No. SJR 1406
Filed under Elections.
Threshold for Voter Approval of Constitutional Amendments; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the percentage of elector votes required for approval of an amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution from at least 60 percent to a simple majority vote of the electors voting on the measure, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThis is a ballot proposal, not a law that takes effect on its own. The Legislature must place it before voters, and only their approval, under the current 60% rule, would actually change the threshold.
Right now the constitution requires at least 60% voter approval before any amendment or revision takes effect. This measure would lower that to a simple majority, just over half of the votes cast.
The lower bar would not apply to everything. The ballot statement says amendments that impose a new state tax or fee would still need two-thirds voter approval, unchanged from current law.
AIIf voters approve this proposal, future constitutional amendments and revisions would need only a simple majority to take effect, replacing the current requirement of at least 60% voter approval.
AIThe lower threshold would not extend to amendments that impose a new state tax or fee. Those would continue to require a two-thirds vote, per the ballot statement accompanying this proposal.