Uintah Basin Standard | 1960-10-27 | Page 9 | Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Called "Survival Amendment"; Utah Voters Urged to Vote "Yes"

Constitutional Amendment 1 called i i Utah voters urged to vote j Utah Voters going to the polls November for the Presidential will find amendment proposal for It calls for updating of the State Constitution to enable steps guaranteeing continuity of government in extreme emergencies such as nuclear CIVIL DEFENSE Director for Leonard said today he hopes people will mark their ballots for this important He said t h e popularly known as the is endorsed by members of both political It is a non partisan call ing for no Voters of 13 other states arc deciding on this The emergency provisions for governments were by the Council of State Governments and endorsed by leading veteran and labor When the amendment would enable Utah to modernize its constitution Provide lines of sion for leadership aud government authority in legislative anil judicial Minimize the possibility of unlawful assumption of authority in an effective State j government in Preserve civil govern-j and thus reduce the I need for martial law In extreme dislocations following j