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                                   7343
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GARBARI-
   NO,  MONTESANO,  RAIA  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
   Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation  to
   establishing  a  procedure  for a people's veto of laws enacted by the
   legislature
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  1  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 19 to read as follows:
   §  19.  PEOPLE'S  VETO.  1.  PETITION PROCEDURE; PETITION FOR PEOPLE'S
 VETO. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION  OF  THIS  CONSTITUTION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  UPON  A  WRITTEN  PETITION  OF THE ELECTORS OF THE STATE, THE
 NUMBER OF WHICH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL  VOTE  FOR
 GOVERNOR CAST IN THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION PRECEDING THE FILING OF
 SUCH  PETITION,  FILED  IN  THE  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ON OR
 BEFORE THE NINETIETH DAY AFTER A BILL SHALL HAVE BECOME LAW PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE  4,  SECTION  7  OF THIS CONSTITUTION, WHICH INCREASES, EXTENDS,
 IMPOSES, OR REVIVES ANY TAX, FEE, ASSESSMENT,  SURCHARGE  OR  ANY  OTHER
 SUCH LEVY OR COLLECTION, REQUESTING THAT SUCH LAW OR PART OR PARTS THER-
 EOF, BE REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE, SUCH LAW OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF AS ARE
 SPECIFIED IN SUCH PETITION SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER THE
 GOVERNOR  SHALL HAVE ANNOUNCED BY PUBLIC PROCLAMATION THAT THE SAME HAVE
 BEEN RATIFIED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS VOTING THEREON AT A  GENERAL
 ELECTION.  AT  LEAST  ONE-HALF  OF THE SIGNATURES SHALL BE FROM ELECTORS
 RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   2. EFFECT OF REFERENDUM. THE EFFECT OF ANY LAW OR PART OR PARTS THERE-
 OF AS ARE SPECIFIED IN SUCH PETITION SHALL BE SUSPENDED UPON THE  FILING
 OF  SUCH PETITION. IF IT IS LATER FINALLY DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ANY PROCEDURE ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO THE  CONSTITUTION,
 THAT  SUCH PETITION WAS INVALID, SUCH LAW OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF SHALL
 THEN TAKE EFFECT UPON THE DAY FOLLOWING SUCH FINAL DETERMINATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   3. REFERRAL TO ELECTORS; PROCLAMATION  BY  GOVERNOR.  AS  SOON  AS  IT
 APPEARS  THAT  THE  EFFECT  OF ANY LAW OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF HAS BEEN
 SUSPENDED BY PETITION IN MANNER AFORESAID, THE GOVERNOR BY PUBLIC  PROC-
 LAMATION  SHALL GIVE NOTICE THEREOF AND OF THE TIME WHEN SUCH MEASURE IS
 TO  BE  VOTED  ON  BY  THE  PEOPLE,  WHICH  SHALL BE AT THE NEXT GENERAL
 ELECTION, NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER SUCH PROCLAMATION.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.