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Missouri Senate Bill SJR37

Missouri 2022 Regular Session

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3-SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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2+EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3+and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4+SECOND REGULAR SESSION
55 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 37
6+101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7+INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CRAWFORD.
8+4305S.01I ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary
69 JOINT RESOLUTION
7-Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an
8-amendment repealing section 50 of article III of the
9-Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new
10-section in lieu thereof relating to the initiative
11-petition process.
10+Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing sections 50 and 51 of
11+article III of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting two new sections in lieu thereof
12+relating to the initiative petition process.
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1314 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
14- That at the next general election to be held in the
15-state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday
16-in November, 2022, or at a special election to be called by
17-the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to
18-the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or
19-rejection, the following amendment to article III of the
20-Constitution of the state of Missouri:
21- Section A. Section 50, article III, Constitution of
22-Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu
23-thereof, to be known as section 50, to read as follows:
24- Section 50. 1. Initiative petitions proposing
25-amendments to the constitution shall be signed by eight
26-percent of the legal voters in each of two -thirds of the
27-congressional districts in the stat e, and petitions
28-proposing laws shall be signed by five percent of such
29-voters. Beginning January 1, 2023, initiative petitions
30-proposing constitutional amendments and initiative petitions
31-proposing laws shall each be signed by ten percent of the
32-legal voters in each congressional district in the state.
33-Every such petition shall be filed with the secretary of
34-state not less than six months before the election and shall
35-contain an enacting clause and the full text of the
36-measure. Petitions for constitutional amendments shall not
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38-contain more than one amended and revised article of this
39-constitution, or one new article which shall not contain
40-more than one subject and matters properly connected
41-therewith, and the enacting clause thereof shall b e "Be it
42-resolved by the people of the state of Missouri that the
43-Constitution be amended:". Petitions for laws shall contain
44-not more than one subject which shall be expressed clearly
45-in the title, and the enacting clause thereof shall be "Be
46-it enacted by the people of the state of Missouri:".
47- 2. Notwithstanding section 2(b) of article XII of this
48-constitution to the contrary, beginning January 1, 2023, any
49-initiative petition proposing an amendment to the
50-constitution shall take effect at the end of thirty days
51-after the election when approved by at least sixty percent
52-of the votes cast thereon.
15+ That at the next general election to b e held in the 1
16+state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
17+in November, 2022, or at a special election to be called by 3
18+the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
19+the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
20+rejection, the following amendment to article III of the 6
21+Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
22+ Section A. Sections 50 and 51, article III, Constitution 1
23+of Missouri, are repealed and two new sections adopted in lieu 2
24+thereof, to be known as sections 50 and 51, to read as follows:3
25+ Section 50. 1. Initiative petitions proposing 1
26+amendments to the constitution shall be signed by eight 2
27+percent of the legal voters in each of two -thirds of the 3
28+congressional districts in the state, and petitions 4
29+proposing laws shall be signed by five percent of such 5
30+voters. Every such petition shall be filed with the 6
31+secretary of state not less than six months before the 7
32+election and shall contain an enacting clause and the full 8
33+text of the measure. Petitions for constitutional 9
34+amendments shall not contain more than one amended and 10 SJR 37 2
35+revised article of this constitution, or one new article 11
36+which shall not contain more than one subject and matters 12
37+properly connected therewith, and the enacting clause 13
38+thereof shall be "Be it resolved by the people of the state 14
39+of Missouri that the Constitution be amended:". Petitions 15
40+for laws shall contain not more than one subject which shall 16
41+be expressed clearly in the title, and the enacting clause 17
42+thereof shall be "Be it enacted by the people of the state 18
43+of Missouri:". 19
44+ 2. Notwithstanding section 2(b) of article XII of this 20
45+constitution to the contrary, any initiative petition 21
46+proposing an amendment to the constitution shall take effect 22
47+at the end of thirty da ys after the election when approved 23
48+by at least sixty percent of the votes cast thereon. 24
49+ 3. Any initiative petition proposing laws shall take 25
50+effect when approved by at least a majority of the votes 26
51+cast thereon. 27
52+ Section 51. The initiative shall not be used for the 1
53+appropriation of money other than of new revenues created 2
54+and provided for thereby, or for any other purpose 3
55+prohibited by this constitution. [Except as provided in 4
56+this constitution, any measure proposed shall t ake effect 5
57+when approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. ] 6
58+When conflicting measures are approved at the same election 7
59+the one receiving the largest affirmative vote shall prevail. 8
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