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Utah Petition 1, Establish Merit Systems for the Employment of Deputy Sheriffs Initiative (1960)
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| Topic Civil service and Law enforcement officers and departments |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Utah Petition 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Utah on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating merit systems to determine the qualification and employment of county Deputy Sherriffs. |
A "no" vote opposed creating merit systems to determine the qualification and employment of county Deputy Sheriffs. |
Election results
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Utah Petition 1 |
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168,567 | 59.33% | ||
| No | 115,539 | 40.67% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Petition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Should Merit Systems and Merit System Commissions be established in the counties of the State of Utah for the qualification, employment, and tenure of Deputy Sheriffs. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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
Footnotes
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