Show I Proposed Changes in Utah's Constitution STATE OF OP UTAH lJ j OFFICE OF TH THE SECRETARY OF STATE STAn I r- r SALT I AKE I August 29 1966 J p Dear Fellow Citizens C S The Legislature of the ilie State Slate of Utah has c cn- cn trusted me Inc with the responsibility for fOl publishing the following Propositions which relate to changes in inthe n the thc Constitution of Jf f the thc State of Utah In the thc beginning of the body of each Proposition Propos we have set forth the thc Ballot Title of the thc Proposition as it will appear on the thc General Election Ballot on November 8 1966 Because of th the very serious nature of these Propositions which your State Legislature has caused to be bc placed before you 1 urge that each cach of you study the thc text of the thc Propositions Propositions Popo in in full I urge you to fo consult with your friends neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors bOlS and local civic leaders in order that you may gain all information necessary y to render a a. just and ancL wise decision I I Sincerely CLYDE L. L MILLER fILLER Secretary of State Be is resolved by two-thirds two of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature PROPOSITION NO 1 METROPOLITAN 1 GOVERNMENT SHALL A NEW V ARTICLE BE ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION CON CON- OF THE STATE OF U UTAH UTA T A H TO PER PERMIT COUNTIES OF OR MORE 1 PERSONS TO ESTABLISH ESTABLISH ESTABLISH ES ES- A METROPOLITAN 1 TAN FORM 1 OF GOVERNMENT GOVERN GOVERN- M 1 MENT E N NT T WITHIN 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 a county with a resident population tion of not fewer than as detern determined ned 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 other provisions of the constitution constitution constitution tion of 01 this state a metropolitan government created in accordance accord accord- ance ance- with the procedure outlined outlined outlined out out- lined herein may assume or transfer and functions of powers 41 1 existing PV m- m vide ide for revenue to support a metropolitan government assume assume assume as as- sume indebtedness of existing governmental units transfer of- of records funds and other property and assets and provide for all matters necessary or incidental to the effectuation of the foregoing provisions Sec 3 2 Whenever the residents residents residents resi resi- dents of a metropolitan region desire to create a metropolitan gt government a petition to do so so may be f filed led naming the metropolitan metro metro- metro metro-I politan region and describing the boundaries thereof Such petition shall be signed by quail quail- tied lied electors equal to ten percent or more of the votes cast at the next preceding general election within the proposed metropolitan tan region and shall be filed in inthe inthe inthe the office of the Secretary of State at least six months prior to the next general election Sec 4 The Secretary of State shall forthwith publish notice of 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 notice shall be published once a week for 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 transmit a certified copy of the petition to the county clerk of the county con con- corned The matter shall be before the registered placed 1 t voters voiers residing in III zt menu menu- 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 regularly after aCter 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 also vote for fifteen fifteen teen per persons ons to be members of ofa a charter commission to prepare a plan of oC metropolitan govern govern- ment Candidates shall be bo qualified qualified quail fied lied electors residing within the proposed metropolitan region who shall be nominated by petition petition petition peti peti- tion signed wi with th their respective addresses by not fewer than fifty registered voters residing within th the pro proposed sed region Said petition shall be flied filed with the Secretary of State at least sixty days prior to the general election If u a majority of the electors voting upon the ques quest I tion vote in the affirmative the fifteen c 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 conwin any party tion Sec 6 If a metropolitan type of government is approved the charter commission shall within one month after being elected on a day and time to be set by bythe 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 bo repaid by the metropolitan region within five years 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 metro metro- politan region at an election tobe to tobe tobo be bo held at a time to be 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 vear from such date Al Al- provisions may be 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 charter commission shall be published in the manner provided for forno no notice r 1 of in section 4 Such ich proposed charter and alternative alternative alternative al al- al- al provisions approved by bya a majority of the electors voting thereon shall become the organic law of the metropolitan region at a time to be fixed therein and shall supersede any existing charters The government creale created cre cre- ale aTeI thereby may U any existing forms of government included included included in in- in the metropolitan region region re re- re- re gion giori 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 rower to amend repeal or replace 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 the charter 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 re region re- re gion designated by the charter after said officer qualifies The charter may subsequently be amended or changed in the manner manner man man- ner ncr provided in Section 5 of Article XI of oC the Constitution Sec 8 The metropolitan tr tar r re re- re gion glOn government snail l DC no C a politic and corporate and have all rights powers jurisdictions and authority now exercised d by towns cities counties and all 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 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 designate the 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 slate PROPOSITION NO 2 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CALL WHEREAS THE THIRTY THIRTY- SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO CALL A CONVENTION TO REVISE OR AMEND AMENDT T THE H E CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH AND HAS RECOMMENDED T THAT HAT H A T THE ELECTORS VOTE AT THIS ELECTION FOR OR AGAINST A CONVENTION CONVENTION CON CON- THEREFORE VOTE EITHER WHEREAS the people of this sovereign State of Utah are blessed with the constitutional constitutional constitutional guarantees of life liberty property and self government and WHEREAS the guarantee of self government itself extends to the right of the people to revise their constitutional charter and WHEREAS it is appropriate I that the people should turn their attention periodically to a consideration consideration consideration con con- of fundamental concepts con con- of government and the machinery of government in the light of overcharging social anc and economic conditions NOW V THEREFORE BE BElT IT RESOLVED by two thirds of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature that it be recommended to the electors electors elec elec- dec tors to vote at the general election election elec elec- tion to be held in 1966 for or ora a against a convention to co consider the Constitution of of uGh Utah anc and c 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 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 fonn Whereas the thirty sixth Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- of the State of Utah deemed it necessary to cala call cal calla a convention to revise o or amend the Constitution o 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 0 D against a convention 0 D Dif if a majority of all the electors voting at this election shall vote for a a. a convention the Legislature at its next session session ses sea 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 OF UTAH BE AMENDED TO ALLOW V THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE STATE TREASURER TO BE ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE ELIGI ELIGI- BLE TO SERVE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE SUCCESSIVE SUCCESSIVE SIVE TERMS TER RAT RATHER HER THAN THE ONE TERM NOW V ALLOWED ALLO Section 1 It is propose proposed to amend Article VII Section i 3 of the Constitution of the State of Utah to read as follows Sec 3 No person shall be eligible to the oHice of governor or secretary of state unless he shall have attained to the age of thirty years at the time o ohis of oC his election nor to the office of attorney general unless he shall have attained the age o of twenty five years at the time of his election and have been admitted to practice in the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court of the territory or orthe orthe orthe the state slate of oC Utah nor unless he shall be in good standing at nt the bar at the time of his election No person shall be eligible to 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 years next preceding his election The state auditor and state treasurer shall be ineligible ineligible ineligible in in- eligible to serve for more than two successive terms If adopted by the electors of this state slate this amendment shall take effect upon approval PROPOSITION NO 4 LEGISLATIVE STANDING 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 AU AU- EACH HOUSE OF THE rHE LEGISLATURE TO APPOINT COMMITTEES TO SERVE BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE LEGIS LEGIS- SESSIONS AS ASWELL ASWELL ASWELL WELL AS DURING SESSIONS SESSIONS SESSIONS SES SES- AND TO 10 PROVIDE FOR THE STAFFING AND FINANCING OF SAID COM COM- Section 1 It is proposed to amend Article VI of the Constitution Constitution Con Con- of the State of Utah by the the addition of Section 33 to read read- Section 33 In order to expedite ex cx tho the work of the legislature legis lature each house may by resolution provide for the ap ap- ap- ap of committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- rec- rec as to any subject within the scope of legislative regulation or control and joint committees consisting of 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 legisla legislature leg leg- isla lure during periods when the legislature is in adjournment or after final adjournment ola ofa of ol a session Any such committee shall have the powers and perform per per- form fonn the duties provided by the resolution creating it including the power of subpoena and the power to hire and to maintain staff and in addition it shall have such powers z iv perform such duties as may be provided by Jaw 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 adoptee by the electors of the state shall take effect the first day o of January 1967 PROPOSITION NO 5 ANNUAL SESSIONS OF OP THE LEGISLATURE SHALL SECTIONS 2 AND 16 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF T THE H E ESTATE STATE OF UTAH BE AMENDED A TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF T THE H E LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF A GENERAL GENERAL GEN GEN- ERAL SESSION OF NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE FORTY LEGISLA LEGISLATIVE LEG LEG- ISLA TIVE DA DAYS YS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS AND A BUDGET SESSION OF NOT NOTTO NOTTO NOTTO TO EXCEED TWENTY VENTY LEGISLATIVE D DAYS A Y S IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS THIS TillS PROPOSAL WOULD REPLACE A SIXTY CALENDAR GALEN CALEN- DAR DAY SESSION WHICH NOW V MEETS 1 EVERY OTHER YEAR Section 1 It is proposed t to amend Article VI Sections 2 and 16 of the Constitution of th the State of Utah to read Sec 2 Regular sessions of th 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 sha shall be held in odd numbered years and regular sessions which shall sha be known as budget shall be held in even years Regular sessions shall sha commence at 12 o'clock PM P.M. on the second Monday londay in January At a budget session the legis- legis consider OnlY omy Li general appropriation bills fo for forthe forthe the succeeding fiscal year 2 2 revenue |