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Are women allowed to be president? — yes, it's a question. Election Day is upon us. Electronic drivers licenses?
Happy Tuesday, and happy Election Day. It's a question that's rarely asked and on its face seems ridiculous: Are women allowed to become president of the United States? But nearly a century after women gained the constitutional right to vote, many Americans would be surprised to find the answer isn't simple. That's because https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii">Article II of the Constitution, which lays out the qualifications and duties of the president, uses the word "he" 16 times to describe the holder of that office. Don't fret, though, scholars say the question has been answered, even if their reasons vary. [http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/10/30/are-women-allowed-to-be-president?src=usn_fb" target="_blank">USNews]
Topping the news: Salt Lake City may re-elect a mayor or choose a new one today, and voters have the choice of increasing their sales tax to pay for more transit. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3129006-155/as-election-day-arrives-results-could" target="_blank">Trib] Voting by mail has raised participation, [http://kutv.com/news/local/voting-by-mail-raises-participation-tuesday-is-still-election-day" target="_blank">KUTV] but has caused confusion in Davis County. [http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/vote-by-mail-postage-confusion-in-davis-county" target="_blank">ABC4] The races are expected to be close. [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/02/close-races-expected-on-election-day/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> SLC mayoral candidates made their final statements before Election Day. [http://kutv.com/news/local/slc-mayoral-candidates-make-final-pitches-before-election-day" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/candidates-for-slc-mayor-make-final-push-for-votes" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> Overstock.com chairman and gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Johnson prepared the company for an economic collapse by stockpiling gold and says the state should have financial contingency plans in place. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3120420-155/utah-guv-candidate-overstock-stockpiled-gold" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rep. Craig Hall is working on legislation that would allow the state to issue "electronic driver licenses" on smartphone apps to those who want them. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3102735-155/smartphone-may-be-utah-driver-license" target="_blank">Trib]
Tweets of the day: From http://twitter.com/daveweigel" target="_blank">@daveweigel: "Time for Paul Ryan to step up and moderate all the GOP debates."
From http://twitter.com/puddinstrip" target="_blank">@puddinstrip: "Candy Crush just sold for $6 billion in case anyone is looking for a reason to join ISIS"
From http://twitter.com/RexHuppke" target="_blank">@RexHuppke: "Instead of the Internet, couldn't we just build a really big park for all the horrible people to hang out in?"
Happy Birthday: To SLC's Ann Ober.
Tune in: Eric Schmidt of the Utah Association of Addiction Treatment Providers and Tribune senior political reporter Robert Gehrke join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about how some drug and alcohol rehab centers in Utah are scamming insurance companies out of tens of millions of dollars and what the fraud means for criminal justice reform. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: Utah's justice reform may be in trouble without treatment for released inmates. [http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-justice-reform-without-treatment-may-be-in-trouble" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> A Utah group has asked Attorney General Sean Reyes to stop an investment loan to four coal counties to help build a freight terminal in California. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3128347-155/california-coal-terminal-not-a-legitimate" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640499/Groups-want-proposed-loan-for-Oakland-coal-shipping-port-declared-illegal.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> The Environmental Protection Agency expects to grant more time for an agreement between local groups and the agency for compensation for their costs from the Gold King Mine spill. [http://kutv.com/news/local/epa-expects-to-grant-more-time-for-mine-spill-repayment-pact-with-ute-tribe" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Utah's state parks may grow in number and size. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3095458-155/utah-could-get-more-and" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/02/new-vision-under-consideration-over-expansion-of-utahs-state-parks/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> After fewer missionaries return to the U. than expected, enrollment is mostly flat. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3063335-155/us-enrollment-mostly-flat-as-fewer" target="_blank">Trib]
-> In the last seven years, Latter-day Saints have grown more accepting of homosexuality and generally more Republican, according to a newly-released 2014 study. [http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3129946-155/mormons-becoming-even-more-republican-more" target="_blank">Trib]
-> An email scam is circulating nationwide that notifies individuals of a need to appear in court for a case that does not exist. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3129196-155/utah-courts-warn-public-of-email" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/02/utah-state-courts-warns-of-email-scam/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/notice-to-appear-in-court-scam-circulating" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> A cyber attack that began Friday afternoon targeted the Salt Lake City School District's website, phone system, and PowerSchool grading tool through Monday morning. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640534/Cyber-attack-hits-Salt-Lake-City-School-Districts-website-phones-grading-system.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/02/salt-lake-city-school-district-systems-down-after-hack-no-student-info-compromised/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://kuer.org/post/slc-school-district-targeted-weekend-cyberattack" target="_blank">KUER]
-> A Sandy teacher was awarded a grant from Google to fund a project for students with special needs. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640524/Sandy-teacher-gets-Google-donation-to-fund-project-for-special-needs-students.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> The Utah Supreme Court heard allegations yesterday against an ex-police chief. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3129075-155/utah-supreme-court-hears-allegations-against" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640527/Utah-Supreme-Court-hears-allegations-against-ex-police-chief.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-supreme-court-hears-allegations-against-ex-police-chief" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Chad Hudson has been named as the new deputy forest supervisor of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640472/New-deputy-forest-supervisor-announced.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Paul Rolly had a dream full of symbolism about Hillary Clinton panhandling in Kentucky. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2874726-155/rolly-the-night-i-dreamed-hillary" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: President Barack Obama signed a two-year bipartisan budget bill yesterday, just before the default deadline. [http://time.com/4096796/obama-federal-budget-bill/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter" target="_blank">TIME]
-> GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said fellow candidate Marco Rubio is "overrated" in an interview yesterday. [http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2015-11-02/donald-trump-on-marco-rubio-he-s-an-overrated-person-" target="_blank">Bloomberg]
-> New Speaker Paul Ryan has had a portrait of Dennis Hastert removed from a hallway outside the House chamber, days after the former speaker pleaded guilty to breaking banking laws in a hush money scheme. [http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:739af58385874487ba2b61c5368dd2e0" target="_blank">AP]
-> Ryan also has been sleeping in his House office while the cigarette smoke smell left behind by former Speaker John Boehner is removed. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-speaker-paul-ryan-office-smell/story?id=34915605" target="_blank">ABC]
-> According to polls, Republican candidate Ben Carson has surged to the top of his party in the presidential race. [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/nbc-wsj-poll-carson-surges-lead-national-gop-race-n456006" target="_blank">NBC]
-> Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited the families of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown yesterday. [http://mashable.com/2015/11/02/hillary-clinton-trayvon-martin-tamir-rice-michael-brown/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link#8Sfqhtdaf5qS" target="_blank">Mashable]
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