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Utah Make Each County a Senatorial District Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Make Each County a Senatorial District Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to make each county a senatorial district with one senator and permit the legislature to change the number of representatives for each county. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to make each county a senatorial district with one senator and permit the legislature to change the number of representatives for each county. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 84,044 | 37.02% | ||
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142,972 | 62.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Make Each County a Senatorial District Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Sections 2, 3, and 4, of Article IX of the Constitution of Utah be amended to make each county of the state a senatorial district to be represented by a single state senator and to authorize the legislature of the State of Utah to increase or decrease the number of representatives for counties. | ” |
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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