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Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Legislative Article Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Gambling policy and State legislative authority |
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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 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to revise large portions of the Legislative Article to:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to revise large portions of the Legislative Article. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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240,637 | 57.35% | ||
| No | 178,941 | 42.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposition No. 1 LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE REVISION Shall Article VI of the State Constitution be revised to make changes in the procedure and manner of operation of the State Legislature and the legislative branch of state government, including the law-making rules and procedure. (The present law and the proposed revisions are on cards in the polling place and booth). | ” |
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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