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Utah Proposition 2, Create a Single-Subject Rule for Constitutional Amendments Measure (1970)
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| Topic Ballot measure process |
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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 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that all constitutional amendments concern only one subject and that multiple proposed amendments to the constitution be voted on separately. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require that all constitutional amendments concern only one subject and that multiple proposed amendments to the constitution be voted on separately. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 2 |
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256,561 | 76.10% | ||
| No | 80,590 | 23.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | The State Constitution shall be amended to provide that revision or amendment of an entire article or the addition of a new article to the Constitution may be proposed and voted upon as a single proposition. The amendment may relate to one subject, or any number of subjects, and may modify or repeal provisions in other articles of the Constitution if these provisions are germaine to the subject matter of the article being revised or amended or being proposed as a new article. (Amending Section 1 of Article XXIII) | ” |
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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