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Utah Proposition 2, Adjust the Lengths and Rules of Legislative Sessions Amendment (1984)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to change the legislative session length to 45 days each year and permitting the legislature to address any type of bill in any legislative session. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, maintaining the legislative session lengths as:
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Election results
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Utah Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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381,874 | 65.96% | ||
| No | 197,085 | 34.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VI, Sections 2 and 16, of the State Constitution be amended to change the legislative sessions from the current 60-day general sessions in odd-numbered years and 20-day budget sessions in even-numbered years to annual 45-day general sessions. | ” |
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.
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