Utah Referendum 1, End State Operation of Dixie, Snow, and Weber State Colleges Measure (1954)
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| Topic Higher education governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Utah Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Utah on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the act which would transfer Dixie, Snow, and Weber State to a non-state operator, thus discontinuing their operation as state schools. |
A "no" vote opposed the act which would transfer Dixie, Snow, and Weber State to a non-state operator, thus discontinuing their operation as state schools. |
Election results
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Utah Referendum 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 92,787 | 40.31% | ||
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137,389 | 59.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:
| “ | An Act providing that Dixie, Snow, and Weber-Junior Colleges be discontinued as state maintained schools, and for transfer by the Board of Examiners of all property comprising said colleges to a transferee on condition that said transferee operate them as colleges. If they fail to be operated as colleges, then all said property shall revert to the state. If such transfer is of doubtful constitutionality, or held unconstitutional, the Board of Examiners shall sell the properties to the same transferee for such constideration as it deems proper considering the saving to the state in the being relieved of their operation. | ” |
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.
See also
Footnotes
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