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ARTICLE XX SECTION 1(B) WAS NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY DISCLOSED OR RATIFIED BY THE VOTERS AND IT MUST EITHER BE REMOVED OR OTHERWISE APPROVED AS ITS OWN STANDALONE SUBJECT ON A FUTURE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT MEASURE.
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LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR, IF NECESSARY, SHALL ENACT A BILL OR RESOLUTION THAT CLARIFIES ENACTMENT OF HB0837 OF SESSION 2022 AS INDEPENDENT OF THE CHAPTER 45, ACTS OF 2022 CONTINGENCY CLAUSE, THEREBY PRESERVING ANY AND ALL LEGISLATED CHANGES CONTAINED THEREIN, BUT NO LONGER PREVENTING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ELECTED LEADERS FROM AMENDING THESE ACTS.
AN UNSANCTIONED, INDUSTRY-SHIELDING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHOULD NOT BE OUR KID’S PROBLEM.
& COMMON SENSE SUGGESTIONS TO ENSURE FUTURE INTEGRITY:
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ALL PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OF 200 WORDS OR LESS SHALL BE PRESENTED TO VOTERS IN THEIR ENTIRETY ON THE BALLOT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 2024 REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM REFERENDUM (QUESTION 1), AND IS CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE XVI FOR VOTER-LED REFERENDA PETITIONED FOR BALLOT APPROVAL.
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PUBLICATION OF ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AND CONTINGENCY ACTS, BILLS, AND THE LIKE, SHALL BE MODERNIZED BEYOND PUBLICATION IN “TWO” OR “THREE NEWSPAPERS”, THE CURRENT MINIMUM STANDARD PER SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XIV FOR “AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION”. CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO DIGITIAL PUBLICATION AND OUTREACH, ALONG WITH RESOURCES SUCH AS THE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE’S COUNSEL AT BOTH THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS, WHO HELP ENSURE CITIZENS ARE RIGHTFULLY NOTIFIED.
CONSTITUTIONAL AND REFERENDUM PROCESS INTEGRITY ARE PARAMOUNT.