Utah Proposition 2, Repeal of Constitutional Provision on Married Women's Property Rights Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Family-related policy and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Utah Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing a constitutional provision, adopted in 1896, that protected a married woman's property from her husband's debts and allowed her to manage it independently. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing a constitutional provision, adopted in 1896, that protected a married woman's property from her husband's debts and allowed her to manage it independently. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 2 |
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316,653 | 70.53% | ||
| No | 132,313 | 29.47% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to repeal the provision regarding real and personal estate and property of married women? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds vote in both the legislative chambers 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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