West Virginia Legislative Veto Sessions Amendment (2014)
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The West Virginia Legislative Veto Sessions Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have provided for legislative sessions in which the legislature can reconsider bills vetoed by the governor.[1]
The measure's assigned name was Veto Session Amendment.[1]
The proposed amendment eas sponsored in the West Virginia Legislature by State Senator Erik Wells (D-8) as Senate Joint Resolution 8.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot summary
The proposed ballot purpose summary read as follows:[1]
| “ | To amend section fifty-one, article VI and section fourteen, article VII of the state Constitution so as to provide for sessions of the Legislature in which to reconsider bills vetoed by the Governor.[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the West Virginia Constitution
According to the West Virginia Constitution, a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature was required to refer the amendment to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Virginia Legislature, "SJR 8 Text," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 8," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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