Utah Amendment 2, Permit Legislature to Provide Governance in Case of an Enemy Attack Measure (1964)
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| Topic Government continuity policy and State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 3, 1964. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to pass laws that provide ways for the government to fill vacancies and continue vital functions in the case of an emergency caused by an enemy attack. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to pass laws that provide ways for the government to fill vacancies and continue vital functions in the case of an emergency caused by an enemy attack. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 2 |
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260,851 | 81.22% | ||
| No | 60,301 | 18.78% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VI of the Constitution of Utah be amended by adding Section 32, granting the Legislature authority to provide for continuity of state and local government in periods of emergency resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack to fill vacancies in public offices, and take such action as may be necessary to cause the propert functioning and continuance of government? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds vote in both the legislative chambers 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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