A PROPOSITION

No. 54.

A PROPOSITION RELATIVE TO MODE OF AMENDING.

Presented by Mr. Colter of Apache County.

It is hereby proposed:

Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either house of the Legislature, or by initiative petition signed by an equal number to fifteen per centum of the total number of electors voting for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election.

Any proposed amendment or amendments which shall be introduced in either house of the Legislature, and which shall be approved by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, shall be entered on the journal of each house, together with the ayes and nays thereon. When any proposed amendment or amendments shall be thus approved by a majority of each house of the Legislature and entered on the respective journals thereof, or when any elector or electors shall filed with the Secretary of this State any proposed amendment or amendments together with a petition therefor signed by a number equal to the per centum of the total number of electors voting for all the candidates for the governor in the last preceding general election, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State to submit such amendment or amendments to the vote of the people at the next general election, except when the Legislature shall call a special election for the purpose of having said amendment or amendments voted upon, in which case the Secretary of State shall submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people at said special election, and it the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by vote of a majority of the electors voting thereon in said regular or special election, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of this Constitution. Provided that, until a method of publicity shall be otherwise provided by law, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State to have such amendment or amendments published for a period of at least ninety days previous to the date of said election in at least one newspaper in every county of the State in which a newspaper shall be published in such a manner as may be provided by law. And, provided further, that if more than one proposed amendment shall be submitted, at any election, the amendments shall be submitted in such manner that the electors may vote for or against such amendments separately.

Section 2. No Convention shall be called by the Legislature to propose alterations, revisions, or amendments to this Constitution, or to propose a new Constitution, unless laws providing for such Convention shall first be approved by the people on a Referendum vote at a regular or special election, and any amendments, alterations, revisions, or new Constitution proposed by such Convention shall be submitted to the electors of the State at a general or special election and be approved by the majority of the electors voting thereon before the same shall become effective.

• Substitute Proposition Number 54 (introduced on 1910-12-05 09:30:00 - CREATE_FROM - e946312) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
  • Final Passage for Substitute Proposition Number 54 (introduced on 1910-12-05 09:30:00 - PROCEDURE - e946315) [view current proposal at this moment]
    • None (introduced on 1910-12-05 09:30:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e946317) [view current proposal at this moment]