Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment

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.[1] The amendment intended to replace all gendered language in the Constitution of Utah with gender-neutral language.[1] 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.[1][2] The amendment was unanimously approved in both the State Senate and the Utah House of Representatives, allowing it to be put on the ballot.[3] If the amendment was passed by voters, it would go into effect in 2021.[1][4]

Preliminary results
Choice Votes %
Y 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. "Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. Roche, Lisa Riley (2019-01-29). "Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. Stevens, Taylor. "Lawmakers want to make the state's constitution gender-neutral. Utah voters will have final word". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. Ashcraft, Emily (2019-03-06). "Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.


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