Utah Amendment 2, Require that Fuel and Motor Vehicle Taxes be Used for Mandated Purposes Measure (1962)
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| Topic Fuel taxes and Restricted-use funds |
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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 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that proceeds from fuel taxes and taxes related to motor vehicle operation be used only for:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require that proceeds from fuel taxes and taxes related to motor vehicle operation be used only for:
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Election results
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Utah Amendment 2 |
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209,605 | 77.63% | ||
| No | 60,394 | 22.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article XIII of the Constitution of Utah be amended by the addition of a new section to provide that proceeds from the imposition of taxes on liquid motor fuels and taxes related to the operation of motor vehicles be used exclusively for highway purposes, driver education, traffic law enforcement and tourist and publicity? | ” |
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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