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Utah 2026 ballot measures
As of September 12, 2025, three statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Utah in 2026.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Initiatives to Increase or Expand Taxes Amendment | Require a supermajority requirement of 60% by voters for citizen-initiated ballot measures that create new taxes, increase existing tax rates, or for a property tax | |
| Prohibit Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining Referendum | Uphold or repeal House Bill 267, which would prohibit public unions from entering into collective bargaining agreements | |
| Publication Requirements for Constitutional Amendments Measure | Require that constitutional amendments appearing on the ballot must be published for a period of 60 days |
Potential measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Secure Website for Filing and Signing Initiatives Measure | Direct democracy measures | Requires the Lieutenant Governor to create and maintain a secure website for voters to file and sign initiative and referendum petitions; provide for initiative signature requirements and deadlines |
| CISS | Establish the Congressional District Method for Presidential Elections Initiative | Electoral systems | Require Utah to follow the congressional district method when assigning electoral votes to presidential candidates |
Getting measures on the ballot
Utah allows citizen initiatives in the form of initiated state statutes and veto referendums. In Utah, initiated state statutes can be either directly or indirectly initiated. Signature requirements for directly-initiated statutes and veto referendum petitions are determined by calculating 8 percent of active voters in the state as of January 1 of the year following the last regular general election. For 2025, the signature requirement is 140,748 valid signatures.[1] For indirectly initiated statute petitions, proponents must gather signatures equal to 4 percent of active voters—a requirement of 70,374 for the 2026 ballot—to get the initiative before state legislators.[2] A second, equal round of signatures is required if the legislature does not approve the initiative. The deadline to submit the first round of signatures for an indirect initiated state statute targeting the 2026 election ballot is November 15, 2025.
State law establishes a final signature deadline for direct initiated state statutes and the second round of signatures for indirect initiatives as either 316 days after the initial initiative application was filed or 30 days after the first individual signs the initiative packet, whichever is earlier. Signatures for veto referendums must be submitted 30 days after the first individual signs the referendum packet or 40 days of the adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed, whichever is earlier.
The Utah Legislature can also place legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred state statutes on the ballot. The legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot upon a two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers. The amendment must then be approved by a majority of voters voting in the general election, not just a majority of voters voting on the amendment.
See also
- 2026 ballot measures
- List of Utah ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Utah
- Utah Legislature
State profile
| Demographic data for Utah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Utah | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,990,632 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 82,170 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 87.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 13.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,727 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Utah. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Utah
Utah voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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