Utah Proposition 2, Adjust the Compensation of State Legislators Amendment (1968)

Utah Proposition 2
Election date November 5, 1968
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Proposition 2 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 provide legislators with a salary of $25 a day when in session and an additional $15 per day for expenses.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to provide legislators with a salary of $25 a day when in session and an additional $15 per day for expenses.

Election results

Utah Proposition 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		212,231	54.66%
No		176,058	45.34%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

“

PROPOSITION NO. 2 COMPENSATION OF LEGISLATORS Shall Section 9 of Article VI of the State Constitution be amended to provide that members of the Legislature shall receive compensation of $25 per diem and expenses of $15 per diem, while actually in session.

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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

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• 1968 legislative sessions

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