H.J. No. 0001 Initiative and referendum signature requirements.

H.J. No. 0001

Initiative and referendum signature requirements.

Sponsored By: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to initiative and referendum petitions; eliminating the requirement for signatures from two-thirds of the counties in the state.

12/20/01 Bill Number Assigned

2/11/02 H Received for Introduction

2/11/02 H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Diercks, Esquibel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Landon, McGraw, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Sadler, Thompson and Warren.

Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Edwards, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Johnson, W., Jones, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Nagel, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Rose, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Stafford

Ayes 17 Nays 42 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0