Utah Proposition 5, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Hunting regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a two-thirds (66.67%) vote for voters to approve ballot initiatives related to the taking of wildlife, such as hunting. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require a simple majority vote for voters to approve ballot initiatives related to the taking of wildlife. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 5 |
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272,296 | 56.17% | ||
| No | 212,473 | 43.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to require a two-thirds vote in order to adopt by initiative a state law allowing, limiting, or prohiting the taking of wildlife or the season for or method of taking wildlife? | ” |
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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