Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment Explained
| Constitutional Amendment 3 |
| Yes: | 828,585 |
| No: | 607,779 |
| Total: | 1,436,364 |
| Electorate: | 1,857,861 |
| Map: | 2020 Utah Amendment A election results.svg |
| Flag Year: | 2011 |
| Mapcaption: | Yes No
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| Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment |
| Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Country: | Utah |
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. 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.[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] [5]
The amendment passed with 57.69% of the votes.[2]
Preliminary results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|
| 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[6] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A . 2019 . voteinfo.utah.gov . en . Utah State Government . 22 Oct 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012072131/https://voteinfo.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2020/09/Constitutional-Amendment-A.pdf . 2020-10-12.
- Web site: Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020). Ballotpedia . en . 2019-06-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801120258/https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Constitutional_Amendment_A,_Gender-Neutral_Constitutional_Language_Amendment_(2020) . 2024-08-01.
- Web site: Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral. Roche. Lisa Riley. 2019-01-29. DeseretNews.com. en. 2019-06-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235136/https://www.deseret.com/2019/1/29/20664452/resolution-would-make-utah-constitution-gender-neutral . 2020-11-07.
- Web site: Lawmakers want to make the state's constitution gender-neutral. Utah voters will have final word. . Stevens . Taylor . 6 March 2019 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en . 2019-06-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423053913/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/03/07/lawmakers-want-make/ . 2024-04-23.
- Web site: Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral. Ashcraft. Emily. 2019-03-06. DeseretNews.com . en. 2019-06-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222112323/https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/6/20667601/legislature-passes-resolution-to-make-utah-constitution-gender-neutral . 2019-12-22.
- Web site: Municipal General Election 2021, Constitutional Amendment A . 2021 . electionresults.utah.gov . Lieutenant Governor's Office . 22 Oct 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129054034/https://electionresults.utah.gov/elections/countyCount/423981437 . 2021-11-29.
