Utah Referendum 1, Education Vouchers Program Measure (2007)

Utah Referendum 1
Election date November 6, 2007
Topic School choice policy
Status Defeated
Type Veto referendum	Origin Citizens

Utah Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Utah on November 6, 2007. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported upholding the contested legislation, House Bill 148, which would have created an education voucher program in Utah. The program would have provided annual scholarships ranging from $500 to $3,000 per student, based on family income and size, for eligible children to attend private schools.

A "no" vote opposed the contested legislation, resulting in the repeal of House Bill 148, which would have established an education voucher program in Utah.

Election results

Utah Referendum 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		198,205	37.86%
No		325,279	62.14%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:

“

In February 2007, the Utah Legislature passed H.B. 148, Education Vouchers. This bill will take effect only if approved by voters. The bill: Establishes a scholarship program for: qualifying school-age children who newly enroll in eligible private schools; and lower income school-age children who continue their enrollment in eligible private schools; Provides for scholarships within that program of $500 to $3,000, depending on family size and income, increasing those scholarship amounts in future years; and Allows school districts to retain some per-student funding for scholarship students who transfer to private schools. Are you for or against H.B. 148 taking effect?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Utah

A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. Proponents collected signatures to put the veto referendum on the ballot

See also

2007 Measures

• 2007 Measures
• School choice policy on the ballot
• 2007 legislative sessions

Utah

• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Utah Voter Guide (2007)