Utah Proposition 1, Permit Local Governments to Provide Healthcare Services Amendment (1990)

Utah Proposition 1
Election date November 6, 1990
Topic Healthcare governance and Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 1990. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the term in the list of services local governments are permitted to provide from "hospital" to "healthcare."

A "no" vote opposed changing the term in the list of services local governments are permitted to provide from "hospital" to "healthcare."

Election results

Utah Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		299,267	71.57%
No		118,856	28.43%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow counties, cities, and towns to establish special districts to provide health care services?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Utah Constitution

A two-thirds vote in both the legislative chambers 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

1990 Measures

• 1990 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• Healthcare governance on the ballot
• 1990 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 (1990)