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Utah Initiative 1, Regulate Radioactive Waste and Disposal Measure (2002)
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| Topic Nuclear energy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Utah Initiative 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Utah on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported restricting and further regulating the storage of nuclear waste in the state by adopting the following:
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A "no" vote opposed restricting and further regulating the storage of nuclear waste in the state by instituting changes to Utah law. |
Election results
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Utah Initiative 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 172,307 | 32.08% | ||
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364,729 | 67.92% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a law be enacted to:
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Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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