Utah Code 20A-5-103. Constitutional amendments

(1)

Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection, the county clerk shall:

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Official ballot: means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to record their votes. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102

(a)	cause the original section of the constitution to be printed on cards in large clear type with the changes to it indicated by bracketing and interlining any language proposed to be repealed and underlining any new language proposed to be inserted; and

(b)	place the question as it appears upon the official ballot after the original section.

(2)	If there is more than one amendment submitted, the clerk shall ensure that the proposed amendments are placed upon the cards in columns in the same order as they will appear upon the official ballot.

(3)

Each county clerk shall:

(a)	provide the election judges for each voting precinct with two constitutional amendment cards; and

(b)	direct the election judges to post the two constitutional amendment cards in and about the polling place.

Amended by Chapter 183, 1997 General Session

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