Utah Amendment 2, Allow State and Higher Education Institutions to Exchange Intellectual Property for Private Stock Measure (2004)
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| Topic Higher education governance |
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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 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow state and public higher education institutions to trade intellectual property development rights for private stock ownership. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow state and public higher education institutions to trade intellectual property development rights for private stock ownership. |
Election results
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478,195 | 57.34% | ||
| No | 355,722 | 42.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to authorize the state or a public institution of higher education to acquire an ownership interest in a private business in exchange for rights to intellectual property developed by the state or public institution of higher education? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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