19, 3; N.R.S. XVI, 3(b)). 2, 4, Pt. CONST. Other subject restrictions: Cannot stop emergency laws passed by the legislature or appropriations to support state departments or institutions (NDCC Const. Const. Art. II, 1(d) and RCW 29A.72.030). Art. Which election: Next regular or general election subsequent to the 125 days after filing (OH Const. Art. 2, 3), Michigan (M.C.L.A. The secretary assigns an official serial number to the petition and assigns numbers to petitions in numerical sequence (ARS 19-111). 22-24-410). Evaluations done by lieutenant governor and Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (U.C.A. A fee of $500 is required; fee is deposited in general fund (Const. General review of petition: Secretary of state reviews and processes the petition, along with the attorney general and the Supreme Court (34 Okl.St.Ann. Art. St. 32-1405.01; 32-1405.02; 32-1413, Ohio: OH Const. Which election is a measure on: The next regular or general election occurring subsequent to the 125 days after filing signatures (OH Const. III, 3 and 4). XVII, 1; Art. What is on each petition: Petition must include the full text of the measure, the affidavit of the circulator (Const. Where to file: State Board of Election Commissioners (Const. Number of signatures required: Ten % of votes cast for all candidates for governor in previous election for statutes. In every state, petitions must follow guidelines, which vary by state. Const. Art. Stat. Const. Where to file with: Secretary of state (RCWA Const. II, 1b). 3, 1 and SDCL 2-1-5). Art. Who can sign the petition: Registered voters (Const. For constitutional amendments, generally take effect upon passage. No collection timeline except when collecting the second 3 percent of signatures of votes in last election for governor, the deadline is 90 days, and deadline of 110 days before the election generally. If paid, must provide required information to secretary of state prior to collecting signatures (A.C.A. Other Subject restrictions: Cannot dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create courts, define the jurisdiction of courts, prescribe court rules, enact local or special legislation, or enact legislation prohibited by the Wyoming constitution (Const. 295.0575). Art. Must file a statement of organization as a political issues committee no later than seven days after receiving contributions or making expenditures totaling at least $750, and annually by 5 p.m. on Jan. 10 thereafter, unless it has filed a notice of dissolution. 3, 4; Art. Petition title and summary creation: Original filing includes a summary written by sponsors; approved by attorney general (ORC 3519.01(B)). Art. 902), Timeline for collecting signatures: One year (M.R.S.A. 4, 1, Pt. Art. Contributions from nonresidents of the state, political committees organized outside the state or an entity that is not filed with the secretary of state for four years preceding the contribution are prohibited. Art. 6, 1). Art. Application process information: Application containing the act to be referred and signed by at least 100 qualified voters is filed with the lieutenant governor. Art. 34, 1, 4 and 8. Art. Timeline for collecting signatures: May be circulated once the attorney general has drafted a circulating title and summary up to the 90th day after the enactment date of the statute. Voters can propose and vote for new laws. Fourteen states do not have any process for withdrawal: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. 7-9-104), California (Cal.Elec.Code 9001, 9004; Cal.Const. 116.090). Sponsor or group who receives contributions or spends over $500 for the passage or defeat of the referendum must file a statement of organization as a ballot question committee. Who can sign the petition: Qualified registered voters (Wyo. VI, Subpt. Withdrawal of petition: Any time more than 70 days before the election, a majority of the members of the committee that represents the petition may withdraw the petition by providing written notice to the secretary of state (ORC 3519.08). Of course, in some of the above states, timelines concerning filing, signature gathering and deadlines for signatures and the indirect initiative process may impose limits not otherwise spelled out in statute. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like During the gold rush, white miners used nativism and racism to justify their violence against Native populations. From three-fourths of house districts of the state with signatures from each district equaling at least 7% of the total votes from preceding general election. A groups name must include the title or common name of the measure if the group intends to direct more than 50% of its contributions or expenditures toward a single measure. 34-1812c, Maine: 21-A M.R.S.A. What is on each petition: The full text of the measure, the affidavit of the circulator, the name of each petition district of the registered voters signing those pages, and each petition must have a 200-word or less description on each signature page of the petition (N.R.S. What is on each petition: The cover of the petition must contain the name and address of the chief petitioners, the measure summary and a statement as to whether circulators are being paid. Proponent organization and requirements: Not specified. CONST. 8; 9). What is on each petition: Must contain attorney generals unique numeric identifier, title, summary and the proposed measures full text, and follow the form found in the code (Cal.Elec.Code 9008, 9009, 9012). 116.332, Const. And must be filed four months before election. Stat. Political committees must file a statement of organization. Fifty percent in Wyoming (W.S.1977 22-2-117). Timeline for taking effect: Thirty days after the official declaration of the vote unless provided otherwise in the measure (Mississippi Const. Verification: County officials verify each signature, printed name, date of birth and address with the voter registration records to determine if the signer is a registered voter (NRS 32-1409). Rev. Subject restrictions: Cannot be used on urgency statutes, statutes calling elections or statutes providing for tax levies or appropriations for current expenses of the state (Const. 23-17-29). Which election: Biennial general election (Const. 2, 9). Art. Art. Geographic distribution: The maximum number of signatures counted from any individual congressional district is one-fifth of the total number required (MS Const. Verification: Board of state canvassers verifies the signatures using the qualified voter file and shall complete the process at least two months before the election (M.C.L.A. 15, 273). From each of at least 26 Utah state Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 4% for indirect or 8% for direct initiatives of the number of active voters in that district on Jan. 1 immediately following the last regular general election. Circulator requirements: Legal voter (RCWA 29A.72.120). For statute initiatives, no later than three months prior to the election the measure is to be voted upon, and must submit to the county officials no sooner than nine months and no later than four weeks prior to the final deadline. The circulator must also register with the secretary of state and complete a training program specified by the secretary (OR Rev. When formed as a ballot question committee, it must file campaign statements and other forms with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, all on a set timeline. XVI, 2). Art. 5, 1; M.G.L.A. Withdrawal of petition: Proponents may withdraw a measure at any time before filing the petition (Elec. See Elec. Application process information: The sponsor must file a copy of the measure signed by 1,000 electors (and not more than 2,000) with the secretary of state, along with the text of the measure, whether they plan to use paid circulators, and designating three chief petitioners (O.R.S. Secretary of state submits to Legislative Services Division for review, after which the final text of the measure and ballot statements must be resubmitted to secretary of state. 15, 273; Miss. The legislature has four months to pass the bill in amended or unchanged form. 3, 3; NDCC, 16.1-01-09), Collected in-person: Yes (NDCC, 16.1-01-09). Thirteen years since the Supreme Courts controversial Citizens United v. FEC decision, states continue to restrict corporate donations and dark money, and the laws continue to be challenged under the rulings precedent. Nebraska Const. Law 7-103(c). XI, 6 and AS 15.45.440). 2, 4, Pt. Does the law in question take effect before the referendum vote: Non-emergency laws subject to referendum do not take effect until 30 days after voter approval. Verification: The circuit clerk of each county in which the petition was circulated will verify the name of every qualified voter who signed the petition (Miss. Direct primaries. Recall is the power to remove an elected . 106.19), Allowed to pay another for their signature: No prohibition found, Number of signatures required: Eight pecent of total votes cast statewide in last presidential election (F.S.A. Circulator oaths or affidavits: Sponsor signs affidavit, and circulators sign oath (RCWA 29A.72.010; 29A.72.120). If the petition is insufficient, the sponsors have 10 extra days to collect more signatures. Wyoming: in excess of 50% (Const. 3, 3; NRS 32-1402 and -1403, Nevada: Const. 3, 17(1)). ), Payment on a per-signature basis prohibited. Submission deadline of signatures: May 1 in the year of the election that the initiative will appear on, or 18 months from the date the petitioner receives the official ballot title from the secretary of state, whichever is earlier. III, 52(a)). Art. 15, 273). 168.472), Oklahoma (OK Const. Collected in-person: Yes (Wyo. Code Ann. Majority to pass: Yes (M.C.L.A. Constitution 48, Pt. For statutory initiatives, 6% of total votes cast for all candidates for governor in last general election. Number of signatures required: 8% of the active voters in the state on Jan. 1 following the last regular general election (Utah Code 20A-7-301(1)). Art. 116.320). 2, 24). During the 14 days before the election, reports of any communication exceeding $5,000 in the aggregate are due within one business day (Rule 2.109). Stat. Const. If a referendum is filed against an emergency measure, it remains in effect until it is voted on by the people (Const. Proponent organization and requirements: A person, committee or political party that pays signature gatherers is required to file the same financial disclosures required under Title 13, Chapter 37 (MCA 13-27-112). Art. What is on each petition: The petitions must have a copy of the bill, an impartial summary, a warning, space for signatures, and if the circulator is paid (W.S.1977 22-24-304; 22-24-310; 22-24-311). Proponents of an initiative, referendum, or recall effort must apply for an official petition serial number from the Town Clerk. This was held to be constitutional. States include a range of requirements for petition format and contents including legal warnings, serial numbers provided by officials, notarization, date of the election the measure is to be voted upon, the measures full text, summary, the district or county where the signature was gathered, if the circulator is paid, fiscal analysis, affidavit of circulator, circulator information, rights of the potential signer, names of proponents or proponent organization and deadline for signatures. The maximum number of signatures counted from any individual congressional district is one-fifth of the total number required. Ballot title and summary: A statement of purpose and implication, not to exceed 135 words, and yes-no statements are drafted by petitioners and reviewed and approved by the attorney general. IV, 1b). 168.482). MT CONST Art. 5, 1). Art. Rejected. 2, 19; Amalgamated Transit Union Local 597 v. State of Washington, 11 P.3d 762 [2000]), Arkansas (AR Const. Verification: Verification method not specified, but "In considering the sufficiency of a referendum petition the burden of proving that all signatures appearing on the page are genuine and that the signers are qualified electors of the county named on the page and are in all respects entitled to sign the petition shall be upon the sponsors of the petition, if it is apparent beyond a reasonable doubt to the secretary of state that twenty percent or more of the signatures on any one page thereof are fictitious, forged or otherwise clouded, or that the challenged petitioners were ineligible to sign the petition, which fact was known or could have been ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence on the part of the person soliciting the signatures on that page" (NMSA 1-17-11). Art. Petitions must be filed within 90 days after the legislative session at which the law was passed adjourns either sine die or for more than 90 days. Legislature or other government official review: Attorney general aids summary (21-A M.R.S.A. Cure period for insufficient signatures: Upon notice that the petition was improperly filed, sponsors may amend and correct the petition by circulating and filing a supplementary petition within 10 days of the date that notice was given if 90 days have not expired after the adjournment of the legislative session in which the act was passed (AS 15.45.400). Art. 72.050 and .060). Art. Art. 5, 1). A statewide special election may be called for amendments (M.C.L.A. What is on each petition: Petition format is addressed in Mo.Rev.Stat. 21 1). Petitions must be submitted by 5 p.m. not more than 90 days after final adjournment of the legislative session at which the bill was passed.