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Show Utah Governor Urges Political Participatioh meetings, chances are people htvhave not attended before will know mam ..-of. the people who do attend.' C Conventions, both County and State, are held during the summer months, followed by Primary Elections on September Septem-ber 9, 1980. and the General Election. November 4. 1980. "We have a rare svstem in Utah which allows the people maximum influence in party matters." said the Governor. "The friends and neighbors you elect at' your Mass Meetings this spring will be the. organizational backbone of your party for the coming two years.'" Governor Matheson added. "While we :have seen many other stated set up elaborate beauty contest primary elections elec-tions for . presidential candidates, candi-dates, there is no substitute for grassroots , organization like we have here in -Utah which is in close touch-to: the needs of our people and which responds effectively to those needs. 1 urge you to. get involved in the Mass Meetings on May, 19." Mass Meetings: May 1 9. 1 980. Selection Cfiaih yccCtaj5Staj Treasiif ct2cja4c .0 tjates State Oinvnt!onS officers i &&$ri$fr PrmwEY&VofcjyJt '. rSep(ernber 1980. . jPffy noiin'esl.selectelfoGeeyil Eleciiqn;j;;;::,; General Election: November 4. 1980. Election of Federal, State and. County officials. - most cities and towns people who attend mass meetings will be meeting with friends and neighbors to choose their voting district leadership and delegates to the Countv and -State Conventions." said the Governor., "There should be no fear of attending these The beginning of Utah's bi-annual grassroots political process is a month away, and Governor Scott M. Matheson is urging all concerned citizens, citi-zens, no matter what political party they support, to get involved in the political svstem. "Grassroots : politics. ' through local organization and the Mass Meeting process keeps our svstem strong," said Governor Matheson. "It offers equal opportunity to all citizens to have influence on their political leaders and the direction of their chosen political party and. by extension. exten-sion. the direction of their various governmental units." Mass "Meetings in Utah are scheduled for May 19. 1980. The meetings, conducted by , partisan political parties, are used to organize voting districts, which are not much larger than most .urban and suburban neighborhoods. "In r ' .11 ' - - N 'o'f fer II .'i?1 ,o'w',v - v ,v'- - ' , w 'wvn;iI II - i'i. - -- --r-' , '- , i y, w4v t - - v j y "VII x r - ' : -jtr-:wi? ;' . v . v ?oVvVv':J II & - 'nI''IJ' ' 'J-t K'"' ',5 v'iV. 11 II ' - Jf "-A ''''4 A V. ; S't ' , II ' - 'v ' mL- M4'y - 'V' I p;?,' r; rH;ffiv,. ; r A''. '' :? Jl - II UVyJ''"'-''''' ! fell II f r-v 4 --Vi 't'wii v , - ,v -v'll - -. :. - -'II . . ., .,, ..r x$n : ' kw aV ' ? -1.- -r , ' II4 ' . 1 ' i . ' r |