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apply only to the effective date or whether it is intended

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to authorize the General Assembly to also change the

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required vote that is intended in order to ratify an

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amendment.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Do you understand the question,

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Delegate Boyer?

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DELEGATE BOYER: Yes, sir.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.

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DELEGATE BOYER: The intention was to apply

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only to the effective date.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Chabot.

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DELEGATE CHABOT: So it would be as if it had

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read "unless a later effective date is provided" and

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so forth.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Could be an earlier effective

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date presumably.

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DELEGATE CHABOT: Unless a different effective

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date.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Will the chairman of the

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Committee on Style note the questions and answers with

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respect to the last question and answer of Committee