Utah Referendum 2, Discontinue Carbon College and Dispose of its Property Measure (1954)

Utah Referendum 2
Election date November 2, 1954
Topic Higher education governance
Status Defeated
Type Veto referendum	Origin Citizens

Utah Referendum 2 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Utah on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported the act that would discontinue the operation of Carbon College as a state college, and permit the Board of Examiners to dispose of its property.

A "no" vote opposed the act that would discontinue the operation of Carbon College as a state college, and permit the Board of Examiners to dispose of its property.

Election results

Utah Referendum 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		49,511	21.89%
No		176,681	78.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 2 was as follows:

“

An Act providing that Carbon College be discontinued as a state maintained college; that the Board of Examiners dispose of all real and personal property comprising said college in such manner as it deems to be to the best interests of the State of Utah.

”

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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