Utah Proposition 3, Change Rules on Jury Size Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to adjust the size of juries in court cases to consist of:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to change the size of juries in court cases. |
Election results
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Utah Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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489,040 | 80.55% | ||
| No | 118,060 | 19.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to modify the provisions on jury size for certain types of court cases so that: (a) juries in capital cases must consist of twelve persons, (b) juries in all other felony cases must consist of at least eight, and (c) juries in other cases must have their sizes established by the Legislature, but in no event can a jury be less than four? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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