Wyoming Remove Two-Thirds Introductory Vote Requirement During Budget Session Amendment (2020)
| Wyoming Remove Two-Thirds Introductory Vote Requirement During Budget Session Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Wyoming Remove Two-Thirds Introductory Vote Requirement During Budget Session Amendment (HJR 4) was not on the ballot in Wyoming as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The measure would have removed the two-thirds supermajority vote requirement for introducing bills in the budget session.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | Currently the Wyoming Constitution allows the legislature discretion to meet in even-numbered years for a "budget session." A super-majority vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the house or senate is required for legislation, other than the budget bill and reapportionment bills, to be considered during any "budget session." The proposed amendment would remove this two-thirds (2/3) super-majority introductory vote requirement for the "budget session."[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Wyoming Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Wyoming State Senate and the Wyoming House of Representatives.
This measure was introduced as House Joint Resolution 4 on February 12, 2020. It was approved in the House on March 2, 2020, by a vote of 43-17. The measure was not passed in the Senate before the legislature adjourned on March 12, 2020.[1]
| Vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 40  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43 | 17 | 0 |
| Total percent | 71.66% | 28.33% | 0.00% |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wyoming Legislature, "HJ 0004 Legislative sessions," accessed March 3, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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