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Show orQi I : (The Page A4 (Tinus-jlnhrpnifo- Thursday, July 132000 nt Lots of Third parties on Utah ballot, Hatch radiation bill signed into law despite difficulties in winning media )e?pite the lack of Ameruan third party success stories iMin nesota Governor Jessie Ventura Franklin l staff writer St-a- by en.i't r w Kt n i,t r aruund thr countv t'u tn the pulL to p:t k theirthwke presidetit, This Nuv v fr notwithstanding) technically have more than two parties to choose from For example, this November in Utah tht re will be five alternatives to the Kt publican and Democratic parties on the ballot, according to the Utah Flections Office It the sheer number of i huu es av ailable on a state s bal lot are a reliable indicator, then it would appear third party poll-ic s is alive and well in the beehive state Fven the nearly nomedia exposure nexistent awarded most alternative candidates hasn't de terred some of them from try mg Ignoring those obstacles, enorganizers terprising thud-parthave wot bed long and hard to get their parties on the ballot Some of Utah's five alternate parties made it on November's ballot by ha1 ing been on a previous one. 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Similar to the way Visa created a payment vehicle that could interoperate with merchants across the globe, the ABA is sponsoring the TrustID Internet identity credential that will be recognized and trusted by financial institutions, merchants, business to business marketplaces, and government entities across the online world. nf putter uplmav 2000 ii cftcdii(cri r4iT Sendee nhc SUNRISE L effective testing program, sometimes called the Downwinders," became law Tuesday. Sen. Hatch was informed by the White House that the President signed the bill this afternoon. I am thrilled to see this legislation signed into law, Hatch 1 Still, Rowland says they haven't given up completely. Despite not getting the Green Party-othe Utah ballot, they still plan to register their presidential canas an indidate, Ralph Nader for The rules dependent. putting an individual candidate on the ballot are different than for getting a party on the ballot. The Greens have until Aug. 30 to gather 1.000 valid signatures. So far. Rowland says they law by making it easier for claimants to provide proof of injury and by expanding the list of diseases that are now known to be caused by radiation. The new law also streamlines the application process." The bill the President signed into law Tuesday is the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000, S. 1515. iJfTtS said. The measure, one of my top priorities this Congress, is a major victory for the state of UtJi. The new law enhances the original Downwinders compensation rada Embroi f ! (y. Embroidery) (formerly Many alphabet fonts and 120 colors to choose fronv Digitizing & embroidery ofyour personal logo is available See Lou 15,000 stock designs or Jim about how easy and affordable custom embroidery can be We've moved next door to 375 S. Main (still in the Bailey's Custom Craft building) Look for our new, permanent location Fall 2000 have 691. Call us for all your embroidery needs: pj our new number is 259-987- 6 (fortoneticttcititMA qpa of the month Clintons signing of the 231011 miles In a major victory for many Utahns, Sen. Orrin Hatchs bill to expand the compensation program for people who became ill due to radioactive mining and fallout from Americas atomic with digital Denise D'Agnese signatures CEUUSU student On the heels of President plater, liter eagiae and loaded will putter iiplmas. i si Pres. Clinton Tuesday Zions is first mnathv $1111)11 The state Green group formed in 1995 and this was their first effort at getting on the ballot, according to state Green Dave Rowland. Party The only reason they did not make it. Row land says, ; that his group got burned by an elections office beholden to the dominant parties and biased against new ones. By his count, at least 2,500 of his partys 3,000 signatures should hav e been valid. After the validation process was complete, he returned to the elections of fire They told him they had sent the signatures out to each county clerk's office. When they came hack, only 1,637 were valid. Rowland says he the agencys work and found 157 signatures that should have been valid but had been sent to the wrong county clerk office. He November's ballot." As to the missing Davis County signatures. Naccarato said. don't know what happened. All I know is they weren't here and they werent at Davis County Like Rowland, she too wishes the Greens had asked to have their signatures certified when they were turned in. But since no record was kept, there isnt much the Greens can do. The photocopies don't prove what was actually turned in. Rowland said his group had considered taking legal action. We were going to get the ACLU involved and sue them, but it was too much trouble. It would take too much time and money. Rowland maintains the Greens kept photocopies of all the originals. But unfortunately, he adds, he did not take advantage of an available certification protest when he dropped off the signatures, so there is no way to prove how many he actually turned in. But Amy Naccarato, the di- - aadihklhrnmal! 2000 ( Imv Malibu . ( 1 offu e said they were still 363 shy of the required 2.000. They will not be on the ballot as a party. rector nf the Flections Office, sjvs Ruw lands claims that her uffue is biased against third parties or did anything wrong in handling hi signatures is completely absurd Thats not even he said weve got reasonable. seven certified parties o.i them, he said. lal afler rxpirrs Jiilt IMk sa Barr) Tim fur (ill biurUiv. lab. laOtt colk-ctin- also claims that their entire group of Davis County signatures had been Tost by the agency. They say they never had MEE 2000 signatures. Three made it on the ballot parties the through signature process the Natural Law Party, the Constitution Party and the Reform Party each turned in 2,000 or more valid signatures. One party, the Green Party of Utah, reportedly turned in 3,000 signatures But after the validation process, the elections by by Congratulations to Denise DAgnese, who has been voted CEUUSUs Student of the Month for July. This spring she completed her Associates Degree from College of Eastern Utah, graduating with High Honors. She is now enrolled in the Business Administration program with Utah State University. for part-timWorking National Canyonlands History Association as a librarian for Arches National Park and gaining an education on a basis takes time, endure ance, and encouragement. Denises family gives her encouragement, and she says she also derives encouragement from the hri M fenwima The Staff at Knowles Home Furnishings congratulates Steven Baggett. 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