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Constitutional Amendment 3
November 3, 2020
Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment
Results
Choice Votes %
Yes 828,585 57.69%
No 607,779 42.31%
Valid votes 1,436,364 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,436,364 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,857,861 77.31%

Yes

  70–80%   60–70%   50–60%

No

  60–70%   50–60%

The Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment, appearing on the ballot as Utah Constitutional Amendment A, is a constitutional amendment in Utah, which appeared on the ballot on November 3, 2020.

The amendment intended to replace all gendered language in the Constitution of Utah with gender-neutral language. 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. The amendment was unanimously approved in both the State Senate and the Utah House of Representatives, allowing it to be put on the ballot. If the amendment was passed by voters, it would go into effect on January 1, 2021.

The amendment passed with 57.69% of the votes.

Preliminary results

Choice Votes %
Green tickY Yes 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

References

  1. ^ "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. Utah State Government. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 22 Oct 2024.
  2. ^ "Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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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