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Utah Proposition 1, Create the Schedule for Legislative Sessions Amendment (1968)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to organize the state legislative sessions as:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to organize the state legislative sessions as:
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Election results
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Utah Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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281,125 | 73.42% | ||
| No | 101,793 | 26.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall Sections 2 and 16 of Article VI of the State Constitution be amended to provide that a general session of the Legislature shall be held during odd-numbered years and a budget session during even-numbered years; that no general session shall exceed sixty calendar days and that no budget session shall exceed twenty calendar days. | ” |
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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