Constitutional Amendment AConstitutional amendment · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Update Amendment Notice Rules
Explain it like I'm 5
Utah must currently print proposed constitutional changes in newspapers for two months. This would keep 60 days of notice but let state law choose the publication method, such as official websites.
Yes vote
Proposed constitutional amendments must be published for 60 days using a method set by state law, instead of requiring newspaper publication in every county.
No vote
The Constitution keeps requiring proposed amendments to be published in newspapers for two months before the election.
The question to ask yourself
Should the Constitution lock in newspaper publication, or let lawmakers update how voters receive 60-day notice?
The case for
- Keeps the 60-day warning while allowing modern communication methods.
- Online publication may reach voters who no longer read local newspapers.
- A flexible rule can avoid problems caused by declining newspaper availability.
Backed by: Utah State Legislature
The case against
- Removes a specific constitutional safeguard requiring local newspaper notice.
- Future lawmakers could weaken the publication method through ordinary legislation.
- Online notices may miss rural voters or people without reliable internet.
Opposed by: No organized opposition found
- Money
- No direct tax change is stated, and the cost or savings is uncertain because the sources give conflicting estimates.
- Don't be misled
- It is misleading to say the amendment eliminates public notice, because it retains a 60-day publication requirement while changing who sets the method.