Utah County voters have two challenges before them for the general election in just one month. The first challenge comes from Gov. Calvin L. Rampton who has asked the 29 counties of the state to join in a voting contest to bolster the Nov. 2 vote. The governor was prompted to issue the appeal as the result of a trend of declining voter participation since 1960. h The second appeal comes from the Utah County Council of Governments which is challenging the communities to be recognized as the “votingest city” in the county. A Atraveling trophy will be awarded to the community with the greatest voter participation. COG officials have defined “voter participation”‘ as the total ballots cast for the office of President as a percentage of voting age population? in the Sept. 14 primary election, Utah County’s voter turnout was computed at 41.4 per cent. That was better than in many primaries, but was slightly under the state-wide percentage of 42. The ballot for the general election will be attractive indeed, with the Ford-Carter presidential race, Utah contests for U.S. Senator and two House of Representatives posts; a gubernatorial race, state legislative and county commission races, and assorted other contests including state and local school board. Besides that there will be some vital special issues on the ballot. Citizens of Utah County will vote on the proposal to change the system of county government from the traditional county commission setup to a “Separation of Powers Plan” under which the top administrator would be an elected “county executive”, and the policy and law-making body would be a seven-member “county council” consisting of three elected at-large and four from the- county senate districts, serving part-time. There will also be the four state-wide issues. One is a proposed amendment to the Utah Constitution. The other three are initiative proposals placed on the ballot by petition of qualified voters. These will be outlined in a subsequent editorial. As the Utah County Council of Governments points out, we lay claim here in the county to having a highly-educated and talented people plus excellent community spirit. a beautiful environment, and a tradition of being civicminded. Surely, if all these things are true, the citizenry will have enough pride to go to the polls on electon day in greater numbers than demonstrated at the last several elections. If you are not registered to vote, you may register at your neighborhood registration agent Oct. 9, 12, or 26. If you can’t register on one of those dates, you may sign up at the county clerk’s office during regular hours until Oct. 22. In any case, circle the date and make Nov. 2 a BIG day in your life by voting. So They Say “We see, on the one hand, an expansion of demands for judicial services and, on the other, the unhappy pattern of failure to provide the resources necessary to meet the demand – and, I should add, the expectation among people that the demands will be met.” – Chief Justice Warren Burger in an address to the American Bar Association. “ll am) very upset intemally sometimes but if you keep your cool. you can make a better decision. I have leamed to control my temper. My staff members understand what 1 mean by the way I say it, but you don’t have to shout to do it.” – President Gerald Ford