Arizona Start Date of Legislative Sessions Amendment (2018)
| Arizona Start Date of Legislative Sessions Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Start Date of Legislative Sessions Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have moved the start date of legislative sessions two weeks later—from the second Monday of January to the fourth Monday of January.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 4, Arizona Constitution
The measure would have amended Section 3 of Article 4 of the Arizona Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted:[1]
The sessions of the legislature shall be held annually at the capitol of the this state, and shall commence on the second fourth Monday of January of each year. The governor may call a special session, whenever in his the governor's judgment it is advisable. In calling a special session, the governor shall specify the subjects to be considered, and at such special session no laws shall be enacted except such as laws that relate to the subjects mentioned in the call.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a constitutional amendment must be passed by a simple majority vote in each house of the Arizona Legislature during one legislative session.
Rep. J.D. Mesnard (R-17) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Concurrent Resolution 2039 (HCR 2039) during the 2018 legislative session. On March 12, 2018, the Arizona House of Representatives voted 45 to 12 with three members not voting to pass HCR 2039. The amendment received the support of 18 of 25 (72 percent) Democrats and 27 of 35 (77 percent) Republicans.[3] On May 4, 2018, the Arizona State Legislature adjourned the 2018 legislative session without a vote on the measure in the state Senate.[4]
| Vote in the Arizona House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 31  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 45 | 12 | 3 |
| Total percent | 75.00% | 20.00% | 5.00% |
| Democrat | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| Republican | 27 | 8 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Concurrent Resolution 2039," accessed March 13, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "HCR 2039 Overview," accessed March 13, 2018
- ↑ Associated Press, "The Latest: Arizona Legislature adjourns 2018 session," May 4, 2018
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