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SJ 91 Constitutional amendment; initiative and referendum.

Introduced by: Charles L. Waddell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Constitutional amendment (first resolution); initiative and referendum. Establishes procedures for indirect initiative measures to enact state statutes, initiative measures to amend the Constitution of Virginia, and referenda to nullify laws or sections of laws enacted by the General Assembly. The statutory initiative and referendum powers do not apply to certain appropriations and finance laws. Petitions for state statutory initiatives and referenda must have signatures from each county and city in the Commonwealth equal in number to at least 10 percent of the number of voters registered in the county or city. Based on approximately three million registered voters, this requirement translates to 300,000 signatures across the state. Petitions for constitutional initiatives must have signatures equal in number to at least 15 percent of the number of registered voters from each county and city or approximately 450,000 signatures across the state.


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