What Amendments A and B would change on Utah’s ballot

Utah voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to add two amendments to the state Constitution. Amendment A passed the Legislature unanimously, while Amendment B faces a million-dollar opposition campaign.

Amendment A changes public notice rules

The Utah Constitution currently requires proposed constitutional amendments to be published in newspapers in every county for two months before an election.

Amendment A would remove that newspaper requirement. Instead, lawmakers could choose the publication format, provided notice is issued at least 60 days before the election.

The measure concerns how voters receive notice of proposed constitutional changes. It does not change the requirement that voters decide whether to approve those changes.

Amendment B raises the threshold for tax initiatives

Amendment B would apply to citizen-initiated ballot measures that would impose a new tax, increase an existing tax rate or increase the amount of tax revenue collected. Those measures currently need a majority of votes cast to pass. Amendment B would raise that requirement to 60%.

Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, a South Jordan Republican, introduced the proposal in January 2025. He said tax increases should not be approved by a narrow majority. Supporters argue that raising taxes should require broader voter agreement.

Opponents say the amendment would reduce voters’ initiative power by making certain citizen proposals harder to pass. Utahns Protecting Our Constitution launched its opposition campaign Sept. 28. The political issues committee’s campaign is run by Better Boundaries and led by Elizabeth Rasmussen.

The dispute follows the court’s decision to void Amendment D in 2024. That proposed amendment would have given lawmakers authority to amend or repeal ballot initiatives approved by voters.