Utah Proposition 2, Create Trust Fund For Tobacco Settlement Money Amendment (2000)
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| Topic Restricted-use funds and Revenue allocation |
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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 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to create a state trust fund for both money received from private donations and a November 1998 settlement with leading tobacco manufacturers. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to create a state trust fund for tobacco settlement money and private donations. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 2 |
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422,825 | 61.27% | ||
| No | 267,325 | 38.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: establish a permanent state trust fund consisting of tobacco settlement money designated by statute or appropriation and speciied private donations, with income from the trust fund to be deposited into the state's General Fund and the principal to be preserved in the trust fund unless the governor and three-fourths of both the Senate and the House of Representatives agree to remove money or assets from the trust fund for deposit into the state's General Fund? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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