Amendment 4 gets another airing in commission meeting (Board declines request for anti-Amendment 3 resolution)

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s approval of a resolution against Amendment 4 at the urging of a group of local citizens recently got pushback from supporters of the amendment. Amendment 4, which will be on the ballot in the general election in November, seeks to limit government interference with abortion. On Thursday, Sept. 12, the commission, at the urging of Bill Snyder and several other citizens, adopted an anti-Amendment 4 resolution by a 3-0 vote, with two commissioners abstaining because of their appointments to the canvassing board, which prevents members from taking political stands. On Thursday morning, Oct. 3, Phil Calandra addressed t