Utah Initiative C, Create a Five-Year State Budget Ceiling Measure (1976)

Utah Initiative C
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Revenue and spending limits
Status Defeated
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Utah Initiative C was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Utah on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported imposing a five-year annual budget max of $915,300,000 and provide that any budget surplus be applied first to the state debt and then to a tax reduction schedule.

A "no" vote opposed imposing a five-year annual budget max of $915,300,000 and provide that any budget surplus be applied first to the state debt and then to a tax reduction schedule.

Election results

Utah Initiative C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		112,414	22.16%
No		394,762	77.84%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative C was as follows:

“

Should a law be adopted, the purpose of which shall be: To impose a five-year annual budget ceiling of $915,300,000 beginning with the fiscal year 1977-78 with a corresponding requirement that the receipt of federal revenues be completely phased out by the fiscal year 1982-83, and To provide that any budget surpluses be applied to the retirement of state indebtedness and thereafter a tax reduction schedule be adopted.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Utah

An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Revenue and spending limits on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Utah

• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Utah Voter Guide (1976)