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Utah Amendment A, Place Revenue from the Severance Tax into the State Trust Fund Measure (2012)
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| Topic Fossil fuel energy and Mineral resources |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require a portion of the revenue from the state severance tax on oil, gas, and mineral extractions be deposited into the State Trust Fund, beginning on July 1, 2016. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, thus maintaining that revenue from the severance tax be placed into the State General Fund to be governed by legislative statute. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment A |
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462,157 | 50.59% | ||
| No | 451,348 | 49.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment A was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to require a portion of the revenue from all of the state's severance taxes, excluding severance tax revenue used for Indian tribes, to be deposited into the permanent state trust fund beginning July 1, 2016? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers vote is required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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