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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Pige A6 (www.HrtThcHcrillim, Provo, Utth. Wtdnetdiy, November 6, 2002 COUNTY AND STATE election 2002 I Tsui eamnnsarl! MSo 1D1 By CALEB WARNOCK The Daily Herald - UTAH COUNTY The proposed ZAP tax, which would have increased sales tax one penny on $10 to fund parks, art and recreation around the county, was defeated by approximately 60 percent of the vote Tuesday, but proponents say the idea will live to see another day. "When you're competing, you just come back and do it again and try to win some other time, and there is no doubt in my mind we will try again," said Linda Campbell, closure, education and an endowment to help the homeless. It would also have banned the more radioactive Class B and C nuclear waste from coming into the state, as well bar state environmental from regulated within three years of their leaving state service. Initiative supporters said the state taxes on radioactive waste were far below those charged by Washington and South Carolina, the other states that accept commercial radioactive waste. They said the low taxes made Utah a more popular place to dump el waste. Envirocare and Utahns Against Unfair Taxes, the group Envi- rocare funded, argued that the tax would drive the company out of business and allow appointed bodies, not the Legislature, to disburse the radioactive waste tax revenue. Bramble said Utahns voted against the measure because it was too complicated and it raised serious constitutional questions. Former Attorney General Jan Graham said the initiative possibly violated Constitution's Supremacy and Interstate Commerce clauses. She noted that it also violated the state Constitution's rule that legislation could only address a single subject. But Sorensen, the former UEA president, said it was big money that defeated Initiative 1, not the complexity of the initiative. "When you have $3 million to spend on a campaign, you can get more media attention," Sorensen said, referring to Envirocare of Utah's backing groups. "Big money wins again." Envirocare operates a radioactive waste disposal facility in Clovis. Bramble said he has anti-initiati- low-lev- taken the first steps toward addressing the radioactive waste tax by opening a bill file at the Legislature. He said Senate Majority Whip John L. Valentine, and Reps. Jeff Alexander and Rebecca Lockhart, both have agreed to the legislation. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Donald W. Meyers can at or dmeyersheraldextra.com. be reached precincts reporting failed was because "people kept thinking it was just the cultural arts and many of them didn't have a clue about the recreational projects that were out there," she said. "I think if we had the opportunity to educate the people more and had more time, we could be successful." Dave Olpin, member of the Provo Parks and Recreation board and People for PAR, said he found the vote "encouraging." "We'd still like to go ahead with some proposal of some nature in the . - Caleb Warnock can be or reached at 344-254- 3 cwarnockheraldextra.com. 344-254- 4 "5 Woodside says she'll be back in 2004 The Daily Herald PROVO i ii By DONALD W.MEYERS taking jobs in the industries they the 91 passed, county commissioners could still have refused to enact it, Her-b6aid, but according to thje law, because Tuesday's vote did not show a majority, "we can't impose it." ; "At least in the near term for me it is probably dead because I think we have other priorities that are higher needs," Herbert said- "Transportation is at the top of my list. I think I have a fairly good idea of the problems we've got on the road up ahead, and as I look down the road, right now is not the right time to increase taxes for recreation, arts and parks." 1 raised taxes on Class A radioactive waste, lifting it to between $4 and $150 per cubic foot. The proceeds from the tax would have gone to a fund to pay for Enviro-care'- s anti-initiati- No future," he said. "1 think if more people had a true concept of what we were trying to provide, and how, I $hink there would be a larger percentage of the people who then would have accepted the idea of having, particularly for Provo, a fitness center and that sort of thing." The ZAP tax will probably appear "in a different format within the next year," he said. He declined to elaborate on the comment. "It would be too early to say at this point, but there is a good possibility it might see itself in another format," he said. Had the ballot issue, which was essentially a nonbinding opinion poll, 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Continued from A low-lev- 38 62 Yes I'm not surprised that it went down, but I thought it was very important that the public had an opportunity to discuss this issue." Campbell said People for PAR will now focus on how to go forward in the future, noting the measure also failed the first time it went before residents in Salt Lake County, "but now it has an 86 percent approval rate there; I think Utah County has had a good introduction, but there is a lot more education that needs to be done and that is what we are going to evaluate and decide where to start." One reason the measure WASTE regulators (DOB ZAP TAX Proponents say ZAP will make comeback spokeswoman for People for PAR, an ad hoc group advocating the tax. "I am amazed that, when you consider the amount of time we had and the amount of money we spent, we got almost 40 percent of the vote." County Commissioner Gary Herbert, who had publicly opposed the tax, said he was "not surprised" the tax had failed. "I think when we try to convince people to impose a tax on themselves, it is hard to do it in a short period of time," he said. "They got 40 percent interest out there, which is not too bad for their first time. n - U.S. Rep. joor . Chris Cannon was to a fourth term in Congress, and becomes Utah's senior House member. Cannon, easily defeated Democrat Nancy h, Jane Woodside and Libertarian Kitty K Burton in the 3rd Congressional District race. Cannon said his victory was symbolic of the philosophical disengagement Utah Democrats have with their constituents. "I think this sends the message that if the Democrats want to win, they have to stop whining," Cannon said Tuesday night. He said Democrats in Utah are too busy trying to make themselves look like Republicans rather than appeal to core Democratic values, such as being the "party of compassion, the party of making jobs and the party of FDR." Woodside said she ran a good campaign, traveling 25,000 miles as she tra- versed the district to meet people and explain her positions on the issues. She said her main problem was not getting enough media attention to get her message out more fully. "The only sad thing about this race is the working people will not have a leader or a voice in Washington," Woodside said. "He hasn't gotten any smarter, he's still facing lawsuits and he's still try- - ( I 0m 3 MATT SMITHThe Daily Herald Coasting to victory: Chris Cannon reacts to election updates while following the results bn television at the County Administration Building in Provo on Tuesday night. Pictured to the right of Cannon is his daughter Betsy. ing to run his businesses." Cannon said his race with Woodside was compared to his 2000 contest with Democrat Donald Dunn and his 1996 defeat of Rep. Bill Orton, "The debate never really connected," Cannon said. But Woodside said this is not the end of the line for her. She's planning to face Cannon or whoever gets the Republican nomination in 2004. Attempts to contact "unen-gaging- ," h. Burton were not success- ful. Burton, a retiree and host on KTKK-Ain Salt Lake City, asked voters to cast ballots talk-sho- w for Woodside if they were looking for a candidate who could beat Cannon, but said people could cast conscience votes for her. choice other than Republican or Democrat. In an earlier interview, ance. As the senior member of the House Delegation, Cannon said he will continue Rep. Jim Hansen's fight to keep Hill Air Force Base open. late the In Iron County, where Matheson's roots reach back six generations, Swallow handily beat Matheson by a margin. Carbon and Grand counties, with their 1 in Washington County's Republican stronghold, polling more than double Matheson's votes. Uintah County and the quarter of Utah County gerrymandered into the 2nd District also handed Swallow twice the votes Matheson got there. In his first Congressional term and during the campaign, Matheson; 42, stressed his independence as a law- - economy. He voted for the Bush tax cut plan, and doesn't want to consider a rollback even though the economy is in dire Btraits. He opposed moves to raise the national debt ceil- City. Matheson DAN ct DOUGLAS C. PIZACI he Associated Press Waiting game: Republican 2nd Congressional District challenger John Swallow talks with his parents, Richard and Donna Swallow, in his suite as they wait for returns. maker and allied with conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs. An energy consultant, he provided financial advice to large energy users. He is a member of the House Transportation, Budget and Sci ence committees. He opposed the president's decision to house the nation's hottest radioactive waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Matheson said his main issues as a candidate and congressman are to continue He was key in passing legislation that prohibits child adoptions by couples. He also sponsored legislation that cut payroll taxes in Utah by more than non-marri- $100 million. A fiscal and social conservative, Swallow said the country's health care system needs an overhaul and that Medicare should include prescription benefits. administration to consult He objected to the president's with Congress on how to decision to proceed with the define new military missions, Yucca Mountain nuclear and share more information waste storage proposal on how long they might last. because it tramples states' His support of Bush's war rights. powers, however, wasn't a During the campaign, vote to go to war, he said. Swallow attacked Matheson for opposing a ban on partial-birt- h Swallow, 39, a three-terabortion. Matheson said legislator in the Utah House, has backed tax credits for he voted against the bill those who send their children because it eliminated an to private schools. exemption allowing the proHe told The Associated cedure in cases where a Press he'd like to get rid of the woman's health was in danDepartment of Education. ger, an exemption included in Had he been in Congress at Utah's ban on the procedure. the time, he said, he would have voted against the Bush The Associated Press coneducation reform bill. tributed to this report. ing. He was among those in Congress calling on the Bush y LUNDThc Daily Herald Nancy Jane Woodside, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, awaits election results at the Utah County Democratic headquarters in Provo on Tuesday night. supporting the war on terrorism, exercise fiscal responsibility and find ways to stimu- Continued from A 1 strong Democratic presence, went for Matheson. In Wasatch County, Matheson defeated Swallow by just 18 votes. In Daggett County, with two of three precincts counted, Matheson led by 46 votes. Swallow overwhelmed BEL' Burton said if she gets 10,000 votes, that sends Cannon a message that 10,000 people are not satisfied with his perform- MATHESON 2-- KB! Burton said she ran to expound Libertarian principles and to offer voters a m |