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Governor's Commission on Strengthening Utah's Democracy

07/31/09 - 3:00 pm
07/31/09 - 6:00 pm

The next meeting of the Governor's Commission on Strengthening Utah's Democracy will be held on Friday, July 31 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, UT. The Commission will be considering issues and hearing public comment related to Utah's election laws.


GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON


STRENGTHENING UTAH’S DEMOCRACY


Cedar Breaks Conference Room, Sharwan Smith Student Building,

Southern Utah University, Cedar City UT


AGENDA


FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009


3:00 –6:00 PM


1. Welcome (3:00 – 3:05pm)


2. Commission Business (3:05 – 3:15 pm)

a. Approval of Minutes – June 18th Meeting

b. Shakespearean Festival


3. Elections in Utah - Governor Olene Walker (3:15-3:45 pm)


a. Presentation by Governor Walker on Elections in Utah

b. Questions and Answers with Commissioners


4. Presentations by Advocacy Organizations (3:45-4:15 pm)


a. Presentation by Marina Lowe, ACLU

b. Presentation by Andrew Jensen, Utah Student Association

c. Questions and Answers with Commissioners


Break (4:15-4:30 pm)


5. “Elections” Sub-Topic Presentation and Discussion ( 4:30-5:15 pm)


a. Presentation by Douglas Larson, Commission Attorney

b. Commission Discussion

c. Specific Proposals for Commission Attorneys on Elections


6. Public Comment (5:15 – 6:00 pm)


a. Douglas Larson, Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service,

Southern Utah University

b. Other Public Comment


7. Conclusion


a. Next Meeting – August 20, 2009 (If necessary, TBA)

b. Following Meeting – Thursday, September 10, 2009. Utah State Capitol

Building. Note – coincides with Dialogue on Democracy



Comments

  • Republic

    We are a republic NOT a democracy! Nor did the founding fathers or thinking, responsible citizens today want us to be. Democracy is the WORST form of government, and anything that moves us more in that direction is very destructive to good government. The father of the constitution himself, James Madison, said that democracies were the worst form of government and were as short in their lives as they were violent in there deaths. See http://www.utahsrepublic.org/.

    Don't change things to make us more of a democracy, because then demagogues rule.

    Mon, 07/27/2009 - 12:36 — David N. Cox

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