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Utah Proposition 5, Change the Legislative Session Schedule Amendment (1966)

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Utah Proposition 5

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
State legislative processes and sessions
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Utah Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to organize the legislative sessions as follows: 

  • a general session lasting up to 45 days in odd-numbered years; and 
  • a budget session lasting up to 20 days in even-numbered years.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to change the legislative sessions schedule, thus maintaining the sixty day session every other year.


Election results

Utah Proposition 5

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 115,030 42.00%

Defeated No

158,837 58.00%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:

“

Shall Sections 2 and 16 of Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Utah be amended to provide for annual session of the Legislature consisting of a General Session of not to exceed forty-five legislative days in odd numbered years and a Budget Session of not to exceed twenty legislative days in even numbered years. This proposal would replace a sixty calendar day session which now meets every other year.

”

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.

See also

1966 Measures

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