Utah Amendment D, Change the Time Frame for Redistricting Requirements Measure (2008)
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| Topic Redistricting measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment D was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require the legislature to make redistricting divisions by no later than the annual general legislative session following the receipt of the federal census results. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, maintaining the requirement that redistricting divisions are decided in the legislative session immediately following the federal census. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment D |
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663,052 | 78.24% | ||
| No | 184,423 | 21.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment D was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to clarify that the time when the Legislature is required to divide the state into congressional, legislative, and other districts is no later than the annual general session following the Legislature's receipt of the federal census results? | ” |
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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