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HJ 646 Constitutional amendment; indirect initiative.

Introduced by: K. Rob Krupicka | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); indirect initiative. Establishes a procedure by which the people may propose laws to the General Assembly and adopt or reject the same laws at the polls. The measure requires that the number of signatures of registered voters on any indirect initiative petition submitted to the General Assembly be not less than five percent of the total number of votes cast in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Any law that is proposed by the indirect initiative petition, passed by the General Assembly without amendment, and signed by the Governor becomes law without being submitted to the voters. Any law proposed by the indirect initiative petition that is rejected by the General Assembly shall be submitted to the people for approval or rejection at the next statewide general election, provided the petition receives additional signatures of a number of qualified voters not less than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.


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