Show Proposed Changes in Utah's Constitution STATE TATS OF UTAH c. c OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SALT I AKE CUT CITY August 29 1966 Dear Fellow Citizens The Legislature of the State of 0 Utah has ha entrusted entrusted en en- trusted me with the responsibility for publishing the following Propositions which relate to changes in inthe inthe inthe the Constitution of f the State of Utah In the beginning of the body of each P Proposition we have set forth the Ballot Title of the Proposition as it will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 8 1966 Because of the very serious nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature e has caused to be placed before you 1 I urge that each of you study the text of the Propositions Propositions in full I urge you to consult with your friends neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors bos and local civic leaders in order that you may gain all information necessary to render a just and wise decision Sin Sincerely c CLYDE L. L MILLER IILLER Secretary of State Be is resolved by two two thirds thirds of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature PROPOSITION NO 1 METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT SHALL A NEW ARTICLE BE ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CON CON- OF THE STATE OF UTA UTAH H TO PERMIT UT COUNTIES OF OR MORE PERSONS TO ESTABLISH ESTABLISH ESTABLISH ES ES- A METROPOLITAN TAN rAN FORM l OF GOVERNMENT GOVERN GOVERN- M 1 MENT E N NT T WITHIN METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN METRO METRO- POLITAN REGIONS WHICH CO COULD U L D REPLACE ANY OTHER EXISTING UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE REGION Section 1 The rhe residents of or a county with a resident population population population tion of not fewer than as determined by the last national national national na na- na- na or state census are empowered empowered empowered em em- powered to establish a metropolitan itan region and provide for the government thereof subject only to the limitations of this article Sec 2 Notwithstanding any any other provisions of the constitution constitution constitution tion of this state a metropolitan government created in accordance accordance accord accord- ance anco with the procedure outlined outlined outlined out out- lined herein may assume or transfer powers and functions of existing governmental units provide provide provide pro pro- vide for revenue to support a metropolitan government assume assume as ns- sume indebtedness of existing governmental units transfer official of- of records funds and other oilier property and assets and provide for all matters necessary or incidental to the tho effectuation of the foregoing provisions Sec 3 Whenever the residents residents residents resi resi- dents of a metropolitan region desire to create a metropolitan government a petition to do so may be filed naming the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan region and describing the boundaries thereof Such petition shall be signed by qualified tied lied electors equal to ten perc percent nt or more of the votes cast at the next preceding general election within the proposed metropolitan tan region and shall shaH be filed in inthe inthe inthe the office of the Secre Secretary of State at least six months prior to the next general election Sec 4 The Secretary of State shall shoJI forthwith publish notice of i the filing of the petition naming the metropolitan region and setting setting setting set set- ting forth the boundaries thereof as described in the petition The notice shall shaU be published once a week for lor six consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation and published in the county containing land proposed to be included in the metropolitan tan region and the Secretary of State shall shaH transmit a certified copy of the petition to the county clerk of the county con con- The matter shall be placed before the registered voters residing in the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan region upon a ballot reading substantially Should a metropolitan type of government government government govern govern- ment be created Yes or orNo orNo orNo No at the next general election held held regularly after the filing of the petition Sec 5 At the time the voters residing within the metropolitan region vote to approve or reject the metropolitan type of local government at a general election election election elec elec- tion they shall shaH also vote for fifteen fifteen teen persons to be members of ofa a charter commission to prepare a plan of metropolitan govern govern- ment Candidates shall shaH be qualified qualified fied electors residing within the thc proposed metropolitan region who shall shan be nominated by petition petition petition peti peti- tion signed with their respective addresses by not fewer ewer than than fifty registered voters residing within tho the proposed region Said petition shall be filed riled with the Secretary of State at least sixty days prior to the tho general election If a n majority of the electors voting upon the ques ques- tion vote in the affirmative the fifteen candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast at such election shall constitute the charter commission The ballot for a charter commission shall not contain any party tion Sec 6 G. If It a metropolitan type of government is approved the charter commission shall wi within thin one month after being elected on a day and time to ro be bo set by bj bythe bythe the Secretary of State meet and organize in the metropolitan region region region re re- re- re gion and proceed to frame a a charter setting forth a plan of ol government for the metropolitan region The expenses of the charter commission shall be advanced advanced advanced ad ad- by the state and the state shall be repaid by the metropolitan region within five years Charter commissioners shall be allowed no pay for their services but shall be allowed necessary expenses by the board of examiners Sec 7 The charter so framed shall be filed with the Secretary of State by the charter commission commission commission commis commis- sion and then submitted to the qualified electors of the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan region at an election to tobe be held at a time to be determined determined determined deter deter- mined by the charter commission commission commission commis commis- sion which shall be not less than sixty days subsequent to its completion and not more than one year from such date Alo Alternative Alternative Al Al- provisions may be voted voted voted vot vot- ed upon separately Notice asto as asto asto to the manner of obtaining free copies of the proposed charter and its alternatives certified by bythe bythe bythe the chairman of the tho charter commission shall be published in tho the manner provided for notice of petition in section 4 Such and alternative Such pro proposed Oed charter provisions approved by a majority of the electors elector voting noting th thereon reon shall become the organic law Jaw of the metropolitan metropolitan met- met r region gion at a 11 time to be fix fixed cd tb therein rtin and shall supersede any existing existing existing ex ex- I chart charters rs The gov government mm nt created cre cre- cr created ther thereby by may supersede any existing forms of government included in hi- eluded in the metropolitan region region region re re- re- re gion if so provided in the char char- ter Adoption of the charter shall not invalidate existing laws and ordinances not in conflict conflict conflict con con- therewith The metropolitan tan government shall have the power to ro amend repeal or replace replace re re- re- re place the ordinances of such superseded governmental units Within thirty days after approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the charter duplicate copies thereof certified by y the charter charier commission chairman shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State who shall deliver deliver deliver de de- de- de liver one copy thereof to the officer of the metropolitan region region region re re- re- re gion designated by the charter after aCter said officer qualifies The charter may subsequently be amended or changed in the manner manner manner man man- ner provided in Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution Sec 8 B. The metropolitan region region region re re- re- re gion government shall be a body politic and corporate and have all rights powers jurisdictions and authority now exercised by towns cities counties and all aU special purpose districts Such metropolitan region government can sue and be sued subject to limitations conditions and procedure established by the legislature and the rules of procedure procedure pro pro- promulgated by the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court pertaining to municipal municipal municipal muni muni- cipal corporations The charter of each metropolitan region shall shan designate the tho officer who may be served as process agent This amendment shall take effect on approval by the electors electors electors elec elec- tors of the state PROPOSITION NO 2 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CALL WHEREAS THE THIRTY- THIRTY SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH DEEMED IT NECESSARY r- r TO CALL A CONVENTION TO REVISE OR AMENDT AMEND T THE H E CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH AND HAS RECOMMENDED T THAT HAT THE ELECTORS VOTE AT THIS ELECTION FOR FOP OR AGAINST A CONVENTION CONVENTION CON- CON V EN T ION THEREFORE VOTE EITHER WHEREAS the people of this sovereign State of Utah are arc blessed with the constitutional constitutional constitutional guarantees of life liberty property and self government and WHEREAS the guarantee of self government itself extends rothe to ro the right of the people to revise revise their constitutional charter and WHEREAS it is appropriate that the people should turn their attention periodically to a consideration consideration consideration con con- of fundamental concepts concepts concepts con con- I of government and the machinery of government in the light of social and economic conditions NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by two-thirds two of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature that it be recommended to the electors electors elec elec- tors to vote at the general election election election elec elec- tion to be held in 1966 for or against a convention to consider the Constitution of Utah and whether it shall be amended or revised By this action it is deemed necessary that such proposition be submitted to the said electors BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ED that the Secretary of State is js directed to submit this proposition proposition proposition to the electors of the State of Utah in the general election to be held in 1966 The proposition proposition proposition tion shall be submitted to the electors in the following form Whereas the thirty-sixth thirty Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- of the State of Utah deemed it necessary to call cal calla a convention to revise or amend the Constitution oj of Utah and has recommended that the electors vote at this election for or against a convention convention convention con con- therefore vote either for a convention Q p against a convention 0 Q if a majority of all the electors voting at this election shall vote for a convention the Legislature at its next session session session ses ses- sion shall provide by law for calling the same PROPOSITION NO 3 SUCCESSION OF STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURER SHALL SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CON CON- OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE STATE TREASURER TO BE E ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE ELIGI ELIGI- IGI- IGI BLE TO SERVE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE SUCCESSIVE SUCCESSIVE SIVE TERMS RATHER THAN THE ONE TERM NOW V ALLOWED Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VII Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows Sec 3 No person shall be eligible to the office oHice of governor or secretary of state unless he shall have attained to the age of thirty years at the time of his election nor to the office of attorney general unless he shall have attained the age of twenty five years at the time of his election and have been admitted to practice in the ilie supreme supreme supreme su su- preme court of the territory or orthe orthe orthe the state of Utah nor unless urness he shall be in good standing at the bar at the time of his election No person shall be eligible to ro any of the offices provided for forin forin forin in section one of this article unless at the time of his election he shall be a qualified elector and shall have been a resident citizen of the state or territory for five ivo years next preceding his election The state auditor and state treasurer shall be ineligible ineligible ineligible in in- in- in eligible to serve for more than two successive terms If adopted by the electors of this state this amendment shall take effect upon approval PROPOSITION NO 4 LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL ARTICLE VI OF OFT T THE H E CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED BY THE ADDITION ADDITION ADDITION ADDI ADDI- TION OF SECTION 33 AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZING AU AU- EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO APPOINT CO COMMITTEES TO SERVE BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGIS LEGIS- SESSIONS AS ASWELL ASWELL WELL VELL AS DURING SESSIONS SESSIONS SES- SES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STAFFING AND FINANCING OF SAID COM COM- 1 Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VI of the Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- of the tho State of Utah by the the addition of E Section 33 to read Section 33 In order to expedite expedite expedite ex ex- the work of the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature each house may by resolution provide for the ap of committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- as to any subject within the the scope of legislative regulation or control and joint committees consisting of members members mem mem- bers of both houses may be created by joint resolutions A resolution creating any such committee may authorize it to act during sessions of the legislature legislature leg leg- during periods when the legislature is is in in adjournment or after final adjournment of ofa a session Any such committee shall have the powers and perform perform perform per per- form the duties provided by the resolution creating it including the power of subpoena and the power lower to hire and to maintain staff starr and in addition it shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be provided by law or by the rules of the legislature or either house there there- of The legislature may provide for the payment of expenses necessarily incurred by any such committee This amendment if adopted by the electors of the state shall shaH take effect the first day of January 1967 PROPOSITION NO 5 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SECTIONS 2 AND 16 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF T THE H E ESTATE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED Al TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF T THE H E LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF A GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GEN GEN- ERAL SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE FORTY LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEG LEG- DAYS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS AND A BUDGET SESSION OF NOT NOTTO NOTTO NOTTO TO EXCEED TWENTY LEGISLATIVE DA DAYS YS IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS THIS PROPOSAL WOULD REPLACE A SIXTY CALENDAR CALENDAR CALEN- CALEN DAR DAY SESSION WHICH NOW V MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VI Sections 2 and 16 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read Sec 2 Regular sessions of or the legislature shall be held annually annually annually annu annu- ally at the seat of government Regular sessions which shall be known as general sessions shalbe shall be held in odd-numbered odd years and regular sessions which shalbe shall be known as budget sessions session shall be held in numbered even |