Amendment A is now void: Votes on proposed change to income tax spending won’t be counted

The decision comes two weeks after the Utah Supreme Court agreed to void Amendment D.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kindergarten teacher Kristie Koyle preps her room at Glacier Hills Elementary in Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. A judge ruled that the constitutional Amendment A ballot question seeking to change how Utah income tax revenue is spent is now void and any votes on it will not be counted.

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Amendment A is now void: Votes on proposed change to income tax spending won’t be counted

The decision comes two weeks after the Utah Supreme Court agreed to void Amendment D.

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