Arizona, USA, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Mode of Amending
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- Arizona, USA
- Political level
- regional
- Local Name:
- Mode of Amending
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Arizona Constitution
Article XXI
1. Introduction in legislature; initiative petition; election
Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in either house of the legislature[...]. When any proposed amendment or amendments shall be thus passed by a majority of each house of the legislature and entered on the respective journals thereof, [...] the secretary of state shall submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the vote of the people at the next general election [...].Source: Arizona Constitution (current as of 31 Jan 2017)
- Subject Matter:
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Amending the state constitution
Actors
- Author:
- Authority : both houses of legislature
- 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 geographical quorum
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Procedural Elements
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- Supervision And Support:
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Arizona Constitution
Article XXI
1. Introduction in legislature; initiative petition; election
Section 1. [...] Until a method of publicity is otherwise provided by law, the secretary of state shall have such proposed amendment or amendments published for a period of at least ninety days previous to the date of said election in at least one newspaper in every county of the state in which a newspaper shall be published, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. [...]Source: Arizona Constitution (current as of 31 Jan 2017)
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