Utah Proposition 2, Grant Legislature Emergency Powers Amendment (1990)
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| Topic Government continuity policy and State legislative authority |
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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, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported granting to the legislature the following powers in the event of an emergency:
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A "no" vote opposed granting the legislature emergency powers. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 2 |
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323,463 | 77.46% | ||
| No | 94,123 | 22.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow the Legislature to adopt measures to insure the continuity of government operations when those operations are seriously distrupted as a result of a natural or man-made disaster? | ” |
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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