Utah Initiative A, Permit Horse Race Betting Measure (1958)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Utah Initiative A was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Utah on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing horse race wagering in the state and creating the State Racing Commission to oversee the betting system. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing horse race wagering in the state and creating the State Racing Commission to oversee the betting system. |
Election results
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Utah Initiative A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 91,148 | 37.82% | ||
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149,877 | 62.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative A was as follows:
| “ | Shall a law be enacted permitting parimutuel wagering at horse racing meets and creating a State Racing Commission. The Commission is to issue licenses and promulgate rules for the holding of racing meets. Eighty-seven per cent of all money wagered at any meet shall be returned to persons holding winning tickets, two per cent to the Uniform School Fund, one per cent to the Commission, nine per cent to sponsoring organization, and, to secure collection of income taxes, one per cent of winning wagers to State Tax Commission. Only parimutuel wagering is authorized. Licenses may be revoked for any violation of this act. | ” |
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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