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Louisiana Veto Line Items in Appropriation Bills Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
A Louisiana Veto Line Items in Appropriation Bills Amendment was not on the October 24, 2015 ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have disempowered the Louisiana Governor from being able to veto line items in appropriation bills.[1] To "veto line" means to veto a particular provision or provisions of a bill, rather than the entire bill.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot text was:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to remove the governor's authority to veto line items in an appropriation bill? (Repeals Article IV, Section 5(G))[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article IV, Louisiana Constitution
The proposed amendment would have repealed Section 5(G) of Article IV of the Constitution of Louisiana. The following struck-through text would have been deleted by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this constitution, the governor may veto any line item in an appropriation bill. Any item vetoed shall be void unless the veto is overridden as prescribed for the passage of a bill over a veto.
(2) The governor shall veto line items or use means provided in the bill so that total appropriations for the year shall not exceed anticipated revenues for that year.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment needed to be approved through a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to be placed on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Legislature, "House Bill 32," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ Auburn University Glossary of Political Economy Terms, "Line-item veto," accessed March 11, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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