Thesis
Factors influencing voters' decisions on a wildlife-related constitutional amendment: A case study of Utah's Proposition 5
(2000)
Abstract
The recent trend in the use of ballot initiatives to change wildlife management in the United States prompted Utah sportsmen's groups to act to maintain current wildlife management practices in Utah. Utahns for Wildlife Heritage and Conservation (UWHC) initiated an effort to amend Utah's constitution (Proposition 5) to make it more difficult to pass a ballot initiative related to wildlife management. Proposition 5, passed by Utah voters in 1998, amended Utah's constitution to require a 2/3 majority vote to pass any future ballot initiative involving fisheries or wildlife management in the state. Many factors indicated that Proposition 5 should have faded; I surveyed Utah citizens to determine why Proposition 5 passed. This study identifies factors and issues that may influence the outcome of a similar measure and/or predict the likelihood that citizens in other states may pursue similar legislation.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2000
Degree
Master of Science
Field of study
Fisheries and Wildlife
Department
Fisheries and Wildlife
Advisor
Terry A. Messmer
Citation Information
Jennifer A. Lynch. "Factors influencing voters' decisions on a wildlife-related constitutional amendment: A case study of Utah's Proposition 5" (2000) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/terry-messmer/422/