Utah · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure
Constitutional Amendment A: what your vote means
Publishing proposed constitutional amendments. On every Utah ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Constitutional Amendment A · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Publishing proposed constitutional amendments
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the constitutional requirement to publish proposed amendments in newspapers.
Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to change how proposed constitutional amendments are published, requiring publication for 60 days immediately before the general election in a manner established by state law instead of in newspapers? If voters approve Constitutional Amendment A, state statute would change to require the Lieutenant Governor to publish the full text of all proposed constitutional amendments and other ballot questions from the Legislature, on the Utah Public Notice Website and on the Lieutenant Governor’s website for 60 days immediately before the general election.
Ballot title as printed in the Utah Voter Information Pamphlet.
A YES vote means:
Proposed constitutional amendments would be published for 60 days before the general election in a manner set by state law, which under H.B. 481 means the Utah Public Notice Website and the Lieutenant Governor’s website, instead of in newspapers.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would still require publishing proposed amendments in a newspaper in each county for two months before the election.
What it would change
- Who is affected: voters, newspapers, and the Lieutenant Governor’s office.
- Unchanged: how constitutional amendments are proposed or approved by voters.
- Effective date: January 1, 2027, if approved.
- Fiscal impact: If approved with H.B. 481, could reduce state costs by up to $1.4 million every two years by replacing newspaper publication with publication on public websites.
Who supports it and who opposes it
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Who supports it
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Who opposes it
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Official sources
- Utah Voter Information Pamphlet 2026: Constitutional Amendment A (impartial analysis, arguments)
- Full text of Constitutional Amendment A (in the Voter Information Pamphlet)
- Fiscal effects, Constitutional Amendment A (in the Voter Information Pamphlet)
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