New Jersey Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Participation Amendment (2014)
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A New Jersey Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Participation Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have required the state to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. At least two version of such a measure were proposed in the 2014 legislative session. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 81, which was sponsored by Rep. Grace Spencer (D-29), would have required the participation and dedicated any revenues from that participation to clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction programs.[1] Assembly Concurrent Resolution 140, which was sponsored by Rep. Upendra Chivukula (D-17) and Rep. John McKeon (D-27), would have required participation without allocating any revenues.[2]
Text of measure
ACR 81
If ACR 81 had been placed on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have appeared as follows:[1]
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ACR 140
If ACR 140 had been placed on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have appeared as follows:[2]
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Support
Rep. Grace Spencer (D-29) was the primary sponsor of ACR 81.[1] Rep. Upendra Chivukula (D-17) and Rep. John McKeon (D-27) were the primary sponsors of ACR 140.[2]
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 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions.
ACR 81 was introduced on January 16, 2014, and ACR 140 was introduced on March 24, 2014. Both were referred to the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.[4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 81," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 140," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 81, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 140, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 30, 2014
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