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Louisiana Required Veto Session Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
A Louisiana Required Veto Session Amendment was not on the October 24, 2015 ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have disempowered the Louisiana Legislature from opting out of holding a veto session to override the governor's vetoes of legislation. In other words, legislative veto sessions would have become required.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot text was:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to remove the ability of the legislature to opt out of having a veto session to consider all bills vetoed by the governor? (Amends Article III, Section 18(C))[2] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article III, Louisiana Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 18(C) of Article III of the Constitution of Louisiana. The following struck-through text would have been deleted by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(1) A bill vetoed and returned and subsequently approved by two-thirds of the elected members of each house shall become law. The legislature shall meet in veto session in the state capital at noon on the fortieth day following final adjournment of the most recent session, to consider all bills vetoed by the governor. If the fortieth day falls on Sunday, the session shall convene at noon on the succeeding Monday. No veto session shall exceed five calendar days, and any veto session may be finally adjourned prior to the end of the fifth day upon a vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
(2) No veto session shall be held if a majority of the elected members of either house declare in writing that a veto session is unnecessary. The declaration must be received by the presiding officer of the respective houses at least five days prior to the day on which the veto session is to convene.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment needed to be approved through a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to be placed on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Legislature, "House Bill 31," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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