SCS/SJR 37 - Under current law, initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments must be signed by 8% of the legal voters in each of two-thirds of the congressional districts and initiative petitions proposing laws must be signed by 5% of such voters. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, requires all petitions to be signed by 10% of the legal voters in each of the congressional districts. This provision is similar to provisions in SJR 31 (2022), HCS/HJR 65 (2022), HJR 68 (2022), HJR 71 (2022), HJR 76 (2022), SCS/HCS/HJR 79 (2022), HCS/HJR 85 (2022), HCS/HJR 88 (2022), HCS/HJR 91 (2022), HJR 102 (2022), SJR 2(2021), and SJR 31 (2020).
Current law also provides that initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments shall take effect when approved by a simple majority of the votes cast thereon prior to taking effect. This constitutional amendment, requires, beginning January 1, 2023, such initiative petitions to be approved by at least 60% of the votes cast thereon.
This provision is similar to provisions in SCS/SJR 31 (2022), HJR 68 (2022), HJR 71 (2022), HCS/HJR 74 (2022), SCS/HCS/HJR 79 (2022), HCS/HJR 88 (2022), HCS/HJR 91 (2022), HJR 97 (2022), HJR 102 (2022), HJR 112 (2022), SJR 2 (2021), HCS/HJRs 20, et al (2021), and SJR 31 (2020).
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