Show The Herald Journal Logan Wednesday November 7 UTafr 1984-- J Voters dump re- President Av- - commission !f It § r CMfCSORTI ‘decency’ plan for cable TV commission By Ralph: Wakl'ey tl'mted Press rnfcnratidiTali tbe other special questions The total count of 598000 rotes was at least 10000 more than the total rotes on Proposition 3 a popular constitutional change strengthening citizens’ rights to bear arms John Harmer a California satire who has a law practice in Salt Lake City of "Citizens for True Freedom" headed tbe Initiative A petition drive He claimed the issue is not dead "They may have won the battle but the war will continue" Harmer said The Utah Legislature didn't like the idea and neither duf the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates Now Utah voters hare said "‘ntf to a referendum to censor cable television programming: Initiative called "The Act" by proponents who collected enoughs signatures to place the referendum on the statewide general election ballot was roted down Tuesday Gubernatorial candidates Norm Bangerter and Wayne percent The rote was 3644T3 against Owens both said they opposed the initiatire to 233 082 in faror Initiative A But the Mormon with 9®J3 percent of the baEots Church-owneDeseret News counted newspaper and KSL Television "Most Utahns had already editorialized m favor of its formed an opinion on Initiatire passage A long before election day" The Deseret News said in an said Jins BasneQ president of October editorial "AH Utahns the Utah Cable TeleTision who are concerned about the Association kinds of material to which BnnneQ said tbe issue had children may be exposed and been before Utahns for the past who want to stent tbe rising tide four pears referring to two hills of sex and nudity that seems passed by the State Legislature characterizing more and A IM1 law was declared more of today's movies should by Federal Judge vote infav0r"rftl initiative Brace Jenkins and the second Opponents claimed the referpassed in 1983 orer Got Scott endum violated both freedoms Matheson’s ret o is still being of expression and viewers” challenged m the federal courts rights to privacy and tried to "A lot of people registered to replace parental guidance with rote just to rote on this cable government regulation TV issue" Bunnell said Tt got Supporters said the law would peoples’' ire up We think it was protect children from seeing jnst a waste of time and a waste indecent sexual acts on cable TV and that state laws against of taxpayers’ money" There were also fire proposi-lion- s distribution of pornographic on the statewide general materials are difficult for proballot but Initiatire A drew secutors to apply to cable more roter interest than any of A Cable TV Decency L ffI-to-- 33 d to-b- e Cache votes reflect decisions statewide Cache County voters agreed state Caehe voters agreed with with the rest of Utah on the six the proposal by a 58 pereent-t- S statewide ballot issues but Ini- percent margin The biggest local winner tiative A the Cable-TDecency Act came close to passing among ballot issues was Pro locally petition 2 which makes Utah's Local voters toned down legislative sessions animal Initiatire A which would hare meetings That passed regulated the programming locally by 70 percent to 30 content of eable-Tby a 31 percent Proposition 31 a major reLocal rote totals were IRIK) vision of the Judicial Article of against and !Ri84 for The rest the State Constitution passed fn erf the state turned down the Cache County by 21 percentage controversial measure by II points 82 percent to 38 percent percent to 38 percent Proposition f changing the Many districts that over- makeup of two state education whelmingly voted for the initia- funds passed locally by a comtive currently do mot receive fortable 89 percent to 31 percent cable services margin The five proposed constitn-tioeProposition 5 reaffirming the amendments passed indivfdaal right to bear arms carried the highest vote kandEF ta Vcal districts statewide The Proposition 1 which will allow the Utah Legislature to measure passed in Cache impose a triform fee assess- Comity by M percentage points ment on antes boats and with ST percent of local voters fin planes passed by the slimmest favor of the measure and 33 of margins in the county and percent opposed Y 45-d- ay Y al per-cesta-ge HDGmSED President 1 1 l -V i) Cun proposition passes by big margin in state m United Press International Dist2 372491-to-I919- 83 vote changing I -- the length of the Utah: The five propositions on Legislature's annual sessions to : Utah’s general election ballot 15 days each year The will become law next year — including one that strengthens citizens' rights to hear arms Of the five constitutional changes approved Tuesday No 5 — the "Right to Bear Arms" proposal — passed by the Iarg-est margin The unofficial vote was 362J96 hi favor to 22L905 against with less than one FtANKUN COUNTY (16) percent of the ballots stiE un- Legislature now meets for a SDday general session in odd-- : numbered years and for a budget session on years 20-d- ay even-number- ed Advocates claimed the Legislature needs the extra 10 days every two years because of its increasing workload and that the lawmakers needed more time on even-number- counted years to deal with items Proposition 5 changes the state Constitution to guarantee Proposition 3 wfil amend the "the individual right of the Utah Constitution's Judicial people to keep and bear arms Article Its passage on a vote ends 15 for security and defense of selL family others property or the years of stady on ways to state as well as for lawful streamline the state’s court non-budget- 308431-to2444- UTAH SUPREME COURT JHKaOrWwDvtan Yes Ul 4US Cadi purposes" Spur Commissioner Dean Parser R MZ3S measure requires the D Oiartcs Johnson to define HAW Utah Legislature Commissioner PROPOSITION I “lawful” nses of firearms R 19090 JayMonson (Unrtarm T Reft) Proposition 1 to place a O Par 309723 Joyce Oaeis ana Council uniform statewide fee on motor Form of Govemmerrf: 2KI7S For 172 vehicles boats and airplanes PROPOSITION Z Against 01 passed by the slimmest margin taSdey Annual Le' Mature) For 371153 percent The vote wane was 301762 in favor to 277251 RICH NS The TO 534-to4- For PROPOSITIONS (JuSicW Article Revision) Against (or Reagan Republicans went — showed WASHINGTON (UPI) - polls More than f of erery 10 BeReagan defeated Mondale miblieans roted for President white HMdW to 8 percent while Moodsic erery 1 Democrats cast ballots topped Reagan among Dem-cra- ts for their party’s nominee 75 percent to 25 percent Walter Mondale network exit For Against For Against PROPOSITION 4 (State School Trust Fend) PROPOSITIONS (Right is Bear Arms) Far D H7JK Thad Mattson Albert Weston R 362773 T94709 WEBER IZTI of 223 precincts! year Commissioner t WilfiHTr Bailey D Rhetr Potter Commissioner Robert Hunter W R Lola Morgan 311022 367J91 SOB 2 year Commissioner O(t) R-- atm INITIATIVE A (Cable TV Decency Act) Against year Commissioner Blair Francis 46 434 35204 2144 SUM Steven SeaeTL Prank Roberts O-- l R against The proposition wiQ amended the constitution by doing away with more than sot taxing districts It will set up a statewide fee on such movable personal property as cars trucks and recreation vehicles Opponents llth-ho- 3145 2L15 ASSESSOR 36947b 76 29911 21215 ur mounted an blitz pointing out that such fees are not deductible on federal income tax returns while local property taxes are Proposition 2 passed by a 33 system allowing the Legislature to establish an appeals court between the district court system and the Utah Supreme Court It also changes the way judges are selected and retained No longer w£E lawyers be able to challenge incumbent lodges in contested elections Now judges wifl ran unopposed in retention elections in which the jurists will be judged on their records by voters The proposition also provides for Senate confirmation of gu bernatorial appointements of judges Proposition 1 will place rove naes from the use of school section' lands snch as mineral and timber lease fees into the State School Fund " ' t I |