Show Know Your U Utah tah l Constitutional Amendments f 1 i 1 Continued from page one Hied if led 2 The time by which a candidate candidate candidate can can- for the Legislature must meet he requirements Is clari clari- fied Present provisions are unclear as to the eligibility date 3 The date on which laws become effective is made denn ite The effective date presently present present- ly is linked with the publication date making a variation inthe In Inthe inthe the dates on which laws become effective Since it Is also un unclear unclear un- un clear what constitutes publication tion the problem is compound compound- ed REMOVING DEADWOOD 1 The specified form for enacting clauses of bills bUts is deleted It Is the prevailing opinion that such detail is not necessary in the Constitution and should be specified by statutory statutory statu statu- tory law 2 The long list of special laws prohibited by Section 26 is deleted In favor or o of the general statement prohibiting all see special cial laws where a general law is applicable All of the specific tic laws listed are prohibited by express or implied provisions o elsewhere In the Constitution 3 Sections 27 and 3 30 0 are deleted as having little mean meaning ing or application today The se sec prohibit the Legislature tu r from releasing debts to the state or from granting extra compensation pe n- n to an officer or con coch tractor The executive branch has the authority to grant gran extra compensation and release or negotiate debts and the authority author author- ity is regularly used The provisions In Proposition tion No 1 have been endorsed by the Board of Commissioners of the Utah State Bar the Salt Lake Area Chamber of ot Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- t merce Utah ns for Ef Effective Effective Effective Ef- Ef Government the Utah Foundation and both gubernatorial gubernatorial tonal candidates |