Utah Constitutional Revision Commission
TO: Members of the Constitutional Revision Commission
FROM: Jerry D. Howe, Research Analyst
DATE: March 31, 1997
SUBJECT: Meeting Date
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Constitutional Revision Commission will be held as follows:
DATE: Friday, April 10, 1998
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 405, State Capitol
If you are unable to attend, please contact Wendy Bangerter at 538-1032.
1. Call to Order and Approval of Minutes.
* November 14, 1997
* February 6, 1998
2. Discussion of resolutions which passed and failed during the 1998 General Session.
3. Discussion of resolutions on the November 3, 1998 ballot (includes resolutions passed during both the 1997 and 1998 General Sessions).
1997 General Session
* *SJR1 Resolution Amending Legislator Eligibility Standards
* HJR8 Resolution Repealing Marital Property Provisions
* HJR14 Acceptance of Trust Lands Resolution
1998 General Session
* HJR4 Resolution Eliminating Voting Rights of Convicted Felons
* *HJR8 Legislative Eligibility Resolution
* SJR10 Resolution Establishing Wildlife Numbers
* SJR13 Resolution on Review of Tax Commission Cases
*HJR8, 1998 General Session, replaces SJR1, 1997 General Session, on the November 3, 1998
ballot
.
. . . Continued
4. Prioritization -- Selection of 1998 study priorities
Property Tax Issues
* Homeowner's Property Tax Exemptions (1996 SJR 4)
* Removing Property Tax Provisions from Constitution (1998 SJR1)
* Intangibles (1998 SJR17)
Legislative Issues
* Automatic Special Sessions (1996 SJR10)
* Notice for Special Sessions (1998 HJR6)
* Legislative and Separation of Powers Provisions (Articles V and VI)
* Expanding the Length of General Sessions
Judiciary Issues
* Judicial Nominating Process
* Judicial Retention (Article VIII, Section 9)
* Mandatory Retirement (Article VIII, Section 15)
Other Issues
* Property Ownership Requirement for Bond Elections (Article XIV, Section 3)
* Labor Article (1996 SJR11)
* General review for potentially unconstitutional provisions (e.g. property ownership requirement for bond elections in Article XIV, Section 3).
* General review of inconsistent, ambiguous, or contradictory terms or provisions (e.g. "registered voter", "qualified voter", "qualified elector", and legal voter")
5. Discussion of draft language, Resolution Amending the Local Government Article, 1998 DRAFT with presentations from the:
* Special District Association
* League of Cities and Towns
* Utah Association of Counties
* Bond Counsel
9. Other business
10. Adjourn
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