Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment
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The Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment, appearing on the ballot as Utah Constitutional Amendment A,[1] is a constitutional amendment in Utah, which appeared on the ballot on November 3, 2020.[2]
The amendment intended to replace all gendered language in the Constitution of Utah with gender-neutral language.[2] According to Deidre Henderson, the State Senator who proposed the amendment, only 6 of the 237 sections of the constitution would be modified, in order to bring them in line with the other 231 sections, which already use gender-neutral language.[2] [3] The amendment was unanimously approved in both the State Senate and the Utah House of Representatives, allowing it to be put on the ballot.[4] If the amendment was passed by voters, it would go into effect on January 1, 2021.[1][2][5]
The amendment passed with 57.69% of the votes.[2]
Preliminary results
[edit]| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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828,585 | 57.69 |
| No | 607,779 | 42.31 |
| Total | 1,436,364 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,857,861 | 77.31 |
| Source: Lieutenant Governor's Office[6] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. Utah State Government. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 22 Oct 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Roche, Lisa Riley (2019-01-29). "Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Stevens, Taylor (6 March 2019). "Lawmakers want to make the state's constitution gender-neutral. Utah voters will have final word". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Ashcraft, Emily (2019-03-06). "Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Municipal General Election 2021, Constitutional Amendment A". electionresults.utah.gov. Lieutenant Governor's Office. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 22 Oct 2024.
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