The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Riley Boudreaux.
DIGEST
Allain (SB 200)
Present Constitution (Article VI) requires certain propositions to incur or assume debt, issue
bonds, or levy taxes by political subdivisions or special districts to be approved by a majority of
the electors voting thereon.
Proposed constitutional amendment requires the total number of persons voting in an election to
approve such propositions under Article VI or other law to constitute not less than 20% of the
number of voters on the official or active list of voters on all the precinct registers and any
supplements thereto for all the precincts in which the election is held.
Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on Nov.
4, 2014.
Effective January 1, 2015.
(Adds Const. Art. VI, Sec. 30(C))