H-8389

   Amend Senate Joint Resolution 2004, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the resolving clause and inserting: 
   <Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:
   Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:
   Sec. 7A.  Referendum.  The referendum is the power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes, tax levies or statutes calling elections, and statutes relating to any purpose including appropriations for usual, current expenses of the state.
   1.  A referendum measure creating, amending, or repealing any law may be proposed by presenting to the secretary of state, within ninety days, a petition certified to have been signed by electors equal in number to five percent of the votes for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election, asking that the measure or part of the measure be submitted to the electors.
   2.  The secretary of state shall then submit the measure at the next general election held at least thirty-one days after the measure qualifies or at a special statewide election held prior to that general election. The governor may call a special statewide election for the measure.
   Sec. 2.  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.  The foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members of the general assembly, and shall be published as provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the date of that election.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting <A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing for referendum measures creating, amending, or repealing laws.>

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JACOBY of Johnson