Utah 60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Initiatives Creating Taxes or Increasing Taxes Amendment (2024)
| Utah 60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Initiatives Creating Taxes or Increasing Taxes Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures and Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Utah 60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Initiatives Creating Taxes or Increasing Taxes Amendment was not on the ballot in Utah as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.[1]
The proposed amendment would have required a 60% supermajority vote of approval to adopt initiatives creating a new tax or increasing an existing tax.[1]
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The full text of the amendment is available here.
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- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
In Utah, both chambers of the state legislature need to pass a constitutional amendment by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session to refer an amendment to the ballot.
On February 27, 2023, the state House approved the amendment in a vote of 56-16 with three members absent or not voting. It did not pass the state Senate before the state legislature adjourned on March 3, 2023.[1]
| Vote in the Utah House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 50  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 56 | 16 | 3 |
| Total percent | 74.67% | 21.33% | 4.00% |
| Democrat | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Republican | 56 | 3 | 2 |
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