re: Sen Bodi White introduces bill to increase St George sales taxes up to 2% more

I don't want to start another thread for this, but I don't see how this is constitutional....

Sen Nevers has introduced legislation which would institute a moratorium on incorporating unincorporated areas retroactive to Jan 1 2014. If a petition was complete but no election had been scheduled prior to Jan 1 2014, then the effort may be continued effective Jan 1, 2016. but here's the clincher- the continued effort must now follow any changes to the rules of incorporation.

I don't see how you can 1. retroactively stop an effort like this; and 2. change the rules in the middle of the effort.

No matter what side of the St. George debate you fall on, this is a ridiculous idea and one that is a dangerous precedent. We cannot allow the legislature to simply change the rules in the middle of the game like this. If rules need to be changed, that's fine. Change the Lawrasson (sp?) act rules. But you have to allow already in progress efforts to continue under the rules under which they began.

edit: sorry- forgot the link Nevers' bill

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Proposed law provides that, if prior to January 1, 2014, the residents of an unincorporated
area initiated a petition for incorporation under present law and no election for the
incorporation was held on or before January 1, 2014, then the petition for incorporation shall
be suspended during this moratorium and may be continued on or after January 1, 2016.
Further provides that any petition suspended as a result of the moratorium in proposed law
shall be subject to the provisions governing municipal incorporation in effect when the
moratorium ends

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