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Show Utah Foundation 'Brief Outlines Amendment Proposals Proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Utah, which will appear on a special ballot in the November general election, are outlined in a research re-search brief released recently by Utah Foundation. In accordance with established custom, the Foundation, a private nonprofit public service agency, does not take a stand for or against any of the proposals, but offers factual material for the information of voters. The research re-search brief presents the language lang-uage in which each proposition will appear on the ballot, explains ex-plains what the result of its adoption would be, and outlines some of the principal arguments for and against each of the proposals. pro-posals. Three proposals for the constitutional con-stitutional amendment will appear ap-pear on the 1970 special ballot. In the J 968 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, were all rejected. Proposition No. One is the so-called so-called "Gateway Amendment," which would permit the revision of an entire section of the Constitution Con-stitution by a single amendment At nresent a separate amend ment is required for each subject treated, whether or not two or more are embodied in the same section of the Constitution. Under the proposed amendment, chan ges in other sections of the Constitution and the statutes which would be directly affected by the revision of a Section could be effected in the single amend ment. Proposition No. Two would re duce from one year to six months the requirement for residence in the stato of Utah as a pre requisitie to voting. Residence requirement in the county where the vote would be cast would be reduced to sixty days (from ninety nine-ty days), and the existing requirements re-quirements for having been a citizen for ninety days and a resident of the voting precincl for sixty days would be abolished. abolish-ed. In presidential elections, a citizen could vote for aPresident and Vice President, but not for other candidates, on proof of thirty thir-ty days residence in the state. It is expected that the United States Supreme Court will rule on a recently-passed law lowering lower-ing the voting age to eighteen years and making other changes in voter qualification in all states, before the November election. The Federal law, if upheld, would directly affect the Section of the Utah Constitution which Proposition Proposi-tion No. Two would amend, so the status of this proposal is somewhat some-what in doubt, the Frundation points out. Proposition No. Three would permit Utah income tax laws to define rates, amounts, or procedures pro-cedures by reference to Federal tax laws. Exceptions to Federal provisions could also specifically be made by reference, and there would be no copying of Federal laws unless the Utah Legislature pecifically so directed. The Utah Foundation Brief also outlines a procedure which willbe used for the first time this year on the judicial ballot. When an incumbent Supreme Court Justice or a District Judge who is up for re-election has an opponent, the procedure will be the same as in the past. However, when an incumbent in-cumbent has no opponent, his name will appear on the ballot and voters will have an opportunity opport-unity to vote or to retain him in office or to reject him, on the "Wow! You sure had his number in that sermon!" We should learn by reflecting on the misfortunes of others, that there is nothing singular in those which befall ourselves. 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We are also headquarters in this area for Walker Bankord . . . the card that's accepted all over town ... all over the country. wsmm ma MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 36 QHSC'.CUST fTlHl DR06 v thermos goes V R6P PACKETS v Redcaps V RlfUE SHELLS K CANOY 6UAA plfXSflC OVERALLS K GAS CAWS l.vw bjiq V kANiTERMS OOLB AAA KJ l S J first MMWM) PO 8 358 HZEmmmmzsmr til ' W1IIIMIMHI I I t UOTERS - UI1EHPL0YED - EMPLOYED TAXPAYERS LET'S LOOK AT THE REPUBLICAN ECONOMY RECORD OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS iSr UNEMPLOYMENT: National Rate 5.5 ( Highest in Six Years) (Salt Lake Tribune Oct.3 1970) (State 6.3) H TAXES: Increased Rales Tax from 3 to 4; Motor Fuel from 6c to 7c. Drivers' License 'rom $1.00 to $5.00. Property Tax 83:56 Mill Average Aver-age (1965, 80:22) (Local Papers L-st week). ft LEGISLATIVE SALARIES: Increased from $1300.00 for two year term to $3200.00 or $4.0.00 per day for term. Voted $200,000.00 to double own retirement (Full time employees w'll receive less than the Legislator (Charity Begins at Home). ft BUDGETS AND STATE EXPENDITURES: 1965 Democratic Budget was $301,304,35 00 plus Legislative Ex-perse Ex-perse of $228,500.00. Republican for 1969-70, $402,933,400.00, 1970-71, Appropriated $487,800,000.00 Plus Legislative expense of $1,070,000.00. ft CONSUMER CREDIT: Increased legal rate. (Lenders may charge on Installment and revolving credit to 18 and on some loans 36. (See Utah Laws Title 70 B). Interests Highest in 100 Years. Removed restrictions on city officials raising their own salary during the term elected. Now no limit. Lcgan and Salt Lake City have already given themselves a raise. (Utah Laws, 1967). ft 20 DAY BUDGET SESSIONS: The voters approved an amendment to the State Constitution In 1968 providing for split sessions of the Legislature for better fiscal control; a 20 day BUDGET session intended to study and analyze BUDGETS. YET the Republican Legislature VIOLATED THE INTENT OF THE PEOPLE. 42 BILLS Introduced, 31 made into law; 24 not BUDGET ITEMS, 52 RESOLUTIONS introduced, 21 passed in BUDGET SESSION. (Utah Foundation Report 279, Feb., 1970). THE ABOVE RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ELECT DEMI PRIOR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND RESTORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS A VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, SENSITIVE TO THEIR NEEDS AND WHICH WILL WORK FOR THE PEOPLE'S INTERESTS V rv i I s ! S i (Paid Pol. Adv., Committee for Dean Prior) , -f i |