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Friday, October 24, 2008

Amendment Info

KSL opines on the five Constitutional Amendments you'll consider this November:

KSL’s most recent editorial urged voters to support Constitutional Amendment B on November 4th. Four other proposed amendments are also on the ballot . . .

Amendment A modifies and clarifies how unplanned vacancies would be filled for the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The change resolves some of the questions that arose a few years ago when then Governor Mike Leavitt resigned to join the Bush Administration.

Amendment C appropriately changes the start of the annual legislative session from the third Monday in January to the fourth. It means lawmakers would no longer be required to convene on the Martin Luther King holiday.

Amendment D clears up some of the potential conflicts that could arise with the redistricting process that occurs every ten years in conjunction with the federal census. It assures that redistricting will be based on the most current census numbers.

Amendment E deletes what experts call the archaic prohibition against investing certain state funds in private companies. It would allow for greater diversification of the state’s investment portfolio.

Amending the Utah Constitution is not something to be taken lightly, however these are valid changes. KSL encourages voters to approve all five constitutional amendments when they cast their ballots November 4th.

But you, gentle reader, are NOT satisfied with a two-sentence explanation. You want facts and philosophy. You want details. You want impartial analysis, salted with advocacy. You want the entire 91-page Utah Voter Information Pamphlet.

Well, here it is.

Constitutional amendment info starts on page 30.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Voted "no" on B and E, since the last thing a free people need is to authorize the State to acquire more money with which to fund its liberty-stealing mission.

E is doubly-bad, authorizing political fascists to reward donors with taxpayer-backed investment in their firms. But what else would you expect from Republicans?; 10/25/2008 11:12 AM
Ruby said...: The voters guide does not have any arguments against the ballot issues. That doesn't seem like a very balanced guide....; 11/02/2008 7:55 AM
The Senate Site said...: There was actually very little opposition to these proposed changes (you can check the vote counts on the legislative site). Bill sponsors get first right to explain their bill in the Voters Guide but anyone can ask to write a pro or con piece. Sometimes no one does.

Contact the LG's Office for rules and deadlines. The process is not complicated, but someone has to care enough to actually do it.; 11/03/2008 9:06 PM