Utah Amendment 3, Change Legislator Salary and Reimbursement Limits Measure (1950)

Utah Amendment 3
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Amendment 3 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 grant legislators a salary of $500 for the legislative session and an additional $5.00 per day for expenses.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to grant legislators a salary of $500 for the legislative session and an additional $5.00 per day for expenses.

Election results

Utah Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		75,324	51.67%
No		70,464	48.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 9, Article VI of the Constitution of Utah, Relating to Compensation of Utah, Relating to Compensation of Members of the Legislature, Not Exceeding $500,000 a Year for the Legislative Term and $5.00 a Day Expenses While Actually in Session.

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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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