a resident of the voting precinct for 60 days would be abolished In presidential elections a citizen could vote for a president and vice vice president president but not for other candidates candidates can can- on proof of oC 30 days residence in the state It Is expected that the United States Supreme Court will rule on a recently recently- passed law lowering the voting age to 18 years and making other changes in voter qualification in all states before belore the November election The federal law if upheld would directly affect the section section sec sec- tion of the Utah Constitution which Proposition Proposition Pro Pro- i position No 2 would amend so the status stat star us of this proposal is somewhat in doubt the foundation points out PROPOSITION No 3 would permit Utah Income tax laws to define rates amounts or procedures by reference to Federal tax laws Exceptions to Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral provisions could also specifically be made by reference and there would be no copying of oC Federal laws unless the Utah Legislature specifically so directed dir dir- The Utah Foundation Brief BrieC also alo outlines outlines out out- lines a procedure which will be used for the first time this year on the judIcial jud judo Iclal ballot WHEN AN incumbent Supreme Court Justice or a District Judge who Is up for re election re-election has an opponent the procedure procedure procedure pro pro- will be the same as in the past put However when an Incumbent has no opponent his name will appear on the ballot and voters will have an opportunity opportunity to vote to retain him in office to reject him on the basis of his record Judges who have performed satisfactorily satisfactorily are expected to be retained but voters would have an opportunity to reject reject re- re any whose record or 01 conduct in office was deemed to be unsatisfactory 1 |