The Salt Lake Chamber issued the following statement regarding Utah’s August Special Session that considered a constitutional amendment:
“The Salt Lake Chamber supports the foundational principle of respecting the will of the people in lawmaking processes, whether through their duly elected representatives or constitutional ballot initiatives.
“To that end, we support the Utah Legislature placing a constitutional amendment before the voters that:
- Restores certainty, predictability and balance between legislative and initiative lawmaking processes;
- Upholds the integrity of democratic rights by prohibiting foreign influence, support and funds for initiatives and referendums; and
- Protects Utah’s best-in-class economy and avoids Utah becoming a state that is governed by unfettered, unlimited and unchangeable ballot initiatives.”
