Utah Proposition 2, Alter the Public School Funding System Amendment (1994)

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Utah Proposition 2

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Election date

November 8, 1994

Topic
Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Utah Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 8, 1994. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to reinvest a portion of the earnings in the State School Fund and put revenue from renewable resources on school trust land into the State School Fund, among other changes.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to change how the public school fund system is operated.


Election results

Utah Proposition 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

325,283 69.74%
No 141,143 30.26%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: 

  1. require the retention of a portion of interest earnings in the State School Fund as added principal, with the remaining interest deposited into the Uniform School Fund; 
  2. allow revenue from school trust lands to pay for administration and management of those lands, with unexpected balances deposited into the State School Fund; 
  3. require the deposit of revenue from renewable resources on school trust lands into the State School Fund rather than the Uniform School Fund; and 
  4. modify other revenue provisions regarding donations, excess interest, and income from sovereign lands? 

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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