From the desk of Kyle Schoenfish

The 100th legislative session came to a close on Veto Day which was held Monday, March 31. The only bill which was vetoed after the regular session was HB 1169 which modifies the requirement to initiate a constitutional amendment. Changes to the constitution must be proposed by a majority vote of legislators, or by gathering signatures of at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A change to the constitution is then voted on in the election. HB 1169 would have required a measure proposed by initiative to have signatures from five percent of the votes cast for governor in every single legislative district. The total number of signatures would have still had to equal 10 percent of the votes cast for governor statewide.