Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
Population: 2,269,789
Major Metropolitan Areas: Logan, Ogden, Provo, St. George, Salt Lake City
Federal Transportation Spending: $321,075,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)

State Ballot Process
Utah has allowed both initiatives and referendums since 1900. Citizens cannot place constitutional amendments on the ballot. Certain restrictions apply to animal related initiatives and the legislature has recently increased the distribution requirements for initiatives. Signed petitions are due the first of June in even numbered years to qualify for placement on the November general election ballot.

State Election Site: http://elections.utah.gov/

County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://elections.utah.gov/countyclerks.html

Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Utah.htm

Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/ut.html

Initiative Year	Community/Region for initiative	Type Of Measure	Ballot Date	Result
2000	Salt Lake City Area	Light-rail & commuter rail expansion	11/7/2000	Passed - 58% to 42% (Salt Lake County); 58% to 42% (Davis County); 53% to 47% (Webster County).
Description
1/4 cent sales tax increase to expand light rail and bus service and, if approved by all three counties to fund a commuter rail line connecting Ogden and Salt Lake City. Authorizes $42 million annually.

STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=utah

APTA State Page (Info. on transit agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/ut.cfm