Utah Proposition 4, Permit the State to Guarantee School District Debt Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Debt limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the state to guarantee the debt of school districts by allowing for exemptions against lending public credit, assuming the debt of school districts, and imposing taxes for local government purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to permit the state to guarantee the debt of school districts. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 4 |
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365,095 | 61.64% | ||
| No | 227,203 | 38.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to:
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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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