Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment

Constitutional Amendment 3
Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment
Results
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,^[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.^[2] 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.^[2] ^[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]^[2]^[5]

The amendment passed with 57.69% of the votes.^[2]

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^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. Utah State Government. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ Roche, Lisa Riley (January 29, 2019). "Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ Stevens, Taylor (March 6, 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 April 23, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ Ashcraft, Emily (March 6, 2019). "Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "Municipal General Election 2021, Constitutional Amendment A". electionresults.utah.gov. Lieutenant Governor's Office. 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

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[Amend_A-1] "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. Utah State Government. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[:0-2] "Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[3] Roche, Lisa Riley (January 29, 2019). "Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[4] Stevens, Taylor (March 6, 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 April 23, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[5] Ashcraft, Emily (March 6, 2019). "Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[6] "Municipal General Election 2021, Constitutional Amendment A". electionresults.utah.gov. Lieutenant Governor's Office. 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

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Utah Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment

Preliminary results

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