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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH/THE WEST Western-Primary Opento All Voters Party leaders override decision to close voting ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Legislators began Friday to lay the ground rules for Utah'sfirst Leavitt to discuss ways they can convince more states to join a Utah Republican It rules out California-style ina it of regis. tered voters have no party affiliation. The bill approved Friday by the House Government Operations Committee affirms the right of Utah is joining the Western ae ee On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed ' :challenge Democrats close their primaries to all but their own party mem- dorsed at party conventions. House Bill 44 lets unaffiliated bers if they chose to do so. voters register for a peeat the = minute at primary pol The legislation mints‘a potential for mayhem,” said Scott Owens said he hoped to resurrect the original idea of a Western Primary by 2004. Owens said he planned to bosses have decided to open the primary to voters unaffiliated the House passed bill that would prohibit using speculative census projections when lawmakers re- Minority groups had argued they were underrepresented in tions to make sure minorities are lawmaking bodies which base their representational makeup on census figures. But Rep. Matthew Throckmorton, R-Springville, sponsored a bill prohibiting theuse of sta-tis- properly counted in the census. tical projections, requiring the district the state next year. The U.S. Census Bureau had proposed usingstatistical projec- state's redistricting to be based on an actual head count. the census and, consequently, in Family Forum. The proposition, cm Teamsern a fore obtaining abor; s pictured 233 Republican delegates Republican who chairs the State Affairs Committee, said a public When Leavitt envisioned a he for grabs, constituting 10 percent Nationally, an estimated 4 million people, mostly minorities, Sen.Sheila . the Boise hearing — and vote — would likely occur next Friday. of the votes needed for the Repubthe Democrat's choice. at that time by anti-abortion ac- Acting together, Utah and Wyoming will supply just 2.7 percent tivists. But they have signed on now, and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne lican nominee and 6 percent for of the GOP nominee vote and 2 percent on the Democraticside. House Passes Bill Prohibiting Use of Census Minority Projections in 2001 Redistricting THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With little discussion Friday, ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS andjoining :forces. wade are ™ing W: — Republicans will hold a party 4 nominating caucus, not a PUDAC Primary. and 312 Democratic delegates up ident the past, candidates were en- Idaho Panel Agrees to Introduce Parental Consent Abortion Bill many se niné Western states in the primary fold to increase the oy for a imanother primary ballots Democrat feres with their members’ right to choose their own nominees. Also Friday, Colorado Gov.Bill But state GOP and Democratic Western Primary. Leavitt had hoped to bring as ° AT ated a relietaiacnes BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Riete to'Life of idahobecouse1 Foreramplevoters caneast heir BUC this year, only Utah, Colo. Senate'sleadershipcommittee silows abortions when a teen- to Deeek be held March 10 in an alliance with Colorado and W yorning. A Utah legislative panel voted Friday to let one and huddle soon with Utah Gov. Mike executive director of the Sar eee: That decision was 4 one sS Saturday, January 22, 2000 Federal Census Act. Throckmorton’s proposal will go to the Senate for consideration. rejected made it clear earlier in the week that he will sign it. “There are no surprises as to what it contains,” Kempthorne ager’s health as well as her life is by the Kempthorne had demanded that any bill include that so-called exception, and other anti abortion forces acquiesced to that. position to any legislation, although probably not strong enough jude passage of the compromise. ts contend Idaho's parental notification law already has parents involved in pregnancy decisions of all but a handful of girls each year, andany attempt to legislate further paren- rrinvolvement would be fruit- said. “I believe it is something see bill also broadens court access for teens who are unable or unwilling to ask parents = = The bill is backed by the Chris- sent beyond the county of dence to the entire iedictal district. that we can and should take care ofearly in the session.” tian Coalition and the Idaho were left out of the 1990 census count. 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