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Louisiana One-Year Appropriations Limit Exception for Nongovernmental Entities Amendment (2023)
| Louisiana One-Year Appropriations Limit Exception for Nongovernmental Entities Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date October 14, 2023 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana One-Year Appropriations Limit Exception for Nongovernmental Entities Amendment was not on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on October 14, 2023.[1]
The amendment would have provided for an exception to the constitutional requirement that appropriations cannot be made for longer than one year, allowing for appropriations to a nongovernmental entity to be made for two years.[1]
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Background
Odd-year ballot measures in Louisiana
A total of 56 constitutional amendments appeared on the statewide ballot in Louisiana during odd-numbered years from 1999 through 2021. Of the 56 amendments, 37 (67.27%) were approved and 19 (34.54%) were defeated.
| Legislatively-referred constitutional amendments, 1999-2021 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | Approved | Percent approved | Defeated | Percent defeated | Odd-year average | Odd-year median | Odd-year minimum | Odd-year maximum | |
| 56 | 37 | 67.27% | 19 | 34.54% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
This amendment was introduced as House Bill 259. It was passed in the House by a vote of 91-4 on May 24, 2023. It was not passed in the other chamber before the 2023 legislative session adjourned.[1]
| Vote in the Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 70  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 91 | 4 | 10 |
| Total percent | 86.67% | 3.81% | 9.52% |
| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 58 | 4 | 8 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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