Utah 2018 ballot measures
As of May 8, 2017, one statewide ballot measure was certified for the ballot in Utah on November 6, 2018.
Getting measures on the ballot
Utah allows citizen initiatives in the form of directly initiated state statutes and veto referendums. State statutes can be either directly or indirectly initiated. Signature requirements for directly initiated statutes and referendum petitions are determined by calculating ten percent of the votes cast for president in the state in the last election, while indirectly initiated statute petitions must gather signatures equal to five percent of the votes cast for president in the state in the last election. At least 56,572 valid signatures are required to put indirect initiated state statutes before voters, while veto referendums and initiated state statutes require at least 113,143 valid signatures. The deadline to file signatures for the 2018 ballot is April 15, 2018, or 316 days after the petition was initially filed with the lieutenant governor, whichever comes first.
The Utah Legislature can also place legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred state statutes on the ballot. The legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot upon a two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers. The amendment must then be approved by a majority of voters voting in the general election, not just a majority of voters voting on the amendment.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Active Military Property Tax Exemption Amendment | Taxes | Changes the time of service required to qualify for the tax exemption |
Historical facts
- See also: List of Utah ballot measures
- A total of 46 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016.
- From 1995 to 2016, an average of four measures appeared on the ballot for even-year elections in Utah.
- The number of measures appearing on even-year statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016 ranged from one to seven.
- Between 1995 and 2016, 86.96 percent (40 of 46) of statewide measures were approved by voters, and 13.04 percent (6 of 46) were defeated.
See also
- 2018 ballot measures
- List of Utah ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Utah
- Utah Legislature
State profile
This excerpt is reprinted here with the permission of the 2016 edition of the Almanac of American Politics and is up to date as of the publication date of that edition. All text is reproduced verbatim, though links have been added by Ballotpedia staff. To read the full chapter on Utah, click here.
"This is the place,” exclaimed Brigham Young, as he stood on the western slope of the Wasatch Range and looked out over the valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1847. Other American states were founded by leaders of religious sects—Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania—but only in colonial times and along waters navigable by ocean ships. Utah, a triumph of man over nature, was the creation of a productive and orderly civilization in a remote expanse of desert and mountain, arrayed around a desolate salt sea. It owes its settlement to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called “LDS,” which was founded in Upstate New York some 185 years ago. There, farmer Joseph Smith said he experienced a vision in which the angel Moroni appeared and told him where to unearth several golden tablets inscribed with hieroglyphic writings. With the aid of special spectacles, Smith translated the tablets and published them as The Book of Mormon in 1830; he declared himself to be a prophet. The Mormons he led attracted thousands of converts and created their own communities. Persecuted for their beliefs, they moved west to Ohio, Missouri, ... (read more)
| Demographic data for Utah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Utah | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,858,111 | 314,107,084 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 82,170 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 49.7% | 50.8% |
| Race and ethnicity | ||
| White: | 79.8% | 62.8% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.1% | 5% |
| Native American: | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 13.3% | 16.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91% | 86.3% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.6% | 29.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $59,846 | $53,482 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.8% | 14.8% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2014) | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Utah
Utah voted Republican in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.
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