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Utah Amendment 1, Require the Board of Education be Elected Measure (1950)
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| Topic Public education governance and State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that members of the Board of Education be elected and that the Board appoint the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require that members of the Board of Education be elected and that the Board appoint the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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99,951 | 64.07% | ||
| No | 56,045 | 35.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Article X, Section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Utah, Relating to the Control and Supervision of the Public School System, by the State Board of Education and the Appointment by the State Board of Education of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. | ” |
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.
See also
Footnotes
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