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1996 SESSION
SJ 91 Constitutional amendment; initiative and referendum.
Introduced by: Charles L. Waddell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
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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HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965334812
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/30/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Rules suspended (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/01/96 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/02/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/05/96 Senate: Rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/05/96 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/05/96 Senate: Tie vote, chair votes nay
- 02/05/96 Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/06/96 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/96 Senate: Amendment by Mr. Newman agreed to
- 02/06/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/96 Senate: Amendment by Mr. Potts agreed to
- 02/06/96 Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: STRIKE FROM CALENDAR (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Previous question ordered (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (25-Y 15-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: STRIKE FROM CALENDAR (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Motion to enter protest upon journal agd. to (29-Y 11-N)