Show Yes Bountiful Plans Primary Bountiful will definitely hold holda a primary election on Oct 24 24 ALTHOUGH the city's Intent to hold a primary ele election lion based on wording of Utah State Law was announced last week there have been numerous queries queries queries quer quer- ies from residents and election officials to the recorders recorder's of office office office of- of fice according to Bruce Parkin city recorder I To clarify the issue Mr I Parkin explained the law as it pertains to Bountiful Bountiful is a third class city which has adopted a city ordinance to fol follow follow follow fol- fol low the primary petition-primary nomination nomination nom nom- method of oC first and second second second sec sec- ond class cities THESE LAWS are specifically ly outlined In Utah Code Annotated Annotated Annotated Anno Anno- 1953 as amended 20 12 through 4 he said Basically it says a person must file with the city recorder a state statement ment of candidacy at least 21 days prior to the primary primary primary mary election in order to be become become become be- be come a candidate for municipal office THE STATE law requires signatures on such petitions in first and second class cities but Bountiful's ordinance must be signed by Jy only 50 qualified voters The Bountiful ordinance be became became became be- be came effective in 1961 and has remained in effect annually bi-annually since It basically restates part of the state law and allows modification modification modification mod mod- to provide for such changes as THE THE WORD councilman is substituted for commissioner Auditor is deleted because Bountiful's auditor is not elected elected elected elect elect- ed and is a dual position held i by the recorder d SUCH OTH OTHER R changes In terminology made as are reasonably reasonably rea rea- necessary to conform m to said provision of law to be applicable to a city of ot third class but the substance shall be retained and followed Mr Parkin further explained the function of ot the petition THE PETITION is a statement statement statement state state- ment directing that the candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candi candi- dates date's name shall be placed on the primary ballot Inasmuch as there is no further explanatory explanatory explanatory tory wording in the law it fol follows follows follows fol- fol lows that the the- law requires a primary election for nomination for tor the municipal election In November The law further provides after alter the he primary mary has been uen held that the names of candidates equal to twice the number of positions for each office that receive the highest number of votes for that of flee being elected elected elect elect- ed shall be the candidates and the only candidates whose names shall be placed upon the ballot for councilmen at such municipal election II BOUNTIFUL CITY Attorney George Fadel told the city council council council coun coun- cil that if a primary election is held the candidates elect elected d will willbe willbe willbe be d. d y 14 2 IBy I- I By following the exact wording word word- i. i ing of or the law no one can lah later r come back and say the election is illegal he said THIS TInS FORM of petition mary nomination Is in lieu of party nominations held by most third class cities and as the law aw V l' l is nJ 1 iv nol c a. lac n T ae com com- pat pt ly iy carrl carried d oi oal In order to lo lobe tobe tobe be legal There will be no elimination contest in Bountiful's primary election with only four candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates having filed for three council seats As a result the same names appearing on the primary mary ballot will appear on the Nov 7 municipal general See PRIMARY on page pago 2 R Primary Continued from front page ballot Mr Parkin said THE CITY council has directed direct direct- ed that a letter would be sent to the Utah Municipal League to point out that the present wordIng wording wording word- word Ing of state law does not allow the elimination of the primary election when fewer p file tIle as c J. J 1111 ia comprise a contest for a primary The Municipal League represents represents represents rep rep- resents city governments in Utah IT SEE SEEMS only proper in such sucha a case that the petition of or candidacy candidacy candidacy candi candi- dacy could automatically be used to qualify that the candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candidates candidate's candi candi- dates date's name be placed on the municipal ballot In November the council contends Tl This s would make an improvement improvement improve improve- ment in the law and would eliminate elim the costly need of ot holding a primary ele election Uon merely as as a a. a l legal gal process of candidacy n nom nomination nom nomination m- m he said |