Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Executive Article Amendment (1980)

Utah Proposition 1
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Executive official term limits and State executive branch structure
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 4, 1980. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Executive Article of the constitution to:  create the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and remove the Office of the Secretary of State; require that governor and lieutenant governor candidates run for office together on the same ticket;  permit the treasurer and auditor to run for consecutive office terms;  allow the governor 10 days when legislature is in session and 20 days after adjournment to review a bill before signing or vetoing it; and permit the legislature to reconvene after a governor vetoes a bill to reconsider the legislation, among other changes.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Executive Article of the constitution.

Election results

Utah Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		295,729	56.00%
No		232,368	44.00%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Shall Article VII of the State Constitution be revised to provide that candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of each party run for office together; to allow the governor to delegate executive responsibilities to the lieutenant governor; to permit the legislature to act on bills vetoed by the governor after adjournment; to place the auditor as a member of the Board of Examiners with the governor and attorney general; to allow the legislature to establish by law the duties of the Board of Examiners; to allow the state auditor and state treasurer to run for reelection to their respective offices; to establish a procedure to determine gubernatorial disability and succession to the office of governor; to allow the governor to retain executive authority when traveling outside the state; and to make other changes in the executive article.

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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 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

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Executive official term limits on the ballot
• State executive elections on the ballot
• State executive branch structure on the ballot
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

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• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

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External links

• Utah Voter Guide (1980)