SJ0003 - Constitution amendment process.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0228

 

 

 

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.  SJ0003

 

 

Constitution amendment process.

 

Sponsored by:  Management Council

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend Article 3, Section 41
 2  of the Wyoming Constitution to provide that proposed
 3  amendments to the Wyoming Constitution shall not be
 4  presented to the governor for approval prior to submission
 5  to the electors of the state.

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 7  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
 8  two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting
 9  separately, concurring therein:

10 

11         Section 1.  The following proposal to amend Wyoming
12  Constitution, Article 3, Section 41 is proposed for
13  submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the
14  next general election for approval or rejection to become
15  valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a
16  majority of the electors at the election:

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 1         Article 3, Section 41.  Resolutions; approval or veto.

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 3  Every order, resolution or vote, in which the concurrence
 4  of both houses may be necessary, except on the question of
 5  adjournment, or relating solely to the transaction of the
 6  business of the two houses, shall be presented to the
 7  governor, and before it shall take effect be approved by
 8  him, or, being disapproved, be repassed by two-thirds of
 9  both houses as prescribed in the case of a bill. The
10  requirement for presentation to the governor under this
11  section shall not apply to a proposed amendment to this
12  constitution approved by both houses of the legislature for
13  submission to the electors of this state in accordance with
14  article 20, section 1 of this constitution.

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16         Section 2. The Secretary of State shall endorse the
17  following statement on the proposed amendment:

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 1  This amendment would provide that amendments to the Wyoming
 2  Constitution proposed by the Wyoming Legislature will be
 3  submitted to the electors of the state without prior
 4  presentment to the Governor for his approval or
 5  disapproval.

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 7                         (END)

 

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