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Utah Senate approves substitute SJR 10 after debate over initiative repeat votes
Summary
The Senate voted 25–3, with one absence, to send substitute SJR 10 to the House on Feb. 4, 1998, after a floor exchange about whether repeated ballot initiatives can wear down voters and whether outside interests influence Utah campaigns.
The Utah Senate voted 25–3, with one senator absent, to pass substitute SJR 10 and send it to the House after a brief floor debate about citizen initiatives and campaign influence. The body put the substitute resolution to a roll-call vote following a motion to call the question.
The debate centered on whether repeated ballot initiatives can "wear down the electorate." An early floor speaker argued that initiatives…
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