Utah Amendment D, Create a Legislative Ethics Commission Measure (2010)

Utah Amendment D
Election date November 2, 2010
Topic Ethics rules and commissions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Amendment D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 2, 2010. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to establish a legislative ethics commission to investigate complaints of unethical legislative behavior, and grant the legislature the power to provide the rules for its procedues, appointments, and operations.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to establish a legislative ethics commission to investigate complaints of unethical legislative behavior, and grant the legislature the power to provide the rules for its procedures, appointments, and operations.

Election results

Utah Amendment D
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		408,471	67.03%
No		200,876	32.97%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment D was as follows:

“

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: establish a five-member legislative ethics commission whose members may not include sitting legislators or registered lobbyists; authorize the commission to conduct an independent review of complaints alleging unethical legislative behavior; and authorize the Legislature to provide for: procedures and requirements for filing a complaint; the qualifications, appointment, and terms of commission members; and commission duties, powers, operations, and procedures?

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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.

See also

2010 Measures

• 2010 Measures
• Ethics rules and commissions on the ballot
• 2010 legislative sessions

Utah

• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Utah Voter Guide (2010)