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Show I I Election offers many reasons for voters to register ; There are several reasons North Utah County voter- vmII j interested in participating in next month's municipal elrcUon. That's why anyone who is not registered or who has moved into a new voting district since the last general election should take the necessary steps next week to register to vote on Nov. 7. ! NextTuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, are the last I two days voters can register. Individuals who voted in the last general election and who still live in the same voting district are j automatically registered. Those who have recently moved, as well as residents who have ! turned 18 since the last election -- or local residents who simply failed to vote, must register on those two dates or they will not be allowed to participate at the polls. County and mail-in registration registra-tion is over for the 1989 election. This year's election offers a variety of issues for local voters. In the first place, municipal elections are some of the most important town residents can participate in. Mayors and city council members make decisions that affect us daily. They establish property taxes, set water bills, in some cases determine ; other utility payments and establish the ordinances that regu late lll.'inv pa r t -. "f i ur !: I 'll '-ll in. ii, i.A.il o-mmuiMii.- the municipal elections this year are generating an unusual amount of interest, with voters' attention focused on old issues with new concern. If that i- nut enoug h, this year north Utah County votershave a chance to decide whether lehi. American K.rk, Pleasant Grove and I.indon will be annexed to the Utah Transit Authority. Bus service would provide our area with new alternatives in the area of transportation, and would tie the north county area into the rest of the Wasatch Front. But it doesn't come free. The ballot proposal regarding the UTA asks for area voters to increase sales tax by one quarter of one percent. Those who don't take time to register and to vote are basically giving those who do vote the right to determine if their taxes will be increased for this service. If that's not enough, a third item of interest on this year's ballot is the referendum on Salt Lake City's bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics. Although the Olympic events would take place in Salt Lake and Weber Counties, all Utahns are being asked if they are willing to have one-thirty second of one cent of our 1 collections diverted to help build a speed skating oval sV1,3 and bobsledluge runs that will enhance Salt Lake's do yUnips a potential Olympic Games site. Psition as Controversy Surrounding the Olympics issue incl h' whether public funding should be used to support an ente aimed at generating dollars for private business or Utah should be in the Olympics at all. Will the games prove t h profitable for Utah, or will they leave the state with a rW u will take years to pay off? U6Dt that It is up to Utah voters to decide this vital issue. But an who fails to register will have no say in the Olympics referend0"6 - or the UTA annexations - or municipal elections. Um Registration agents and their addresses are listed on Page 9 of this newspaper, Unregistered individuals of voting age should make certain that next Tuesday or Wednesday they visit an agent and sign up for the Nov. 7 election. We owe it to ourselves to participate in these important decisions. Register and vote. It keeps our government healthv and our freedoms alive. |
