Utah Amendment 1, Permit State Revenue to Fund High Schools Measure (1906)

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Utah Amendment 1

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Election date

November 6, 1906

Topic
Public education funding
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 6, 1906. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the use of state revenue to fund public high schools. 

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to permit the use of state revenue to fund public high schools. 


Election results

Utah Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

19,402 66.71%
No 9,684 33.29%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

For the amendment to Section 2, Article 10, of the constitution.


Against the amendment to Section 2, Article 10, of the constitution. 

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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