Utah Proposition 3, Require Legislators to Reside in Their Legislative Districts Amendment (1982)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require that legislators reside in their legislative districts for the entirity of their term of office. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require that legislators reside in their legislative districts for the entirety of their term of office. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 3 |
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404,954 | 82.92% | ||
| No | 83,411 | 17.08% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VI, Section 5, of the State Constitution be amended to require members of the Legislature to continue to reside in their districts during their terms of office. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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