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Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
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Article on Future Amendments [Article XXIII]
ARTICLE XXIII
AMENDMENT AND REVISION[+e698035]S.[-e698035]
Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either house of the Legislature, and if two-thirds of all [+e698035]the members elected to each of the two houses,[+e698035] shall vote in favor thereof, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their respective journals,[-e698035] with the a[-e698035]yea[+e698035]s and nay[+e698035]oe[-e698035]s taken thereon;[+e698035],[-e698035] and the Legislature shall cause the same to be published in at least one newspaper in every county of the State, where a newspaper is published, for two months immediately preceding the next general election, at which time the said amendment or amendments shall be submitted to the electors of the State,[+e698035] for their approval or rejection, and if a majority of the electors voting thereon shall approve the same, such amendment or amendments shall become part of this Constitution. If two or more amendments are proposed, they shall be so [+e698035]submitted as to enable the electors to vote on ea[+e698035]in su[-e698035]ch of them sep[+e698035]arately. [+e698035]
Sec. 2. Whenever two-thirds of the[+e698035] members, elected to each br[+e698035]anch of the Legislature, shall deem it [+e698035]necessa[+e698035]ry to[+e698035] c[+e698035]all a convention to revi[+e698035]se or amend[+e698035] this C[+e698035]onstitution,[+e698035] they shall recomm[+e698035]end to the electors to vote, at the next general election, for or against a convention, and, if a majority of all[+e698035]able[-e698035] the electors,[+e698035] vo[+e698035]ting at such electi[+e698035]on, shall[+e698035] vote for a c[+e698035]onvention,[+e698035] th[+e698035]e Legisl[+e698035]ature, at its next session, shall provide by law for [+e698035]calling t[+e698035]he same. The convention shall consist[+e698035] of not less than [+e698035]the number of members in both branches of the Legislature. [+e698035]
Sec. 3. No Constitution, or amendments adop[+e698035]m separa[-e698035]ted by such Convention, sha[+e698035]ll have validit[+e698035]y until submitted to, and adopted by, a majority of the electors of the State voting at the next general election[+e698035]. [+e698035]
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- Article on Future Amendments [Article XXIII] (introduced on 1895-05-06 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e696804) [This document]
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