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Show County Officials Favor Passage of Amendments by Big Margin poll, the Association of Counties Coun-ties issued a resolution urging Utah residents to vote in favor of all four amendments in November. Nov-ember. The resolution, released by Jack E. Christensen, executive director of the county officers' association, said, "It is the consensus con-sensus of the members of this association that the said four amendments would be good for the citizens of this state and would promote better and more efficient government for the people of the State of Utah." Mr. Christensen announced the following poll results: PROPOSITION NO. 1 (Legislative (Legis-lative Article Revision): In favor, 77. Proposition No. 2 (Restricting (Restrict-ing Bail in Certain Felony Cases): In favor, 86. Proposition No. 3 (CitySchool Systems): In favor, 73. Proposition No. 4 (Permitting (Permit-ting Alternative Forms of County Coun-ty Government): In favor, 82. THE RESOLUTION BY THE Association of Counties added that the organization is on record rec-ord "supporting the approval and passage of the four amendments amend-ments . . . and that this association as-sociation further urges all qualified electors of this state to cast their ballots for these amendments in the forthcoming forthcom-ing election." In the order in which they will appear on the November ballot, the proposed amendments amend-ments would: No. 1 Revise the legislative article of the Utah Constitution Constitu-tion to eliminate outdated procedures, pro-cedures, and to give the legis lature more effective auditing and legal help. No. 2-Amend the bail provision pro-vision of the constitution to deny bail to persons accused of a felony while on parole or probation pro-bation for a previous felony, or while free on bail on a felony charge, provided there is a strong presumption of guilt on the second felony. NO. 3-REMOVE FROM the constitution a provision which now makes it mandatory for cities of the first and second class to have their own school districts. No. 4 Permit alternative forms of county government to make it possible for each county, coun-ty, subject to referendum by its citizens, to choose a form of government 'which best serves each county's needs." EIGHTY-TWO PER cent of county officials responding to a poll conducted by the Utah Association As-sociation of Counties favor passage pas-sage of proposed constitutional amendment No. 4 which will be on the Utah ballot Nov. 7. Amendment No. 4 would make it possible for each county in Utah to choose, by referendum, a form of government best suited suit-ed to that county's particular needs. At present, the Utah Constitution Con-stitution makes it mandatory for all counties in the state to have the same form of government, govern-ment, regardless of population, size, or particular problems. If proposition No. 4 is approved ap-proved by Utah voters in November, Nov-ember, each county may retain its present form of government if that is considered best, or may, with approval of the county's coun-ty's residents, adopt a type of county government which the voters feel would best suit their needs. IN THE SAME poll, the county officials also voted "Overwhelmingly" "Over-whelmingly" to support the other three constitutional amendment proposals which will be on the November ballot. As a result of the statewide |
