New Jersey Voter Approval of Indebtedness Amendment (2015)
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The New Jersey Voter Approval of Indebtedness Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At least two versions of amendments to amend paragraph 3 of Article VIII, Section II of the New Jersey Constitution were proposed in the 2014-2015 legislative session. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 13 would have removed and precluded "exceptions to voter approval for laws authorizing the issuance of debt."[1] Assembly Concurrent Resolution 43 would have required voter approval of state bond refunds that increase the principal amount of the total state bonded indebtedness.[2]
Text of measure
ACR 13
If ACR 13 would appear as follows:[1]
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ACR 43
If ACR 43 would appear as follows:[2]
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Support
ACR 13
- Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R-24), sponsor
- Assemblyman Parker Space (R-24), sponsor
- Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-10), cosponsor
- Assemblyman John DiMaio (R-23), cosponsor
ACR 43
- Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-23), sponsor
- Assemblywoman Donna Simon (R-16), cosponsor
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
At the time in New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments had two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. However, the measure could still be placed on the November 2015 ballot.
See also
External links
- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 13, as introduced
- Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 43, as introduced
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey Legislature, "ACR 13 of the 216th New Jersey Legislature (as introduced)," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Legislature, "ACR 43 of the 216th New Jersey Legislature," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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