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Utah Amendment 1, Changes to Impeachment Process Measure (2004)

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Utah Amendment 1

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Election date

November 2, 2004

Topic
Impeachment rules
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Utah Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 2, 2004. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to change the impeachment process by:

  • authorizing the House of Representatives to convene to impeach;
  • requiring the State Senate to convene for an impeachment trial if the House has voted to impeach; and
  • allowing for payment of legislators during an impeachment session.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to change the impeachment process.


Election results

Utah Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

584,661 69.28%
No 259,222 30.72%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to:

  1. explicitly authorize the Utah House of Representatives to convene for the purpose of impeachment if two-thirds of the representatives are in favor of convening;
  2. require the Utah Senate to convene for a trial of impeachment if the House of Representatives has voted to impeach;
  3. allow the same amount of legislative compensation per day during an impeachment session as is allowed during an annual general session; and 
  4. delete an outdated reference to justices of the peace in an impeachment provision?

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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