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New Jersey Initiative and Referendum on Fiscal Policy Amendment (2014)
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The New Jersey Initiative and Referendum on Fiscal Policy Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have allowed for initiative and referendums to "direct the fiscal policy and decisions of the State by enacting and repealing laws governing certain forms of State spending, appropriations, and taxation as well as the issuance of long-term public debt by approving the same at the polls in a general election." The measure would have amended Article I, paragraph 2 and Article II of the New Jersey Constitution.[1][2] The measure was introduced in identical form in the Assembly and the Senate. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 36 was being primarily sponsored by Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R-25), Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R-24) and Assemblyman Parker Space (R-24).[3] The identical Senate version, Senate Concurrent Resolution 54, was primarily sponsored by Sen. Christopher Connors (R-9).[4]
Text of measure
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If the measure had been approved and appeared on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have read as follows:
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Constitutional changes
The measure was designed to amend Article I, paragraph 2 and add a new section to Article II of the New Jersey Constitution.
Support
- Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, Jr. (R-25), sponsor
- Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R-24), sponsor
- Assemblyman Parker Space (R-24), sponsor
- Sen. Christopher Connors (R-9), sponsor
- Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Michael Carroll (R-25), cosponsor
- Assemblyman David Russo (R-40), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R-21), cosponsor
- Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-9), cosponsor
- Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-10), cosponsor
- Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R-21), cosponsor
- Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9), cosponsor
- Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-26), cosponsor
- Rep. Donna Simon (R-16), cosponsor
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
In New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature can either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60% in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions.
ACR 36 was introduced on January 16, 2014, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.[6] SCR 54 was introduced on January 30, 2014, and referred to the State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee.[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 26," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Senate Concurrent Resolution 54," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "NJ ACR 36, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "NJ SCR 54, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 36, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey SCR 54, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
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