Utah Proposition 3, Nonsectarian Religious Studies Exemption from Public Funding Restriction Amendment (1994)

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Utah Proposition 3

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Election date

November 8, 1994

Topic
Religion in public schools and Religion-related policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Utah Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide that the Utah Constitution's restriction on public funding for religious instruction does not affect nonsectarian studies in state education, including the "influence of religion, the comparative study of religions, or the theistic, agnostic, and atheistic assumptions relevant to the educational curriculum, including cultural heritage, political theory, moral theory, scientific thought, or societal values."

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide that the Utah Constitution's restriction on public funding for religious instruction does not affect certain nonsectarian studies in state education.


Election results

Utah Proposition 3

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 221,683 46.64%

Defeated No

253,628 53.36%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to define what constitutes the nonsectarian study of religion in the state education system?

”

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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