Arizona, USA, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Convention
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- Arizona, USA
- Political level
- regional
- Local Name:
- Convention
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Arizona Constitution
Article XXI
[...]
2. Convention
Section 2. No Convention shall be called by the Legislature to propose alterations, revisions, or amendments to this Constitution, or to propose a new Constitution, unless laws providing for such Convention shall first be approved by the people on a Referendum vote at a regular or special election, and any amendments, alterations, revisions, or new Constitution proposed by such Convention shall be submitted to the electors of the State at a general or special election and be approved by the majority of the electors voting thereon before the same shall become effective.Source: Arizona Constitution (current as of 31 Jan 2017)
- Subject Matter:
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Amending or replacing constitution via constitutional convention
Actors
- Author:
- Constitutional Convention
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- Electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention turnout quorum
- Approval Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention specific approval quorum
- Geographical Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention geogrphical quorum
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: