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Utah Proposition 3, Revise the Judicial Article Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Utah Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to rewrite the Judicial Article to enact the following changes:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to rewrite the Judicial Article. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 3 |
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316,272 | 55.86% | ||
| No | 249,942 | 44.14% | ||
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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| “ | Shall Article VIII of the State Constitution be repealed and reenacted and Article XXI, Sections 1 and 2, be amended to provide a Judicial Article which: establishes the authority and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and District Courts; allows the Legislature to [establish] other courts as necessary including nonrecord courts with nonlawyer judges; establishes a Judicial Council for administration of the courts; establishes the qualifications and selection process for judges; establishes a Judicial Conduct Commission to review complaints against judges; establishes elected public prosecutors; organizes and clarifies other sections, and provides an effective date of July 1, 1985. | ” |
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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